Instant Pot Beef Carnitas with Sweet Onion Salsa
If you’re craving carnitas, but don’t have a pork shoulder on hand, try making instant pot beef carnitas with a chuck roast! Made with 7 simple ingredients, and done in a fraction of the time as your slow cooker would take, this flavorful beef is ready-to-fill tacos, taco salads, or burrito bowls. Pair your beef tacos with my easy 4-ingredient sweet onion salsa for the best flavors!
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef chuck roast
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Salsa Ingredients
- 3 cups Juno® Bites Red Grape Tomatoes
- 1/2 large sweet onion, roughly chopped
- 2 handfuls cilantro
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cut the beef roast into 3-4 equal pieces and sprinkle with a little sea salt.
- Turn the instant pot to the SAUTE function. When hot, add the oil and sear the beef for 3-4 minutes on one side, then flip and sear on the other.
- Add in the diced onion and saute for 2 minutes. Cancel the SAUTE function.
- Combine the chili powder, cinnamon, sea salt, and pepper in a small bowl and mix to combine. Pour the spice mixture over the beef, and add ½ cup water (or beef stock).
- Cook on MANUAL high pressure for 45 minutes, and then allow a natural release of the pressure for 10 minutes. After that, a quick release to allow any remaining pressure to go.
- Remove the beef with a slotted spoon and place it on a cutting board to shred with forks, or slice thinly with a knife.
- While the beef cooks, you can make the sweet onion salsa! Add the roughly chopped onion, cilantro, garlic, sea salt, and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until everything is chopped into small pieces, then add the tomatoes and pulse or blend to get a smooth salsa.
- Serve your flavorful beef carnitas in tortillas with sweet onion salsa, a squeeze of lime juice, and all your favorite taco toppings!
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 30g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 104mg, Sodium: 633mg, Potassium: 718mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 1127IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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