Name: Instant Pot Pulled Pork with Mustard Barbecue Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 3-4 pound boneless pork roast; salt and pepper; 1 onion (minced); 5 garlic cloves (minced); 3/4 c. yellow mustard; 1/4 c. brown mustard; 1 Tablespoon dry mustard; 3/4 c. vinegar (I used red wine vinegar but cider vinegar is delish!); 1/2 c. brown sugar; 1 Tablespoon hot sauce; 10 buns or rolls

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Looking for more delicious recipes to make in your Instant Pot? Check out my Instant Pot Pulled Pork with Mustard Barbecue Sauce!

This post originally published December 2018.

Several years ago I finally broke down and got an Instant Pot. I thought it would be something I would use more than my slow cooker because it cooks food so much faster. It turns out I was right!

What is an Instant Pot?

An Instant Pot is a multi-function kitchen appliance. It is most commonly used as an electric pressure cooker, but it can also be used as a slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, yogurt maker, and warmer. The Instant Pot is popular because it can cook meals quickly and efficiently, with many recipes that would traditionally take hours being completed in a fraction of the time.

I have made a lot of really delicious meals in my Instant Pot. For breakfast these Instant Pot Egg Bites are delicious! When I want something spicy Instant Pot Mississippi Roast is a tasty meal. Believe it or not my favorite cheesecake is made in the Instant Pot!

This pulled pork with mustard barbecue sauce was a recipe I originally made in the slow cooker. While I love my slow cooker the Instant Pot is just so much better and faster!

So many barbecue sauces are made with a tomato base and are the sweeter side. While those have a time and place sometimes all I want is a tangy mustard based barbecue sauce.

What is a mustard Barbecue sauce?

Mustard barbecue sauce is a tangy, mustard-based sauce that is commonly called Carolina barbecue. Unlike traditional tomato based barbecue sauces, mustard barbecue sauce has a distinctive yellow color and a bold, tangy flavor profile. The primary ingredient is yellow mustard, which is typically mixed with vinegar, sugar, and various spices.

The first thing you need to do is decided what type of pork you will be using to make the pulled pork. I’ve used a pork loin, a pork tenderloin, and a pork roast. I found that the pork roast was the most flavorful of the bunch and I preferred it to the others but use what you like or what you have on hand.

Ingredients:

boneless pork roast (a pork shoulder works best)
onion
garlic cloves
yellow mustard
brown mustard
dry mustard
vinegar (I use red wine vinegar but cider vinegar is another good choice)
brown sugar
hot sauce

To make the pulled pork with mustard barbecue sauce place the pork roast in the Instant Pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the garlic and onion around the roast.

In a medium bowl combine the yellow mustard, brown mustard, dry mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, and hot sauce. Pour the sauce over top of the pork and put the lid on the Instant Pot.

Hit the Pressure Cook button and set for 45 minutes on high pressure. Once the timer goes off allow the steam to release naturally for 10 minutes then release the rest of the pressure manually.

Shred the pork, mix with the sauce, and put the pork on the buns.

How do you shred pulled pork?

There are several different ways you can shred the pork.

Using a fork: Use two forks to shred the pork. Hold the meat with one fork and use the other to pull the meat into shreds. Continue this until all the meat is shredded.
Use bear claws: If you have bear claw shredders simply grip the meat and pull it apart using the claws.
Use a stand mixer: For a quick method, place chunks of cooked pork into a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Turn it on low speed and the mixer will shred the pork in seconds. Do not over mix.

The thing I love most about this pulled pork with mustard barbecue sauce is the flavor. It has a slightly spicy taste from the mustard, a tangy taste from the vinegar, and a sweetness from the brown sugar.

This sauce really hits my taste buds any time I enjoy it. You can put these on big buns for dinner or on slider rolls and serve them for Game Day.

How else can I use Pulled Pork with Mustard Barbecue Sauce?

You can put the pulled pork on soft or hard taco shells an eat them that way. Another way to use it is as a topping on nachos. It can also be put on top of rice in a rice bowl.

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