Ever wake up super motivated, and then as the day goes on…all the motivation flies out the window? Yeah, me too. I had originally planned to make BBQ pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce. But by the time dinnertime arrive, I couldn’t be arsed (as my husband would say) to make the sauce. Thinking quickly, I realized that I could make the pork sweet and savory enough without the BBQ sauce! The result was my Instant Pineapple Pulled Pork!
I seared the pork butt in my Instant Pot (which I love by the way, after having gotten over my initial fear of it), and then added 1 cup of fresh pineapple, 1 large sweet onion, 1 Tbs of garlic, 1/2 cup of sugar free apple juice, salt and pepper.
I cooked it on high pressure/manual for 60 mins, natural release and then let it cool. After removing the fat and pulling the meat, I added back some the pineapple, onions and meat juice and it was delicious without the need for BBQ sauce…although there was a lot less meat than I expected from a 4.5 lb butt! This is one instance in which a bigger butt is better!
Sorry that there isn’t a pic of the final product…I used the last of my motivation that night to make and serve dinner!!
What’s your favorite way to make pulled pork?
- 44.5 Lb pork butt
- 1 cup of fresh pineapple, diced
- 1 large sweet onion, diced or sliced
- 1 Tbs of garlic
- ½ cup of sugar free apple juice
- salt and pepper
- In the instant pot, saute the port on all sides using the saute function.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients to the instant pot.
- Cook on high pressure/manual for 60 mins, natural release and then let it cool.
- After removing the fat and pulling the meat, add back some the pineapple, onions and meat juice.
- Enjoy!!