Tender, flavorful Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork is perfect for pulled pork sandwiches with slaw. You'll LOVE how quick and easy it is to make pulled pork in the Instant Pot! Use my grape jelly BBQ sauce recipe to go with this pulled pork, or your favorite store-bought BBQ sauce!
1lbcoleslaw mix(1 package, or about 4 cups slaw / thinly sliced cabbage)
1cupmayonnaise
¼cupwater
1tablespoonlemon juice(from ½ lemon)
1tablespoonfresh dill or parsley(or ½ tablespoon dried)
1teaspoonsugar(optional)
½teaspooneach salt and pepperor to taste
Instructions
Make the pulled pork
Combine all the ingredients for the barbecue sauce in a bowl and mix well. Or use 2 cups of store-bought BBQ sauce.
Turn the Instant Pot on to the sauté mode. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sauté the cubed pork for 2-3 minutes, or until lightly browned. Flip the cubed pork and sauté on the other side for 2-3 minutes. It’s ok if the pork is not seared all around!
Cancel the sauté mode. Stir the cubed pork to make sure it is not stuck to the bottom of the pot - this will make sure you don't get the 'burn' notice. Add ½ cup water and top the pork with 1 cup of the barbecue sauce (about half - no need to measure).
Close the lid and set the valve to sealing. Cook the pork on the manual setting at high pressure for 40 minutes. Naturally release pressure for 10-15 minutes, then manually release the rest.
Optional step: For even more flavor, leave the cooked pork in the pot, turn the pot on to sauté mode and sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thickened to your liking. Stir in additional barbecue sauce, to taste. Bonus: The stirring will help break up the pork so you don't need to shred it as much!
Remove the cooked pork from the Instant Pot, shred the pork with two forks and stir in the rest of the barbecue sauce (or to taste).
Make the coleslaw and serve
Pro tip for making coleslaw: Place the slaw mix in a large bowl and massage it and squeeze it with your hands to soften it. It will take on the dressing better!
Combine all the ingredients for the coleslaw dressing and mix well. Add the slaw mix and stir together. Serve with pulled pork in sandwiches, or chill until serving.
Notes
Got leftovers? Use leftover pulled pork in these recipes:
Skip the optional step of reducing the BBQ sauce after the pork has cooked - just remove the pork from the Instant Pot, shred, and add additional BBQ sauce
The nutrition facts estimated are for the BBQ pulled pork and slaw, assuming ALL the BBQ sauce ingredients are used, and do not include a sandwich bun.