This is seriously, probably the easiest dinner to pull off. TWO INGREDIENTS and some seasoning? No cutting? No chopping? Crock-pot or pressure cooker?? AND gluten free, Whole 30 compliant, Paleo, keto. dairy free??!! I am IN! And I hope you are too!
We make this for another filling variety for taco night. Tender, flavorful pork shredding apart with fork’s touch and a delicate flavor that even my spice averse kids gobble up.
I love taco nights, because it means we get to have taco leftovers the next day…and my kids gobble their lunchbox wraps up in a heart beat. I have done this recipe on the stove (2-4 hours), and in the crock-pot, around 6….depends on when I get to starting it! Of course in my beloved pressure cooker, it take only 45-60 minutes! UPDATE: I now use my beloved Instant Pot exclusively!
This meat would go great served on a bed of my beans and rice, as well as a filling to my Chimichangas. Fresh crunchy salad, diced tomatoes, fresh salsa and avocados….mmmMM GOOD!
PRESSURE COOKER NOTE:
After browning the meat IN THE PRESSURE COOKER, simply add salsa in, bring to full pressure (a slow gentle rock!) and cook for about 30-60 minutes. The time is based on the size of meat chunk (s). If you have one very large piece, it takes 60-75 minutes , if it is divided into smaller quarters or sixths, 30 minutes should suffice. Bring the pressure down quickly with cool water and then simmer off the majority of the liquid.
Want more Instant Pot meals? Here are few you could try, or check out my Instant Pot tag to see all my recipes using it!
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Recipe:
Instant Pot 2 Ingredient Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 3 pounds pork shoulder roast I have used several cuts, whatever is on sale, cut into quarters or sixths
- 12 ounces green salsa (really any salsa)!, we use Trader Joe's Salsa Verde
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Instant Pot
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Heat Instant pot to 'saute'
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Liberally sprinkle the pork pieces with salt and pepper.
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One preheated, place the pork in a single layer to brown. Leave undisturbed for 5-6 minutes to crisp up and develop flavor.
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One one side is crusted, you can continue to brown the other sides or just skip further browning and pour the jar of salsa over the top of the meat.
Lock on the lid, set the 'meat' setting. If you are using larger chunks, this time will need to be increased to 45-60 minutes.
Once the time finishes, you can do a quick release to check and make sure the meat is fork tender and readily pulls apart. You may add some more time if it is not quite there.
Slow Cooker
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You can forgo the browning, or elect to brown the seasoned pork pieces in a separate cast iron pan.
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Places pork in the slow cooker, pour the salsa over the top.
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Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low 6-8 hours. Pork should be fall part tender.
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looks awesome!!! Thanks for sharing at Tasteful Tuesdays! Just wanted to let you know that this will be featured at tomorrows party :o) Link will go live MOnday night.
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We love tacos too. Your pulled pork looks delicious!
Got this pinned to our Gluten Free Fridays board! Thanks for linking up! 🙂
Thank you for sharing your taco-filling recipe with us and I hope to welcome you over at Seasonal Celebration again today! Rebecca @Natural Mothers Network x
Tessa,
This is a great Slow Cooker recipe that we will really enjoy, great tacos! Hope you are having a great Valentine weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Tessa, I just made these for dinner tonight. The whole family loved them. Thank you!
Of course Jessy!
Can you do this with pork stew meat?
Most definitely…any tough cut of meat would work here, however you would only need maybe 3 hours with the smaller pieces of meat (for it to get tender)!
hey heather! Arroz con pollo is technically latin, and there are multiple variations make it Reginald specific all over the latin world! Mine is a Mexican version…I tried to find a place to submit recipes, but failed, maybe drop me a link, I'd be happy to share!
this looks great and i love how easy it is! i wish i saw this before our tex mex theme went out on Stuffed Pepper! 🙂 But you could still submit it and your arroz con pollo (although isn't that technically Cuban?)… we'd love to have your submission!
Tessa, looks amazing! I will definitely try this!
Thanks for sharing this recipe at Make-ahead monday! I plan to make this one soon! Hope to see you again next week!
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This look so easy and so delish! I bet it would be an impressive dish to serve company! I like to make things that go in the crockpot when company's coming so I can focus more on visiting!
I'm working on stocking my freezer for the upcoming birth of my second child. I would love for you to come share this recipe at my Make-ahead Monday Link-up over at Raising Isabella!
http://naturalparentingunnaturalworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-ahead-monday-5.html
Hope to see you there!~
Sarah
Great idea, and I happen to have a jar of Trader Joe's Salsa Verde awaiting use! I'm going to pin thi!
What a delicious idea! I love pulled pork and make it in bulk and freeze it. It makes for a easy dinner on busy nights.
Now I have a slow cooker, I am beginning to understand why everyone likes pulled pork so much – there are so many wonderful ways to serve it! I love this idea, so quick and easy. I really like the way you have served it on a bed of lettuce in the picture as well – delicious! Thank you for sharing this post with the Gallery of Favorites.
Thanks for linking your great post to FAT TUESDAY. This was very interesting! Hope to see you next week!
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My husband is crazy about tender pork and I am crazy about my crock-pot so this recipe is a must try for me!
This looks amazing Tessa! I am going to try this one. I made pulled pork once and it was a pain…this looks so much easier. Thanks for the great recipe. 🙂
Hugs,
-Amber