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Pork Roast in the Instant Pot

Pork Roast in the Instant Pot is a delicious roast that can be paired with most any vegetable.  With this made in the instant pot, it’s a set it and forget it kind of meal.

When I first got my instant pot, I tried to make a few things that I normally cook in my dutch oven or in my slower cooker. Some of those recipes didn’t work as well as I hoped.

So I backed up and started with easier things. I cooked chicken to shred for other recipes and potatoes for mashed potatoes. Once I felt like I had the hang of that, I moved onto a little bit harder recipes.

Pork roast was one of those recipes. I made it a couple times before I was able to get it right.

When you are beginning to use your Instant Pot, it takes a little time to know how yours works. I have read that elevation makes a little bit of a different in the amount of time it takes to cook food in the instant pot.

Also the thickness of your food makes a difference as well. The thicker the meat is the longer it takes to cook. If you want a fast roast, you can cut it so it’s not so thick.

Yield: 6 servings

Pork Roast in the Instant Pot

Pork Roast in the Instant Pot

Pork Roast in the Instant Pot is a delicious roast that can be paired with most any vegetable.  With this made in the instant pot, it’s a set it and forget it kind of meal.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 lb pork shoulder or butt, about 4" thick
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce, use coconut aminos instead for Whole30 compliance

Instructions

  1. Add olive oil to pan of instant pot and turn on saute function.
  2. Mix all seasonings together and rub pork with mixture.
  3. Place in instant pot and sear each side.
  4. Pour chicken stock and lemon juice over roast.
  5. Set instant pot to pressure cook for 70 minutes on high.
  6. Once it has finished allow to naturally release.
  7. Remove roast from pan and allow it to rest. Leave juices in instant pot.
  8. In a small bowl, mix 2 Tbsp cornstarch with cold water until dissolved. Add to juices in pot to make gravy. Turn on saute and mix until thickened. You may need to add more dissolved cornstarch to get your desired thickeness.
  9. Enjoy roast with gravy.

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Dan & Cindy Hall

Friday 1st of January 2021

"Less Normal More?" "Low High?"

Thank you for the trial and error effort on your part to save us from the same. We're trying your recipe right now, but you don't say what to set the Instant Pot to following the searing. If it weren't for the existing comment about frozen meat, I wouldn't have known, but from your response I presumed it was Pressure Cook; however, the "Less Normal More, and Low High" were not stated.

We are using Normal and High, hope that works.

Kerry

Thursday 7th of January 2021

Thanks for pointing out that I missed those. Yes it is on high. The less, normal, and more just change the amount of minutes.

Samantha

Wednesday 1st of May 2019

How much would you increase the cook time if your pork is partially frozen?

Kerry

Friday 3rd of May 2019

I don't usually increase the time for frozen food. The time it takes to pressurize is longer to bring it up to temp to get the pressure it needs. If I were to increase the time, it would be at most 5 minutes.

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