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Instant Pot Sweet Pork Without Soda

This instant pot sweet pork without soda tastes like café rio's sweet pork barbacoa and it's easy to make!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
pressure release time10 minutes
Course: Dinner, instant pot, Main Course
Cuisine: Dinner, instant pot, main course, Mexican, pork, texmex
Keyword: Dinner, Easy Recipes, Instant Pot, main course, Mexican, pork
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 3.5 pounds pork loin pork shoulder or butt roast will also work
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • Dash of ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 1/3 tablespoons onion powder
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • In the instant pot, add pork loin, sugar, salt, garlic powder, cloves, cinnamon, paprika, chili powder, onion powder, bay leaves and water.
  • Close the lid and cook on high pressure for 2:30 minutes with a quick pressure release.
  • Pork should break apart easily with a fork, shred pork in the liquid and then serve.