Step 1

To prevent the cooked pork from being too fatty and oily, use a knife or kitchen shears to trim excess fat from the meat. You don't have to trim it all off, just the thicker chunks of fat.

Step 2

Place the 4 pieces of pork butt in the Instant Pot.

Step 3

Sprinkle the salt and sugar over the meat.

Step 4

Sprinkle the spices over the meat (smoked paprika, garlic powder, cinnamon). Use a fork or your hands to turn and mix the meat so the spices are spread out a little more evenly over the pieces of pork.

Step 5

Add the apple cider vinegar and orange juice.

Step 6

Press the Manual/Pressure cook button and program the Instant Pot to cook for 80 minutes at high pressure.

Step 7

When the cooking time is complete, let the pressure release naturally for about 20 minutes.

Step 8

Use tongs to lift the meat out of the pot. Use your hands or two forks to shred the meat. Taste the pork and add more salt if needed.

Step 9

You can serve the meat as is, or make it crispier (carnitas-style) by spreading it out on a foil-lined sheet pan and putting it under the oven broiler for 5 to 8 minutes. Or, you can crisp it up in a hot skillet.