Instant Pot Cuban Pork

Best Instant Pot Cuban Pork recipe! This quick dump-and-go recipe turns pork shoulder into a flavorful, garlicky pork dinner.

If you’ve never had Cuban pork, get ready for a treat! Cuban pork is flavorful, garlicky shredded pork that is beyond delicious in Cuban sandwiches.

This Instant Pot Cuban pork is a really simple way to make the pork. It takes just a few minutes of prep, and then the pressure cooker does all the work turning the roast into super tender pork.

So you get to enjoy a fantastic dinner with almost no prep work!

Jump to:

• 🔪 How to make
• 🥪 How to make a Cuban pork sandwich
• 🥗 Other serving suggestions
• 💭 Tips
• 🥘 How to store
• 🍲 More Instant Pot Cuban-inspired recipes!
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🔪 How to make

Add the lime juice, orange juice, and garlic to the Instant Pot inner pot. Stir to combine.

Place the pork into the inner pot. Season the pork with oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Pour the broth around the pork

Close and lock the lid. Turn the pressure release valve to SEALING.

Cook. Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes. Turn the pressure release valve to VENTING to release any remaining pressure.

Shred the pork with two forks and stir into the cooking liquid. If you’d like to make sandwiches with the pork, check out the instructions below.

🥪 How to make a Cuban pork sandwich

Where I live, I can’t get authentic Cuban bread for the sandwiches. So, I use ciabatta rolls instead.

To build the sandwich, I stack a slice of Swiss cheese, a couple slices of ham, Cuban pork, a couple of dill pickle spears, and then a generous squirt of yellow mustard.

🥗 Other serving suggestions

If you aren’t in the mood for sandwiches, this pork is also delicious served with a side of rice and black beans. Or you can serve the shredded pork in a soft taco shell.

💭 Tips

• Pork shoulder: You can also use a boneless pork butt in this recipe.
• Kosher salt: If you’d prefer to use table salt, use ¾ teaspoon.
• Chicken broth: I prefer to use reduced-sodium broth to better control the salt level. You can use regular or no-salt if you prefer.

🥘 How to store

This pork will keep for up to 4 days, covered, in the fridge. You can also freeze cooked and cooled portions of the pork in resealable freezer containers to use for later.

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