This easy Keto Pulled Pork In The Instant Pot or Slow Cooker is fall-apart tender with lots of flavors and a hint of smokiness. It can be served with slaw, roasted veggies, made into BBQ sandwiches, or however your heart desires! Plus, it can also be made paleo and whole30-friendly.
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.
Remove pork to a large bowl. Shred with two forks and serve.
Store leftovers in the fridge for 3 to 5 days or freeze in a freezer-safe baggie for up to 3 months.
Instant Pot Pulled Pork Instructions:
Mix together the sea salt, pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder in a mall 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 tablespoon 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 tablespoon 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 tablespoon 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 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. Shred with two forks and serve.
Store leftovers in the fridge for 3 to 5 days or freeze in a freezer-safe baggie for up to 3 months.
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Nutrition facts are calculated using the Instant Pot instructions.
For whole30, simply omit the sweetener and use whole30-friendly bbq sauce, such as Tessamae's or Primal Kitchen.
For keto, any low-carb sweetener will work! I prefer to use allulose, xylitol, or monk fruit because these are low carb and have NO aftertaste! However, an erythritol-based sweetener can also be used. There is so little sweetener in the recipe that the aftertaste should hardly be detectable. And also, allulose is only 70% as sweet as other sweeteners. So if you choose allulose you may need to add a bit extra.
For paleo, use coconut palm sugar and a paleo-friendly bbq sauce.