This Keto Instant Pot Pulled Pork is made keto-friendly by using Keto BBQ sauce, sweeteners, and spices. It can be served with slaw, roasted veggies, made into BBQ sandwiches, or stuffed into a potato or sweet potato if you choose to add carbs into your diet. Or it can also be made Whole30 friendly and cooked in a slow cooker if that’s what you prefer.
Keto Pulled Pork
This Whole30 And Keto Instant Pot Pulled Pork has become one of our new favorite recipes. It’s so easy to just throw all of the ingredients in a crock pot or Instant Pot, then when it’s time to eat you have BBQ that is fall apart tender with lots of flavor with a hint of smokiness. It can be served with a side of veggies, stuffed in a potato with butter, cheese and sour cream (if you eat dairy), or stuffed in a sweet potato with a simple slaw.
These are also great as BBQ pulled pork sandwiches! For Paleo, simply whip up my quick and easy Paleo Hamburger Buns. Or for keto, you can use these Keto Slider Buns that Grumpy’s Honeybunch shared from my Keto Breads Cookbook!
Easy BBQ Instant Pot Pulled Pork Steps
For the pulled pork:
Start by cutting a 3 or 4 pound pork roast or pork butt into 4 equal-sized sections. Mix together some sea salt, pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder in small bowl and season the pork with the spice mixture. Set aside.
Turn the Instant Pot to “Saute” mode and add 2 Tbsp of oil. Once hot, add 2 sections of the pork to Instant Pot and brown on all sides, 30 seconds to a minute per side. Set aside. Then, brown the other 2 sections and set them aside also.
Add a chopped onion to the Instant Pot and saute until the onion is tender and translucent. Add 2 – 4 Tbsp of chicken broth and de-glaze the pot. Turn the Instant Pot off and add the pork.
In a large bowl, combine the Keto-friendly BBQ Sauce (I prefer Primal Kitchen or Tessamae’s, affiliate links), liquid smoke, apple cider vinegar, and Keto-friendly sweetener. The sweetener is optional but recommended.
Pour the wet ingredients over the pork. Close the lid, set the valve to “sealing”, and cook on high for 45 minutes.
Once time is up, allow to release pressure naturally for 10 minutes, then manually release the pressure. Remove the meat to a large bowl and shred with 2 forks. Serve with additional BBQ sauce.
If serving with a sweet potato and slaw:
For the slaw, combine one bag of coleslaw or broccoli slaw with 1/2 cup of sunflower or pumpkin seeds and 1/2 cup of Ranch Dressing. I prefer to use Homemade Ranch Dressing or Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing (affiliate link).
Ways To Serve The Whole30 & Keto Pulled Pork
- As-is with additional BBQ Sauce.
- With an Arugula Salad With Artichoke, Olives, And Sun-Dried Tomatoes or a veggie
- Made into BBQ sandwiches using the Keto Buns from my Keto Breads Cookbook or Paleo Hamburger Buns.
- Stuffed in a potato with butter, cheese, and sour cream (if you eat dairy).
- Stuffed in a sweet potato with the simple slaw recipe below.
Keto Pulled Pork {Paleo & Whole30}
Ingredients
Keto Pulled Pork:
- 3-4 Lbs. Boneless Pork Roast or Butt NOT to be confused with Pork Tenderloin!
- 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp. Ground Pepper
- 1 Tbsp. Chili Powder
- 1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
- 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil (or oil of choice) for Instant Pot version only
- 1 Large Onion chopped
- 4 Tbsp Chicken Broth for Instant Pot version only
- 1 Tbsp. Natural Liquid Smoke
- 1 Cup BBQ Sauce + more for serving I use Tessemae's or Primal Kitchen
- 1/2 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/4 Cup Swerve or Lakanto Sweetener optional, omit for whole30
Simple Slaw:
- 1 Bag Coleslaw or Broccoli Slaw
- 1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds or Pumpkin Seeds
- 1/2 Cup Ranch Dressing use homemade (click link for recipe) or Tessamae's
Instructions
Crockpot Pulled Pork Instructions:
- Grease your slow cooker or line with a slow cooker liner. Remove the twine from the pork and place in the slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, mix together the salt, pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder. Rub evenly over the pork.
- In another bowl, mix together the liquid smoke, BBQ sauce, apple cider vinegar, and sweetener. Pour over the pork shoulder and add the onion.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 5 - 6 hours.
- Shred with two forks and serve with additional BBQ Sauce. Can be eaten with a side of veggies, as a BBQ sandwich, stuffed in a potato with butter, cheese, and sour cream, or stuffed in a sweet potato and slaw.
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Instructions:
- Mix together the sea salt, pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder in small bowl and set aside. Remove the twine from the pork and cut into 4 equal-sized sections. Season the pork with the spice mixture and set aside.
- Turn the Instant Pot to "Saute" mode and add 2 Tbsp of oil. Once hot, add 2 sections of the pork to Instant Pot and brown on all sides, 30 seconds to a minute per side. Set aside. Then, brown the other 2 sections and set them aside also.
- Add another Tbsp of oil if needed, then add the chopped onion to the Instant Pot and saute until the onion is tender and translucent. Add 2 - 4 Tbsp of chicken broth and de-glaze the pot. Turn the Instant Pot off and add the pork back to the pot.
- In a large bowl, combine the Keto-friendly BBQ Sauce, liquid smoke, apple cider vinegar, and sweetener, if using. Pour the wet ingredients over the the pork and close the lid.
- Turn the valve to "sealing" and cook on high for 45 minutes. Once the time is up, allow to release pressure naturally for 10 minutes, then release the rest of the pressure manually.
- Remove pork to a large bowl and shred with 2 forks. Serve with additional BBQ sauce. Can be eaten with side of veggies, as a BBQ sandwich, stuffed in a potato with butter, cheese, and sour cream, or stuffed in a sweet potato and slaw.
Simple Slaw:
- Mix all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and store covered in the refrigerator.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and may vary.
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LOVING this recipe! I have only made 1 stuffed baked potato in my life (I know, what is my deal?!) and I really want to eat more of them 🙂 Thank you for the healthy inspiration! Can’t go wrong with BBQ, right??? 😉
Thanks Sammi!I’m really loving stuffed baked potatoes right now and the BBQ is awesome – hope you like it as much as us 🙂
-Cassidy