Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork

An overhead shot of Mexican pulled pork in an oval cast iron dish with tongs and lime wedges.

Fork tender pork in a fraction of the time? Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Pork requires a few minutes of prep, and 60 minutes under pressure... The flavors of Yucatan in this fragrant, tender pork are perfect for tacos, sopes, and over rice!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Additional Time 10

Total Time 1 20

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Mexican

Servings servings

Calories 125 kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive or canola oil
4-5 pound pork loin - cut in chunks
2 tsp garlic - minced
1 large onion - quartered
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 long cinnamon stick - or 2 short
1 medium orange - zest and juice
1 lime - zest and juice
1-3 chipotles with adobo - (to taste)
2 tsp sea salt
fresh ground pepper
3 cups chicken broth - (see notes)

Instructions

Cut off any large pieces of fat. Brown pork chunks in a bit of oil on the sauté setting. Add the add the onion, the minced garlic, and ground cumin, and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients to the pressure cooker. Cook under pressure for 60 minutes.
Do a "slow release" for 10 minutes (leave it with the valve closed), then release any remaining pressure. Remove cinnamon stick, hunks of onion. Shred the pork.

Notes

Macronutrients are an approximation only from MyFitnessPal.com, and include about 4 ounces of shredded pork.

Nutrition

Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 5g

NOTE: Macronutrients are an approximation only using unbranded ingredients and MyFitnessPal.com. Please do your own research with the products you’re using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.

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