Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork (Pork Butt)

Submitted by Da Huz

"Very easy, quick, juicy pulled pork. Great for bbq. *Note that "prep time" includes 20 minutes to come to pressure."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 8 pounds
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3628.73 g pork butt (or similar cut)
• 29.58 ml garlic powder
• 4.92 ml cayenne powder
• 4.92 ml salt
• 9.85 ml black pepper
• barbecue sauce

directions

1. If necessary, cut pork butt into pieces so it will fit into pressure cooker.
2. Rub with spices.
3. Place in pressure cooker; add water until just covered.
4. Don't over-fill pressure cooker; check owner's manual if you're unsure.
5. Bring to pressure; reduce heat and cook 1 hour.
6. Allow 15 minutes natural pressure release: DO NOT rush this.
7. Take meat out of cooking liquid. Reserve cooking liquid.
8. Shred meat with two forks. Add barbecue sauce; add extra seasonings as desired. Add a little cooking liquid back in if you feel it's too dry.

Reviews

[Ryan B.]

This is so simple, even I can make it. In fact, I'm making it right now ... am just waiting for the steam to naturally release, then chow time! I do have a question. It says to rub spices on the pork, and then the next step says to cover it in water. What good is rubbing the spices onto the meat when you immediately cover it in water? The spices wash right off so you might as well just stir the spices directly into the water and save yourself the time and mess of rubbing. What I did was to only cover half of the meat with water, and then sprinkle the spices on the dry parts. As the steam penetrates the meat under pressure, I'm hoping that it'll also take some of the flavors with it. Also, as the steam wets the dry parts of the meat, I'm hoping that the moisture will wet the spices, creating a marinade that will baste the meat as it cooks.

 

[SCHook]

I have a instant Pot. I had to cut around 2 pounds off the 8 pound butt to fit in the cooker. Pork was about 75% done(blood around the bone) after 1 hour. I drained off most of the liquid, cut into smaller pieces, removed the bone, and added BBQ sauce. Cooked for 20 more minutes . Turned out pretty good