Carnitas -
I follow this Youtube recipe but I add a bit of onion/garlic powder to the meat before frying.
Brown 2 inch pork chunks seasoned with salt, pepper, onion powder in a bit of lard in the Instant Pot in batches. When done, add all of the meat and juices in the pot with the following ingredients:
- omit milk (cause no one expects dairy to be in it)
- 1 onion, quartered
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 rosemary
- the juice of one orange
- and 1/2 orange with peel
Pressure cook the pork on high for 30 minutes and allow to sit for 10 minutes before opening the pot. Remove the carnitas from the pot and mash the meat to shred it a bit on a tray before placing in an air fryer for about 10 minutes on 400 degrees to crisp the edges.
Cuban Black Beans -
Add 1 bag (16oz) dried black beans to 4 cups water in an Instant Pot. Set to High Pressure Cook for 55 minutes and allow to naturally release steam.
In a dutch oven, saute the following until tender. Then mix the beans in and serve after 20 minutes. This is a modified recipe of this one - here.
- ½ cup of olive oil
- 1 white onion chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- ½ teaspoon of oregano
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon of cumin
- 4 teaspoons of salt
- ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons of wine
- 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar
