Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
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This recipe is so simple, and SO RIDICULOUSLY delicious. Root beer, BBQ and red onions take this pork to the next level. Serve it with some Coleslaw on the side, or on top and KABOOM.

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 2 - lb(s) pork roast
  • 1/2 - cup(s) hot water**
  • 1/2 - small red onion(s)
  • - Salt and pepper
  • 1 - 12 oz can(s) root beer
  • 16 - oz. BBQ sauce
  • 8 - hamburger buns**
  • Side: - Coleslaw salad kit**
  • Side: - chips**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Thinly slice the red onion.
  2. Place the pork roast and red onion slices into the electric pressure cooker insert with the hot water. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour the root beer and BBQ sauce over the pork roast.
  3. Steam valve: Sealing.
  4. Cook on: Manual/High for 40 minutes.
  5. Release: Natural or Quick.
  6. Prepare the Coleslaw salad just before serving.
  7. Once the pork roast is cooked, shred the meat with 2 forks and toss with the sauce. Spoon shredded pork onto hamburger buns and top with Coleslaw.
  8. Serve Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork with chips.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Thinly slice 1 small red onion.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie in a round bowl/dish, add the following ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. pork roast
  • Half of the red onion slices
  • Salt and pepper
  • 12 oz. can root beer
  • 16 oz. bottle BBQ sauce

Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before adding contents of bag plus water to electric pressure cooker insert. Pressure cook as directed.

Special notes

See myfreezeasy.com/EPC for more tips and tricks.
Add 5-10 minutes of pressure cooking time, if cooking from completely frozen or mostly frozen. Note that preheat time and release time may vary by appliance.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides and dairy-free Cole slaw.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Recipe is gluten-free when served with gluten-free buns or over other gluten-free side like rice.

Printable Label Recipe Title

Instant Pot Root Beer Pulled Pork

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw, add hot water to Instant Pot and then add contents of baggie. Cook on high pressure for 40 minutes with sealed valve; then natural release. Once cooked, shred the meat with 2 forks. Spoon onto hamburger buns and top with Cole slaw.
Serve with chips.

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