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Keto Pulled Pork

With three ways to make this crazy delicious, juicy, mouthwatering Keto Pulled Pork, you'll be able to work dinner around your own schedule!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Canadian, Low Carb
Servings 6 servings
Calories 422.8 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs pork shoulder
  • 1 tbsp avocado or vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion
  • ¾ cup Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Rub

  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp golden monk fruit sweetener
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic

Oven Method

  • 1 ½ cup beef broth

Instant Pot Method

  • 1 cup beef broth

Instructions
 

Equipment Needed

Directions

    Oven Method

    • Turn the oven to 300°. Grab an oven and stove safe pot, like a cast iron dutch oven, and heat it on medium high with the vegetable oil. Combine the rub ingredients, cut the roast into 8 pieces and then massage the spices into the meat. Sear the pork in the hot oil until all sides have browned.
    • Remove the meat and set it aside. Chop the onion and fry it in the hot pot until translucent. Deglaze the pot with 1/2 cup beef broth and scrape all the little blackened bits from the bottom. Place the meat back inside the pot and an additional 1 cup beef broth. Put a lid on the pot and place it in the oven.
    • Bake for 1 hour, remove the lid and then bake for 1 hour more. You should have about 1 cup juices left in the pot. Shred the pork with two forks, add the Low Carb BBQ Sauce and then stir it all together. Enjoy!

    Slow Cooker Method

    • Heat a skillet on medium high with the vegetable oil. Combine the rub ingredients, cut the roast into 8 pieces and then massage the spices into the meat. Sear the pork in the hot oil until all sides have browned.
    • Remove the meat and place it inside the slow cooker. Chop the onion and fry it in the hot skillet until translucent, then scrape them over the meat in the slow cooker.
    • Cook on low for 7-8 hours or 4-5 on high. Shred the pork with two forks, add the Low Carb BBQ Sauce and then stir it all together. Enjoy!

    Instant Pot Method

    • In a small bowl combine the rub ingredients. Cut the pork roast into 8 pieces and massage the spices into the meat.
    • Turn the instant pot on to saute, add a tbsp of oil and once hot, add half of the meat and sear on all sides. Remove the meat and repeat with the second half.
    • Deglaze the instant pot by pouring in 1/2 cup beef broth and removing all the little browned bits from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon *see note 1. Return the meat to the pot along with the onion and an additional 1/2 cup beef broth. Do not stir!
    • Secure the instant pot lid, turn the steam release valve to sealed and turn onto the pressure cook setting for 60 minutes *see note 2. After the cooking time is complete, use the necessary precautions to quick release *see note 3.
    • Once all of the steam has been released, and the pin has dropped, open the lid and remove the meat to a large bowl. Using two forks, shred the meat, mix in the barbecue sauce, then stir in just enough of the juice to make it nice and moist. Serve hot and enjoy!

    Notes

    1. We do not fully cook the chunks of spiced pork during the first stage. This is simply to give the pork a fast seardeepening the flavour profile of the pulled pork.
    2. Make your own sauce for this drool worthy Keto Pulled Pork using this Low Carb BBQ Sauce recipe. It's easy to make and crazy delicious!
    3. The Fat - Everyone seems to have a different opinion about it! This basically comes down to personal preference. Leaving the big chunks of fat in during the baking process with give you a juicier meat. I personally don't like the texture of fat so I always spend the extra time picking it out while I pull the pork.

    Instant Pot Specific Tips 

    1. Make sure you scrub the bottom of the pot well during the deglazing step. If this skip is stepped, you could get the dreaded BURN error, causing you to remove the ingredients, clean the pot and start all over again.
    2. Be sure the steam release valve has been set to the sealed position before the Instant Pot is set to pressure cook. If it is accidentally left open, the pot will not come to full pressure, meaning your pork will not be cooked!
    3. When releasing the steam release valve, be very careful. The steam that comes out is very high pressured, and could have some drops of hot liquid. Get out of it’s path as quickly as you can!
     

    Nutrition Facts

    Nutrition facts are an estimate only! The ingredients you choose could have different nutritional values than the ingredients I have used.  
     * Net carb count excludes both fibre and sugar alcohols, because these do not affect blood sugar in most people.
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0.5lbCalories: 422.8kcalCarbohydrates: 11.5gProtein: 32gFat: 28.7gSodium: 991mgFiber: 2g
    Keyword instant pot pulled pork, keto pulled pork, slow cooker pulled pork
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