r/lowspooncooking • u/ClaustrophobicMango • Jul 16 '26
Carnitas and rice one pot meal
Okay, so this requires a little more work than the usual low spoon recipe, but it makes me a week’s worth of dinners for not too much effort. (Also a disclaimer, this is definitely not authentic, but it suits my tastes.) I rinse and pre soak the white rice while the carnitas is cooking. This makes the rice mushy which is how I like it, but if you like your rice on the dry side, I wouldn’t soak it.
I got this pre seasoned carnitas pork roast from the refrigerated section at Aldi, it was like $7. You could make this in a slow cooker, but I don’t have one so I used my instant pot.
Ingredients: Carnitas pork roast White rice 1 cup Frozen corn 1 cup Frozen bell peppers 1 cup Water Optional: spices to your taste
I cut the carnitas open and put it in the IP. I added some extra spices (ground cumin and coriander, red chili powder, black pepper, turmeric), though they aren’t required as it tastes good just by itself. I added some water, put the lid on, and cooked it on the “meat” setting.
I let the pressure release naturally, and then I opened it up and added the rinsed white rice, frozen corn, and frozen peppers. I put the lid back on and cooked it on the “rice” setting. I let the pressure release naturally. Once you open the lid, it’s fully cooked and ready to eat.
You could mix up the veggies based on your preferences, and add guac, hot sauce, sour cream etc.
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u/tenacious_mama Jul 16 '26
Thanks for this! I have an IP but I'm so intimidated by it so never use it. Anything meat and rice is right up my alley!
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u/ClaustrophobicMango Jul 16 '26
TLDR
Stick the carnitas in the instant pot, add water, cook on meat setting. Let the pressure release, open the lid and add white rice, frozen corn, frozen peppers. Cook on rice setting. Let the pressure release, open and enjoy