Easy Instant Pot Pulled Pork in Pressure Cooker

Looking for a pulled pork in a pressure cooker recipe? This right here is the best pulled pork in an instant pot recipe for you.

Follow the instruction in this recipe guide to make this juicy, tender pulled pork recipe. Making BBQ pulled pork just got easier with this pressure cooker pulled pork recipe.

So, if you have a pork shoulder, and perhaps a BBQ sauce at home, then this recipe in instant pot for pulled pork is the way to go. You get to taste all the flavors in a matter of minutes.

The pressure cooker factor is a new one. Yes, you have probably been eating pulled pork for a long time, but, have you tasted one cooked with an instant pot?

This is the easiest pulled pork recipe you can find around. It’s quite easy to make. It consists of only three 3 ingredients, which include pork, BBQ sauce, and vegetable oil.

Preparing this recipe does not take much of my time. In as much as I already have the sauce at hand. All I do is prepare the pulled pork in a matter of minutes.

Don’t worry about the leftovers. They can be kept in the fridge and freezer, just in case you don’t have many mouths to feed this delicious recipe.

Items Needed to Make Pulled Pork

You will need a shredder claw to pull the pork. This helps you to save time by using your hand.

What is the Best Pork Part for Pulled Pork? Pork Shoulder or Pork Butt?

This is the question many people do ask. They want to know what part of the pork is best for making pulled pork. The part that tastes better when turned into pulled pork.

For me, I use pork butt and pork shoulder interchangeably. Both are great for pulled pork, except, of course, there is a part of pork you don’t like to eat.

For pork shoulder, it has less fat marbling. While pulling it, it is tighter than the pork butt. Hence, it does not fall apart quickly.

Pork butt is the best part of pork for pulled pork (although some people will dispute this). It has more fat marbling than the pork shoulder. It tenders faster and pulls apart faster.

Why should you make Pulled Pork in Instant Pot?

Let me tell you why it is great to make your pulled pork in a pressure cooker.

For people who don’t own a smoker or a crock pot. The instant pot pressure cooker is just another alternative for you to make pulled pork.

You get to satisfy your hunger for pulled pork regardless of whether you have a crockpot or smoker or not. This gives you the immediate result of satisfying your hunger.

One of the greatest advantages of preparing pulled pork in a pressure cooker is the time efficiency. With an instant pot, making pulled pork will only take you a few minutes if you have the sauce already, and a few hours if you want to make the sauce from scratch.

If you have the pulled pork sauce already, you get it done under 90 minutes, and if you don’t have it already, you get it done under 120 minutes. Fast, right?

Tips for Making the Best Pulled Pork in Instant Pot

Let me show you some tips to follow in order for you to make the best-pressure pot pulled pork. You should take note of these signs and tips to get the best out of cooking your pulled pork.

Keep the Skin On

I tend to get the best result from my instant pot pulled pork when I leave the skin on. With this, the meat surrounding the skin is left moist.

One downside to this is that the BBQ sauce gets too oily. However, there is a solution to this, as you can use a fat separator to remove the oil from the BBQ sauce right before serving.

Cooking Time in Instant Pot

For you to get the best result, you need to pay attention to the cooking time of the pulled pork in your pressure cooker. Let me show you the best time to cook pork in an instant pot.

Note that this is applicable to 4 pounds of pork shoulder, as this is what I use in this recipe.

• 4 pounds pork cut into 8 pieces – cook for approximately 60 minutes.
• 4 pounds pork cut into 4 pieces – cook for approximately 65 minutes.
• 4 pounds pork cut into 2 pieces – cook for approximately 75 minutes.

Ensuring you have a Brown Pork Shoulder

This is one difficulty some people do encounter when making pulled pork. This should not be that difficult. Flipping your meat frequently will make you get the desired result.

Leftover Pulled Pork

You can always use your leftover pulled pork for other dishes, such as for making a pizza or for Moo Shu Pork.

Storage Duration

How long can you store pulled pork? Normally, I do leave my pressure pot pulled pork for about 4 days.

Instant Pot Pulled Pork in Pressure Cooker Recipe

Yield: 8-12 servings

Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Additional time: 25 minutes

Cuisine: American

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder (divide into 2, 4, or 8)
• 2 cups of BBQ sauce (divide into two and use the other part for serving)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• ½ cup water

Instructions

• On your instant pot, click on Saute to preheat the cooker. After getting hot, add the vegetable oil to the pot and brown the pork on either side, with each side taking about 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
• Add 1 cup of BBQ sauce and ½ cup of water to the pot, and stir well.
• Add the browned pork to the pot.
• Close the lid, select high pressure, and set the cooking time to (60 minutes for 8 pieces cut), (65 minutes for 4 pieces cut) and (75 minutes for 2 pieces cut).
• After the end of the cooking, turn off the instant pot and allow the pressure to release naturally for about 20 minutes.
• Carefully remove the lid after the valve must have dropped. Remove the meat from the instant pot and shred it with a shredder claw or two forks, and discard the excess fat as you are shredding it.
• Separate fat from the juices with a fat separator or by strain cooking the liquid (reserve ½ cup of the liquid).
• Place the shredded pork back into the cooking pot, and pour the remaining 1 cup of BBQ sauce and the ½ cup of liquid. Stir frequently to get them to mix well and bring to a simmer.
• Serve your BBQ pulled pork as desired.

Notes

If cut into 8 pieces – cook for approximately 60 minutes.
If cut into 4 pieces – cook for approximately 65 minutes.
If cut into 2 pieces – cook for approximately 75 minutes.

Final Thoughts on Pulled Pork in Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot)

Note that the total cooking time excludes the inactive cooking time. Have you tried this recipe? I would like you to rate it in the comment section.