Pressure Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork is an easy three ingredient recipe made in your Instant Pot! This tender and delicious pork is perfect for sandwiches or wonderful paired with rice and vegetables for a healthy dinner idea.
Pressure Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
I’m back with another recipe for your Electric Pressure Cooker otherwise known as an Instant Pot! If you have one, I’m sure you love it and if you don’t have it, you need to add it to your Christmas wish list ASAP. These bad boys make dinner so easy! From Chicken Tortilla Soup to Thai Peanut Chicken & Noodles or Turkey Verde and Rice, they can all be made with ease in your Instant Pot. The best part is making a one-pot dish and having so few dishes to do after dinner!
I was whipping up some Cheesy BBQ Pork Sliders for the guys in the field on a warm day and I didn’t want to turn the oven on to heat my house. Instead of roasting my pork in the oven, I added it to my Instant Pot with some broth and BBQ sauce. I was able to set it and forget it and it resulted in amazingly tender and flavorful pork perfect for sandwiches!
I love having some meat hand in the refrigerator like this Pressure Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork for my husband to make quick and easy meals for himself. Whether he wants to throw it on some buns for sandwiches or heat some frozen vegetables and rice as a side, he loves it because it is easy and tastes great!
Pressure Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. your favorite BBQ sauce
- 1/2 c. chicken or beef broth
- 3 lb. pork roast
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add the broth and BBQ sauce to your electric pressure cooker and give a quick whisk until mixed. Cut the pork into 3 equal pieces. Season the pork with salt and pepper and add to the pot. Seal the lid.
- Cook on high for 60 minutes and allow a natural 15 minute release. Carefully release the pressure and remove the roast from the pot. Shred the roast using two forks. Place the shredded pork in a bowl and add 1 cup of the liquid from the pressure cooker pot. Mix until the liquid is all incorporated into the pork. Serve with additional BBQ sauce.
- NOTE: If you are using an Instant Pot larger than 6 quart, you will need to increase the amount of liquids to meet your specific pot's minimum.
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WShirley says
Made this in my 6qt & it was good. I’m making 10-12 lbs of pulled pork for Christmas and wondering if I can double the meat in my 6qt. Would the water,sauce & time stay the same if this can be done?
Danielle Green says
I haven’t tested it this way, but I would add a little more sauce but keep the same time. If it isnt done you can always cook it longer!
WShirley says
Made this in my 6qt & it was good. I’m making 10-12 lbs of pulled pork for Christmas and wondering if I can double the meat in my 6qt. Would the water,sauce & time stay the same if this can be done?
Tony | Simple Awesome Cooking says
Isn’t the pressure cooker the best thing that ever happened to Pulled Pork? The time saving over a slow cooker is amazing.
Susan Groves says
Is the first time I have used my pressure cooker. I cooked a 3 lb pork butt for 70 minutes. the flavor of the meat is wonderful and the part that I could Shred came out great. But there was a little bit of the meat that came out like rubber. I don’t think the 70 minutes on the pork setting was correct. I may have misunderstood the recipe because I did not pick high pressure I went ahead and use a preset and that may not have been high enough. I am definitely going to do this again Because the part that came out good is really good.
Susan Groves says
Is the first time I have used my pressure cooker. I cooked a 3 lb pork butt for 70 minutes. the flavor of the meat is wonderful and the part that I could Shred came out great. But there was a little bit of the meat that came out like rubber. I don’t think the 70 minutes on the pork setting was correct. I may have misunderstood the recipe because I did not pick high pressure I went ahead and use a preset and that may not have been high enough. I am definitely going to do this again Because the part that came out good is really good.
Jeff Eppinette says
Thank you for this recipe! This was the first dish I cooked in my IP, and it turned out perfect. I used a 4.5 lb roast cut into two pieces, and it was falling apart as I was lifting it out of the IP. I had thrown some carrots and potatoes in with the roast, and they were perfect, also. I put the IP on Saute, and reduced the sauce until it was concentrated – super good.
I thought something was wrong at first, because right before the IP reached the correct pressure it displayed “BURN,” but it went on with the program and smelled normal. There were no burnt marks in the IP or on the pork at the end, so I don’t know what caused that error code. I’ll have to keep an eye on it.
Danielle Green says
Happy to hear you enjoyed your first meal in your IP Jeff!
Jeff Eppinette says
Thank you for this recipe! This was the first dish I cooked in my IP, and it turned out perfect. I used a 4.5 lb roast cut into two pieces, and it was falling apart as I was lifting it out of the IP. I had thrown some carrots and potatoes in with the roast, and they were perfect, also. I put the IP on Saute, and reduced the sauce until it was concentrated – super good.
I thought something was wrong at first, because right before the IP reached the correct pressure it displayed “BURN,” but it went on with the program and smelled normal. There were no burnt marks in the IP or on the pork at the end, so I don’t know what caused that error code. I’ll have to keep an eye on it.
Melinda says
Wonderful and thank you for response!!! Anxious to try this tonight and good to hear I can just put right into the liquid instead of the rack.
Melinda says
only made one think in ip so this may be a silly question, but can I put the roast directly into the liquid in the pan or does it need to sit on top of rack thing/trivet(?) that came with it?
Melinda says
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Danielle Green says
I put the roast right on the bottom of the pan with the liquid and it turned out great!
Melinda says
Wonderful and thank you for response!!! Anxious to try this tonight and good to hear I can just put right into the liquid instead of the rack.
Melinda says
thing* (tried to type with baby in arms 🙂
Melinda says
only made one think in ip so this may be a silly question, but can I put the roast directly into the liquid in the pan or does it need to sit on top of rack thing/trivet(?) that came with it?
Sarah Bohnsack says
Do you use the meat/stew setting or just manual?
Anna says
Question: which cut of pork do you use for this recipe? Is loin too lean?
Danielle Green says
Any roast is fine, but a loin won’t work for shredding.
Julie Evink says
I need to pull out the instapot and make this next!