I have a pork shoulder and I'd like to make pulled pork in the instant pot. I've done this twice before (once carnitas-style, once poc-chuc-style) and it was great! This time I'd love to replicate the flavors in Thai khao kha moo (Thai braised pork leg). I'm wondering if anyone has a recipe or strategy to recommend?
I'm thinking I'll basically use the spices and recipe of a khao kha moo recipe and then use Instant Pot cooking times that match other pulled pork recipes? But curious if anyone has tried this, or other Asian-inspired pulled pork in Instant Pot. Thanks!
Dave MP
I ended up winging it, and it came out great! Not exactly the Thai flavor profile I wanted but still delicious.
I used about 3 lb of pork shoulder. Cut it into 5 pieces, and seared in a cast iron pan, along w/ one sliced onion and about 2 cubic inches of ginger, sliced, and about 4 cloves of sliced garlic. As it was searing, I threw the following things into the instant pot without particularly measuring: about 1 tsp 5-spice powder, about 3 T soy sauce, 1 T fish sauce, 2 T tamarind paste, 1/2 cup pineapple juice, 1.5 cups beef broth, 3 T dark brown sugar.
Once meat was seared on all sides, I transferred everything (meat, onions, ginger, garlic) into the pot and then manually set Instant Pot for 60 minutes. After 60 minutes, did a manual release. And then I had delightful pulled pork! Served it tonight w/ rice, a Vietnamese-style cabbage slaw (with lime/fish sauce/sugar), turmeric cauliflower and some collard greens that I cooked in the leftover fat from searing the meat (plus a bit extra liquid).
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