Instant Pot Pulled Pork
Instant Pot pulled pork is sweet, tender, juicy and downright scrumptious.
Servings: 10
Calories:
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker / Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 4 lbs boneless pork Boston Butt
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
Seasonings
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp mustard powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Clean and pat the pork dry. Trim off the fat and cut into 2" x 2" pieces. In a small bowl; combine all the seasonings together and mix. Coat the pork with the seasoning mixture.
- Set the sauté to high. Add oil and wait for 30 seconds. Brown all sides of the pork until slightly seared (this should take about 3-4 minutes). Remove the pork and set aside; you may need to do this in 3 separate batches to maintain good spacing during cooking. Deglaze: add chicken broth and scrape the bottom bits off the pan. Add apple cider vinegar and return the seared pork to the cooker.
- Pressure cook on high for 40 minutes with a natural release (approx. 45-55 min). Transfer the cooked meat to a bowl/plate. Use tongs or 2 forks to shred the meat. Return the meat to the pot. Add BBQ sauce and mix everything together. Season with salt & pepper. Optional: remove/discard the grease that is floating on top of the liquid before returning the meat to the cooker.