Sweet and Spicy Pressure Cooker Pulled Pork

Motivation
Looking for a pork shoulder recipe that could be made in a single day. I modified this NYT recipe based on what was in the pantry at the time, plus obvious taste preferences in our household. I also modified the cook time for a regular pressure cooker.

Ingredients: Marinade

• 6 garlic cloves
• 2 T brown sugar
• 1 T red pepper flake
• 2 t kosher salt
• 2 t ground white pepper
• 4 lb pork shoulder

Ingredients: Sauce

• 1 T peanut oil
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1 T dried ginger
• 2 t powdered ginger
• 1/3 cup Maggi sweet chili sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 T ketchup
• 2 T pisco
• 2 T honey
• 1 T seasoned rice vinegar
• 1 t fish sauce
• 1 T sesame oil

Mise en Place

For the marinade, press the garlic and combine with sugar and spices in a gallon zip top bag. Toss the pork with the marinade in the zip top and refrigerate for at least an hour.

For the sauce, press the garlic and add both kinds of ginger to the garlic so it starts to rehydrate while you finish measuring and preparing everything else. I measured the soy sauce and everything past it into the same container since it all gets added at the same time.

Method

Brown the pork in the pressure cooker pot, but don't be too worried about getting a good sear, this will finish under the broiler. Add 3/4 cup of water, close, bring up to pressure, and cook for 50 - 60 minutes. 

For the sauce, fry the garlic and ginger in the peanut oil, then add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until thick enough to coat the back of a spatula. remove from heat, but don't refrigerate.

Once the pork is done, remove the chunks from the pot and pull. Add 6-8 T of the cooking liquid into the sauce, stirring to combine. 

Set the broiler to crisp. Spread the pulled pork on a lined jelly roll pan. Coat with the sauce, tossing to get uniform coverage. Broil until it starts to look crisp. 

Serving Options

Rather than the rice option in the original recipe, I spread a small amount of mayo on to some hamburger buns, added a few slices of pickled green tomatoes, and served these as pulled pork sandwiches.