Recipes/Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork

Ingredients

• 4lb Pork Butt Roast, boneless or bone-in
• 3 tbs light brown sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground mustard
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp liquid smoke
• 2 tbs olive oil
• 1/2 – 1 cup BBQ sauce - see Recipes/Dr Pepper BBQ Sauce

Directions

• Trim fat from pork roast and cut into 4 same size chunks.
• Add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together. Add pork roast chunks to rub mix and coat well.
• Add 2 tbs olive oil to Instant Pot and set to saute. Once it indicates hot, add 2 pieces of the pork. Sear on each side for about 2 minutes each. Remove pork and set aside on a plate. Repeat with remaining pork pieces.
• Once pork is seared and removed from pot, press cancel and add 1/2 cup chicken broth. Use a wooden spoon and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Make sure to scrape up all the bits. Then add remaining chicken broth. Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke.
• Place pork chunks directly into the liquid in the pot, spacing out as best possible. Secure lid and make sure vent is set to sealing. Pressure cook/manual on high pressure for 60 minutes.Then let pressure release naturally for 20 minutes or until pin drops.
• Remove pork to a large bowl and shred with 2 forks. Add your favorite BBQ sauce as desired. Or use the juice from the Instant Pot

Notes

Making the rub: Ingredients are brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, ground mustard, salt, pepper and a dash of cayenne. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a large bowl and add the pieces of pork. Use your hands and toss it all together for a couple of minutes. Make sure that seasoning mixture is well incorporated into the meat.

Making the sauce: make 2 servings of BBQ sauce - one for cooking the meat, and one for serving BBQ pulled pork

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