Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

Tender, juicy, and packed with flavor, this Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork is the ultimate comfort food made easy. The perfectly seasoned pork becomes fall-apart tender and can be served in so many delicious ways, sandwiches, tacos or my personal favorite, piled on a loaded baked potato.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword BBQ, instant pot

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 543kcal

Author Sara

Ingredients

Spice Rub

1 Tbls Paprika
1 Tbls Brown Sugar
1 tsp Kosher Salt
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Onion Powder

Pork

4 lb Pork Shoulder cut into 3 in cubes
2 Tbls Avocado Oil or olive oil
1.5 cups Chicken Broth
1 Tbls Apple Cider Vinegar
2 cups BBQ Sauce

Instructions

First make the spice rub by mixing the paprika, brown sugar, salt, garlic powder, cumin, pepper and onion powder in a small bowl
Cut your pork shoulder into large cubes (about 3in)
If there is a bone, discard it
Completely coat the cubed pork with the spice rub
Add your oil to the Instant Pot and turn to sauté mode - once the oil is hot, brown the seasoned pork on all sides (might need to do in batches)
Once the pork is all browned, add in the chicken broth and apple cider vinegar. Close the lid and move valve to sealed position. Set to pressure cook for 40 minutes
When the timer goes off, hit the cancel button and let sit for 15 minutes and then manually release the steam.
Remove the pork from the Instant Pot and shred with two forks
Stir in the BBQ sauce and enjoy!

Notes

I use a pork shoulder (pork butt) for this recipe because the fat adds a little extra flavor but you can also use a pork loin roast. Both turn out delicious.

The pork is cut into large cubes (3 in) to help shorten the cook time and ensure that it becomes fall-apart tender.

There will be cooking liquid in the bottom of the pot, I reserve some of this to stir into the shredded pork to add flavor and keep it moist. The rest is discarded.

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