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Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin Carnitas

Ingredients

  • 2-3 lbs pork tenderloins trimmed of silver skin, extra fat
  • 1/2 yellow onion thinly sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves peeled
  • 16 oz salsa verde I use the Herdez brand
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • paprika or smoked paprika
  • Spray oil

Instructions

  • Turn instant pot onto sauté.
  • Trim fat, remove silver skin from pork tenderloins, and slice into 3 inch pieces.
  • Season generously with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic and onion powder.
  • Spray inside of instant pot with cooking spray and place meat in bottom (be sure not to crowd the meat). Cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Flip the meat and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
  • Remove meat from instant pot. Place a tsp of water in the bottom of instant pot to deglaze it.
  • Add in the sliced onions and garlic and stir.
  • Place meat on top of onions and garlic and add in the salsa verde.
  • Close lid, and put instant pot on manual (high pressure) for 45 minutes. Let IP naturally release.
  • Shred the pork, and save some juices for reheating.

Notes

You can use carnitas meat instead of the tenderloins in this recipe! I like to taste the meat when its done and add more seasonings if needed. Depending on the size of the tenderloins you might need more or less verde sauce- if you don't have any verde salsa left chicken stock is a great substitute!