Instant Pot Pork Roast is tender, flavorful, and oh so simple. It's an instant pot pork shoulder recipe that's ready in under 2 hours and makes enough to freeze for many meals to come. Gluten-free, dairy-free.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs5 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot pork, instant pot pork recipe
Place the meat and seasonings into the instant pot. Place meat in instant pot or pressure cooker. Add beef broth and top with spices. For 6 lbs. of meat cook on high pressure for 2 hours, for 3 lbs. of meat, cook for 1 hour.
⭐️ Cook. Once the cooking time is up, do a quick release until the float valve goes down or natural release. Shred with two forks, removing any excess fat or bones. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
Serve. Serve with mashed potatoes or on your favorite rolls (gluten-free if needed).
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Notes
For a faster cooking time, cut the pork roast into large chunks. Cut cooking time for 6 lb. roast to 1.5 hours and for a 3 lb. roast 45 minutes.
Frozen Pork Roast Instant Pot Instructions:
To cook a pork roast from frozen add 20-30 minutes of cook time.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
Place meat in slow cooker and top with spices (broth is not needed unless you are using pork tenderloin).
Cook low 8-10 hours or high 6-8 hours.
Shred with two forks, removing any excess fat or bones.
CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.