Instant Pot has been my favorite cooking tool for years now, and I have shared several Instant Post recipes on my blog. Today I want to share this easy, versatile, and delicious Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork recipe. I usually make a bigger portion and stretch it for 2 meals. It’s a perfect weeknight meal for the entire family, or for saving it for another day in the freezer!
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Why Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork?
If you follow my Instagram, you are probably aware how much my family adores Korean food and how much we pig out whenever we visit Los Angeles. There are some good Korean restaurants in the Bay Area, but we just love the variety and authenticity of Korean foods in LA. Our recent homemade Korean food is my friend Seonkyoung Longest‘s Korean Pulled Pork, which my kids raved for weeks (thanks, Seonkyoung!). To save time, I use my Instant Pot to cook the pulled pork instead of using her stovetop method. I like that I don’t have to be physically in the kitchen while the pork is being cooked, and yet the result is as amazing as slow cooking on the stove. Since my children were begging me for another pulled pork for dinner, I created this Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork with common ingredients in the Asian pantry. With the simple seasonings of soy sauce, sake, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger, this pulled pork is another instant win! No pun intended. The pork is fall-apart tender, succulent, and it’s so yummy that you want to go for seconds. As we cook the meat in the delicious liquid, the pork stays moist all the time. You’ll have enough juice to drizzle for extra flavor too!
Easy Recipes Using Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork
Once the pulled pork is cooked, the rest is easy peasy. You can use the shredded meat to make pulled pork sandwich, pulled pork tacos, pulled pork rice bowl, pulled pork fried rice, steamed pork buns and many other different meals. Each one is just as exciting and delicious. Who doesn’t like the idea of one single batch of meat to be used in countless creative ways? To be more efficient in the kitchen, you’re more than welcome to use the same toppings for each dish in a row too. All you need is some shredded veggies like purple cabbage, iceberg lettuce, and carrot. For the taco, you can top with fresh cilantro and squeeze in some lime juice. For the rice bowl, you can top it off with a fried egg and finish off with some green onions. If you like things spicy, you can douse it with a drizzle of Spicy Mayo, which is super easy to make. For the best taste, I highly recommend using Japanese mayo. Here are just some magical meals you can dish up with the pulled pork:
Asian Pulled Pork Taco Asian Pulled Pork Rice Bowl Asian Pulled Pork Sandwich Spicy Mayo for a kick
In my recipe, I’ve also shown you how to get the extra char for the pulled pork by putting it under high broil in the oven. It is an extra step, but the pulled pork is guaranteed to benefit from this.
Alternative Cooking Method
Stovetop Method:
You can cook covered on a low simmer for 2-3 hours, or until the pork can be easily shredded with a fork.
Slow Cooker Method:
In your slow cooker, cook on high for 5-6 hours or low for 8-10 hours. I hope you enjoy making this Asian Pulled Pulled with your instant pot. It is a great tool for juicy, tender, fall-apart delicious pulled pork that you and your family are happy to come home for.
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