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beef carnitas

Instant Pot Beef Carnitas

Carey Erasmus
Mexican style pulled beef
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Reduce sauce 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 298 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g skirt or flank steak
  • 1 red onion roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 red pepper roughly chopped
  • 1 green pepper roughly chopped
  • 30 ml sliced pickled jalapenos
  • 10 ml ground cumin
  • 5 ml dried chilli flakes
  • 2.5 ml chilli powder
  • 2.5 ml smoked paprika
  • 5 ml dried oregano
  • 250 ml canned tomatoes chopped
  • 125 ml beef stock

Serve with:

  • freshly chopped coriander
  • extra chillies
  • guacamole or smashed avocado
  • red kidney or black beans
  • tortillas or tacos
  • fresh lime
  • pickled red cabbage
  • diced tomato
  • grated cheddar cheese
  • sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Place all of the ingredients into your Instant Pot. Seal with lid and press Pressure Cook Function and adjust time to 40 minutes. Once completed, release the steam.
  • Meanwhile, prepare all your favourite fillings and sides.
  • The meat should be falling apart when shredded with a fork. Remove meat from the pot using a slotted spoon. Press the Sauté setting and simmer the cooking liquid until thickened and reduced (the flavour gets more concentrated the longer it simmers), Add meat into the reduced sauce. The Instant Pot will automatically keep it warm too or choose Keep Warm setting.
  • Create a feast! Serve with tortillas or tacos and prepared fillings and sides.

Notes

Tip: 
Prefer bowl food? Try brown rice, beef carnitas and all the delicious toppings!

Nutrition

Calories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 39gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 394mgPotassium: 996mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2226IUVitamin C: 71mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 8mg
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