Recipe Category: Pork
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Ingredients
Serves: 6 TO 8
Pressure Level: HIGH
Release: NATURAL
Time: 45 minutes
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar, plus extra as needed
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- salt and pepper
- 4 pounds boneless pork butt roast, trimmed and cut crosswise into 4 pieces
- ¾ cup cider vinegar, plus extra as needed
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
- 6-8 hamburger buns
Method
- Combine sugar, paprika, chili powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper, then rub mixture evenly over pork
- Combine vinegar, water, ketchup, and liquid smoke in pressure-cooker pot
- Nestle spice-rubbed pork into pot
HIGH PRESSURE FOR 45 minutes:
- Lock pressure-cooker lid in place and bring to high pressure over medium-high heat
- As soon as pot reaches high pressure, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 45 minutes, adjusting heat as needed to maintain high pressure
NATURALLY RELEASE PRESSURE:
- Remove pot from heat and allow pressure to release naturally for 15 minutes
- Quick release any remaining pressure, then carefully remove lid, allowing steam to escape away from you
- Before Serving:
- Transfer pork to large bowl, let cool slightly, then shred into bite-size pieces, discarding any fat
- Using large spoon, skim excess fat from surface of sauce
- Bring sauce to simmer over medium-high heat and cook until thickened and measures 2 cups, 15 to 20 minutes
- Season with salt, pepper, extra sugar, and extra vinegar to taste
- Stir 1 cup sauce into shredded pork, then add extra sauce to taste
- Serve shredded pork on buns with remaining sauce
VARIATIONS
- Shredded Barbecued Beef
- Substitute 4 pounds boneless beef chuck-eye roast, trimmed and sliced crosswise into 4 pieces, for pork butt roast
- Pulled Chicken
- Substitute 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed, for pork butt roast
- Reduce pressurized cooking time to 25 minutes, and quick release pressure
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