21 Day Fix Pork Carnitas | Instant Pot and Crock Pot
These 21 Day Fix Pork Carnitas recipe are a spicy carnitas recipe that your family will love! Instant Pot and Crock pot instructions included. We make carnitas tacos, carnitas enchiladas, and burrito bowls from this recipe!
Slice one onion into thick slices and line the bottom of your crock pot with them. Dice the other onion and set aside for a topping.
Place pork tenderloin on top of the onions and sprinkle chili powder, cayenne pepper, and cumin on the pork. Place bay leaves on top.
Pour 1/2 bottle of sals and the entire can of Rotel on and around pork.
Cook on low for 5-8 hours, depending on the size of your tenderloin. Pull pork out and shred it, then add it back into the crockpot.
Serve with the rest of the bottle of green chile salsa, warm flour or corn tortillas, diced onions, and unflavored Greek yogurt.
Instant Pot:
Spray the Instant Pot with nonstick cooking spray. Slice one onion into thick pieces and line the bottom of the pot with them. It's ok if they overlap.
Add pork tenderloin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and cumin into the Instant Pot. Add bay leaves on top.
Pour 1/2 bottle of the salsa and the can of Rotel on top of the pork. No extra liquid is needed for this recipe.
Flip your valve to Sealing and pressure cook on high pressure for 45 minutes, then let pressure naturally release for 15 minutes.
Pull out the pork and shred it, then place it back to the Instant Pot.
For instructions on how to crisp up the pork carnitas, see the Recipe Tips section.