Instant Pot Pulled Pork
The best Instant Pot pulled pork recipe for tender, easily pull-apart meat. Seasoned with homemade dry rub and cooked in BBQ sauce. 50 minutes active cooking time!
Servings: 6 - 8
Calories: 306
Ingredients
- 1 cup BBQ Sauce
- 1½ cup Chicken Stock
- 1 tablespoon brown Sugar
- 2 pounds Trimmed Pork Shoulder (1 kg)
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Pour the BBQ sauce and chicken stock into the inner pot of your Instant pot. Add brown sugar and mix together.
- Cut the pork into 4 similar looking pieces.
- In a small bowl, mix salt, pepper, paprika and cinnamon. Coat each piece of meat in this mixture and place them into the instant pot. Turn them around so they are all coated in the sauce.
- Cover with lid and lock it into its position. Turn the steam release valve to SEALING and cook on high pressure for 50 minutes (see note 4).
- Either wait 10 minutes before manually releasing the pressure or wait until the pressure drops naturally before opening the lid.
- When ready, pour the liquid into a sauce pan. Pull the meat apart with 2 forks and pour some of the sauce (as much as you like) over the pork. Stir well.
- Serve warm in a bun/tacos/burritos, over mashed potatoes ...
Notes
- The number of portions you get out of this recipe may vary. This will depend on how fatty your pork shoulder is.
- Use any BBQ sauce you like!
- This recipe can be easily doubled. To half the recipe, please check the post - section: Small Batch Instant Pot Pulled Pork.
- Make sure you cut the pork shoulder into 4 pieces. This will help reduce the cooking time. If you wanted to use a whole 2-pound piece of meat, you might need to cook it for almost 2 hours instead of 50 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Pulled Pork
Amount per Serving
Calories
306
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Cholesterol
92
mg
31
%
Potassium
762
mg
22
%
Carbohydrates
24
g
8
%
Sugar
18
g
20
%
Protein
36
g
72
%
Vitamin A
485
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
32
mg
3
%
Iron
1.9
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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