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Spicy Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

Spicy Instant Pot BBQ Pulled PorkSpicy Instant Pot BBQ Pulled PorkSpicy Instant Pot BBQ Pulled PorkSpicy Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

Prep a few pounds of this BBQ pulled pork for the week for easy salads and sandwiches.

Recipe by Kiersten on April 8, 2020

Prep time: PT15M

Cook time: PT75M

Total time: PT90M

Keywords

bbq pulled pork, instant pot, pulled pork

Ingredients

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Steps

  1. Trim some of the fat off the pork, then chop the pork up into four smaller chunks. If the bone is still in the pork, that is fine. You can cook it with the bone.
  2. Mix together the brown sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.
  3. Rub the mixture on all sides of the pork. Let it sit with the dry rub for 10 minutes.
  4. Turn the Instant Pot onto the Sauté feature. Once it is hot, add in a bit of cooking oil (olive oil or canola oil) to it and place two of the chunks of pork.
  5. Sear on each side for 3 minutes, flipping with a pair of tongs. Remove the two pork chunks and repeat again with the other two. You may need to scrape up the burnt pork bits on the bottom with some extra oil and a wooden spoon.
  6. While cooking, mix together the BBQ sauce, hot sauce, broth, and apple cider vinegar.
  7. Move all of the seared pork chunks to the Instant Pot, then pour in the sauce.
  8. Seal the lid and switch the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook/Manual. Set the timer for 50 minutes. The Instant Pot will take some time to come to pressure, then the timer will start.
  9. When the timer goes off, instantly release the pressure. Make sure the Instant Pot isn't under a shallow counter, the steam will need space! For your safety, press the seal with a wooden spoon to avoid burns.
  10. Once the pressure is fully released, remove the lid and turn off the Instant Pot. Using tongs, move the pork to a cutting board or shallow bowl to shred the pork with two forks. Remove any bones at this time.
  11. Move the shredded pork back to the sauce and mix. Serve on toasted sesame buns with coleslaw and extra BBQ sauce.

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