Favorite Instant Pot Pulled Pork Recipe
My Favorite Instant Pot Pulled Pork Recipe is flavorful, tender, juicy and will leave you wanting more! It's prepared with a flavorful rub and cooked in your favorite BBQ sauce.
Equipment
- Instant Pot/ Electric Pressure Cooker
- large, sharp knife
- kitchen tongs
- medium and large glass measuring cups
- measuring cups and spoons
- small and medium mixing bowl
- small whisk, optional
- large cutting board
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
For the rub
- 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the pork
- 3-4 lb pork shoulder or butt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 recipe spice rub recipe included
- 1/2 cup (124g) chicken broth
- 1/2 cup (100g) pineapple juice
- 2 1/2 cups (429g) BBQ sauce You can use your favorite or try my homemade recipe!
Instructions
For the rub
- Add brown sugar, paprika, chili powder, salt, black pepper and garlic powder to a medium mixing bowl.
- Mix ingredients together until combined. Set aside.
For the pork
- Cut pork into large chunks with a sharp knife.
- Using your hands, rub the spices all over each piece of pork.
- Press the sauté button on your Instant Pot and add the olive oil.
- Once the olive oil is hot, add the pork to the Instant Pot. (You will have to brown it in batches.)
- Brown each side about 2-3 minutes per side in batches until all of the pieces are browned.
- Once all of the pork is browned, transfer to a plate and turn off the sauté.
- Add a little bit of the chicken broth to the pot and deglaze with a wooden spoon so that there is nothing sticking to the bottom of the pot. (If you leave anything burnt on the bottom, you may get a burn notice once you start pressure-cooking your pork.)
- Add your metal trivet to the Instant Pot.
- Add all of the pork back to the Instant Pot.
- Pour the remaining chicken broth, pineapple juice and 1 cup of the BBQ sauce over the pork.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure it is in the sealed position.
- Set the Instant Pot to cook for 1 hour on high pressure.
- Once the cook time counts down and the pot beeps indicating time is up, leave it alone. Let the pressure release naturally. You'll know that the pressure has released once the float valve pops down into the lid, making a clicking sound.
- Once the pressure is released, remove the lid from the Instant Pot.
- Transfer the pork onto a large cutting board.
- Using two forks, shred the pork, discarding any fat attached.
- Transfer pulled pork to a medium bowl and add another cup of BBQ sauce. (Save remaining 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce for serving.)
- Mix until combined. You can add some of the juice from the pot if you need to, but mine comes out very juicy.
- Serve on buns with more BBQ sauce and coleslaw if you like it! Enjoy!
Notes
Waiting time consists of the time it takes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure and also for the Instant Pot to natural release its pressure.
Store leftover pulled pork covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Pulled pork can be frozen in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Calorie content is based off of the pulled pork without the bun or coleslaw.