How To Make Instant Pot Pulled Pork

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while pork butt is often more affordable.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier with less sugar, while ketchup is budget-friendly.

Cut the pork butt into manageable sections to fit in the Instant Pot, resulting in five pieces.

Season the pork pieces liberally with red tech honey rib rub on a baking sheet.

Add olive oil to the Instant Pot set on sauté mode.

Brown each piece of pork on all sides for about one minute per side.

Deglaze the bottom of the Instant Pot with 1 cup of chicken stock, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon.

Add 1 cup of chopped onion to the bottom of the Instant Pot.

Pour the remaining chicken stock into the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic to the pot.

Place the pork pieces back into the Instant Pot, with the bone-in piece on the bottom.

Mix together 1 cup of barbecue sauce, 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar, and 1/4 cup of pineapple juice, then pour this mixture over the pork.

Ensure the seal on the pressure cooker is set, lock the lid, and set to cook on high pressure for 90 minutes.

After cooking, allow for a natural release for about 25 minutes before opening the lid.

Remove the pork from the pot and shred it, discarding any fat and the bone.

Dress the shredded pork with additional barbecue sauce and seasoning.

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