Instant Pot Hawaiian Style Kalua Pork – Easy Pressure Cooker Recipe

If you’ve never tried authentic Hawaiian style kalua pork, then you’re in for an extra special treat with the recipe that I’ll be sharing today. It makes an instant pot kalua pork meal that you’ll go absolutely crazy for. And while technically, it’s not cooked how it is when served locally (kalua literally translates into ‘cooking in an underground oven’), it still turns out every bit as good as anything you would find on the island.

Print

Instant Pot Hawaiian Style Kalua Pork – Easy Pressure Cooker Recipe

• Author: Anna - MissWish.com
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hour
• Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
• Yield: 6 1x

Scale 1x2x3x

Ingredients

3 pounds pork roast

2 tsp Hawaiian red sea salt

2 tsp smoked paprika or liquid smoke

1 cup water

1 small head green cabbage, sliced

Instructions

1. In a bowl combine Hawaiian red sea salt and smoked paprika.
2. Rub the mixture all over the pork roast.
3. Place the pork roast in the Instant pot.
4. Add 1 cup of water.
5. Close and seal the Instant pot.
6. Turn the venting knob to SEALING.
7. Press the PRESSURE COOK button and check to make sure the pressure level shows as “High” on the display.
8. Adjust the timer to 60 minutes.
9. When finished cooking, release pressure naturally according to manufacturer’s directions.
10. Open the lid.
11. Remove the pork from the Instant pot.
12. Shred the pork with 2 forks and set aside.
13. Add the cabbage to the Instant pot.
14. Close and seal the Instant pot.
15. Turn the venting knob to SEALING.
16. Press the PRESSURE COOK button and check to make sure the pressure level shows as “High” on the display.
17. Adjust the timer to 3 minutes.
18. When finished cooking, let the pressure come down naturally for 5 minutes, then quick release the rest of the pressure.
19. Open the lid.
20. Serve the pork with cabbage and rice.

Print Recipe