I made this last night and was disappointed. Using the orange and lime zest should add some much-needed life. And a cinnamon stick? Great idea!

Now…how do I keep it from being simultaneously dry tasting, but mushy textured? Perhaps less time under pressure? An hour is a very long time under high pressure!

This recipe rivals restaurant carnitas with added benefit of not frying but broiling the shredded pork when it has finished cooking using some of the juice. I served this at a card game with homemade salsa and guacamole on street size tortillas, spanish rice and beans. It was a hit!

Love to know you and your family have been enjoying this recipe for several years Kat! Thanks for reviewing!

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe. I’ve been making your recipe for several years now and it’s always a hit. (Usually pulled pork is gross and/or dry so I’m so glad I took a chance on your recipe!) I’m fairly sure you’ve changed it a bit over the years so I still add the cinnamon stick and orange and lime zests. But, regardless, this recipe is a keeper. Tonight I’m making it keto for the first time ever (no orange juice, just chicken broth and a bit of orange zest). I’m always happy to have keto-friendly (for me) and yet family-pleasing recipes for my non-keto family.

If anybody is on the fence about trying this recipe because, like me, they’ve had so much dry, mediocre pulled pork before, definitely go for it! The pork comes out moist and super flavourful every time (I’ve made this recipe dozens of times over the years).

you were right about constant taste testing… my 4.5lb pork shoulder is now down to 2, and it’s only been out of the crockpot for 30 mins :(

Love this idea, thanks for the tip!

Added a bit of a twist to this with the Traeger. Smoked it for 1 hour on the smoke setting after shredding it and adding fat separated juices from the instant pot. Then popped it in the oven with slices of orange on broil for 5 mins. Amazing and didn’t dry it out. Thank you for this recipe!!

If you doubled I’m sure cooking time would need to be increased but without testing I couldn’t say for sure on time.