Instant Pot® Crispy Chicken Carnitas
Chicken carnitas made in the pressure cooker are quick and easy! We crisp them up in the broiler, and they are perfect to meal-prep and enjoy for the week! Serve with tortillas, diced onions, chopped cilantro, sauteed cabbage, lime wedges, and anything else you like!
🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes
Combine cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
Sprinkle over chicken breasts on both sides.
Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function.
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and sear chicken breasts, 1 to 2 minutes per side, working in batches so chicken sears rather than steams.
Transfer chicken to a plate.
Add garlic and onion to the hot cooker; cook and stir until browned evenly on all sides, about 2 minutes.
Return chicken to the pressure cooker along with lime juice, chicken broth, cilantro, chipotle pepper with 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, orange zest and juice, and bay leaf.
Close and lock the lid.
Set timer for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on size of chicken breasts.
Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise, milk, chipotle pepper and 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, salt, and garlic powder to an electric blender.
Blend chipotle sauce until smooth.
Release pressure from the cooker using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.
Unlock and remove the lid.
Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Transfer chicken breasts to a clean surface and reserve cooking liquid.
Shred chicken meat using 2 forks.
Place in a large bowl and drizzle 1/4 cup cooking liquid over chicken; toss to coat.
Drizzle 1 tablespoon oil over the surface of a baking sheet.
Add chicken to the sheet and drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon oil on top.
Stir to coat evenly.
Broil chicken in the preheated oven for 5 minutes.
Toss chicken with 1 to 2 tablespoons reserved cooking liquid and rotate the pan for even broiling.
Continue broiling until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes more.
Serve with chipotle sauce.
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