These crispy, delicious pork carnitas are made in the Ninja Foodi in less than 1 hour. Pressure cook them to tender and crisp them up all in one device.

The full recipe with ingredients/instructions is available on the recipe card at the bottom of the post. Important tips/tricks are also included in the blog post.

I recently became the owner of a Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker with Air Crisper. What’s that, you ask? It’s a magical device that Ninja has bestowed upon us. It’s a pressure cooker. It’s an air fryer. It’s a pressure cooker and an air fryer all combined in one device.

I’ll be doing a full and thorough review of the Ninja Foodie soon. Until then, I’ve been testing it out on different recipes to see if it really works as expected.

I’ve made the following so far….

Chicken Wings from frozen
Chicken pot pie
A whole roasted chicken (twice)
And this pork carnita recipe

All of these have turned out wonderfully. I wanted to go ahead and post this pork carnita recipe, as it was one of my main determining factors in making the purchase.

Ninja Foodi Pork Carnita Recipe

Of all the recipes I’ve made thus far, this is already one of my favorites. I love making shredded pork for multiple uses...tacos, burritos, rice bowl, sandwiches, etc.

I usually make it in a slow cooker or my pressure cooker, but I always have to transfer the pork to the oven to really get it crisp. That’s an entire day of cooking...which I don’t have much time for.

ninja foodi carnitas in ninja foodi ceramic insert

This Ninja Foodi method allowed me to get it all done in less than an hour.

These Carnitas are great with this Homemade Salsa Recipe.

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I hope you love this carnitas recipe as much as we do. If you're looking for another way to make them, you'll love this slow cooker carnitas recipe.

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Tanya

Ninja Foodi Recipe: Crispy Pork Carnitas

4.91 from 60 votes

These Crispy Pork Carnitas are made in the Ninja Foodi in less than 1 hour. Pressure cook them to tender and crisp them up all in one device.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings: 4 people

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Calories: 335

Ingredients

2 lbs pork butt chopped into 2 inch pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon cumin
1 orange cut in half
1 yellow onion peeled and cut in half
6 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
½ cup chicken broth

Instructions

Place pork, salt, oregano, and cumin in Ninja Foodi pressure cook insert. Combine making sure the seasonings are covering the pork.
Take the orange and squeeze the juices over the pork. Put the squeezed orange in the insert, along with the onion, garlic cloves, and ½ cup chicken broth.
Cover the Ninja Foodi with the pressure cooker cover, ensuring the valve is set to seal. Set the Ninja Foodi to High Pressure and cook for 20 minutes.
Once the 20 minute timer is complete, do a quick release by switching the valve to vent. Once all the pressure is released, open the lid and remove the orange, onion, and garlic cloves.
Set the Ninja Foodi to satué and select md:hi. The liquid will begin to simmer. Allow the liquid to cook until it reduces, about 10-15 minutes.
Once the majority of the liquid has reduced, press stop on the Ninja Foodi and then close the Ninja Foodi Air Crisp lid.
Select Broil and adjust the time to 8 minutes.
Once complete, use the crispy delicious meat in tacos, bowls, sandwiches, wraps, etc. Top with cilantro or any of your favorite toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 43gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 838mgPotassium: 909mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 75IUVitamin C: 22.9mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 3.1mg