This is the best pulled pork recipe! I have adapted a recipe originally by Paula Dean and made it more to my taste. The liquid smoke part is kind of amazing- that stuff works wonders on meat, giving it an extra dimension of flavor that a slow cooker just can't do.
Making The Rub
- Mix the dry rub ingredients in small bowl.
- Rub the rub all over the roast! Pressing into the meat.
- Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
When your 1-2 hours are done, combine liquid ingredients and the garlic powder in a pressure cooker. Remove wrap from pork and place in pressure cooker. Cook for 90 minutes on high and you'll end up with a perfectly shreddable roast that tastes like it has been cooking all day.
Shred It Up
You should be able to easy shred the pork after it is done cooking. I like to remove the roast from the pot and shred on a plate, then I put the meat back into the cooking liquid so it remains moist and warm until I serve it.
Sandwich Assembly
Your sandwich assembly is very important. You must not skip the slaw! It is so dang tasty.
- Bun
- Meat
- BBQ Sauce
- Slaw
Slaw Suggestions
We have a few stellar slaw recipes here on the blog. Try one of these:
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Instant Pot Best Pulled Pork Recipe
This is the best pulled pork recipe. In 90 minutes you have pulled pork that tastes like it has been cooking all day.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 503kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon paprika
- ½ tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups apple juice
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tablespoon liquid smoke
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- 2-3 pound pork shoulder
Additional ingredients
- 6 crostini buns
- 1 tablespoon your favorite BBQ sauce as topping
- ¼ cup blue slaw recipe linked
Instructions
For Pressure Cooker
- Mix salt, black pepper, brown sugar, paprika and cayenne in small bowl. Rub all over the roast- pressing into the meat. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- After pork has marinated, combine liquid ingredients and the garlic powder in a pressure cooker. Remove wrap from pork and place in pressure cooker. Cook on high pressure for 90 minutes. Allow a natural pressure release.
- Using two forks shred the pork shoulder and then return to cooking liquid.
- Assemble your sandwich by layers on buns - pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and slaw.
For Slow Cooker
- Mix salt, black pepper, brown sugar, paprika and cayenne in small bowl. Rub all over the roast- pressing into the meat. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- After pork has marinated, combine liquid ingredients and the garlic powder in a slow cooker. Remove wrap from pork and place in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Using two forks shred the pork shoulder and then return to cooking liquid.
- Assemble your sandwich by layers on buns - pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and slaw.
Nutrition
Serving: 5oz | Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 2315mg | Potassium: 897mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 1950IU | Vitamin C: 6.3mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 5.5mg
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Lindsey says
How long does the natural release normally take for this recipe? I want to make it tonight and I want to time it out well.
Kadee says
Depending on your instant pot model, the natural release will take 20-30 minutes. You also need to account for the time that it will take for the pot to come to pressure before it starts cooking. About 15-20 minutes.
diantha says
Most delicious!
Alisha B says
What i want to know is how you make your sweet potato fries? Mine always turn oyt soggy but those look amazing!
matthew day says
How about a pressure cooker conversion ?
Desarae says
its in the recipe card.
Kory P. says
Hi! Awesome website! Quick question--how much BBQ sauce should I use for the marinade?
Thanks!
-Kory
Aubrey says
Hi Kory!
The BBQ sauce does not actually go in the marinade.. just for topping the pork with the coleslaw. I can see how that would be confusing in the ingredient list so I'll change that!
Anthony Smith says
probably a dumb question but in the instructions nowhere do you mention whether to cook it on low or high in the crockpot, just wondered which is right..sounds delicious
Aubrey says
Hi Anthony! You can cook on either! That's the beauty of a SlowCooker/Crockpot. If you want it done in 3-4 hours cook on high. If you need 6-8 hours go for low! Both turn out great.
SHARON LEE says
Did you mean cook n on b low,for 6 - 8 hours?
Jamie says
Hi, great website! Can I double or triple the amount of meat? If so do I do the same for other ingredients? I am cooking for a christening and have lots of family to feed. Thank you.
Aubrey says
Hi Jamie! Yes as much as your crockpot can hold go for it! So I would double the rub to make sure there is enough to cover each piece of meat. For the marinade I would double or 1 1/2 times it. It shouldn't be covering the meat, just about halfway up. But the marinade is pretty strong so you really don't need a lot of it. Mostly you will want enough moisture when you shred the meat. Good luck!! hope you have a special day!!
Sandy Adams says
Sounds yummy! Can't wait to try it.