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Instant Pot Pork Adobo

Instant Pot Pork Adobo

Instant Pot Pork Adobo is a Filipino dish made with vinegar, soy sauce, bay leaves, and peppercorns and it turns out so perfectly tender and juicy in the Instant Pot..

Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot

4.29 from 39 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Pressurizing Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 servings
Calories 408 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 2 1/2 pounds (1 kg) boneless pork shoulder skin and fat removed
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/2 cup (118 ml) soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup (67 g) Filipino cane sugar vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup (59 ml) water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon (12 g) brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons (9 g) whole black peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon (8 g) cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) cold water

Instructions
 

  • Cut the pork into cubes about 2" square. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Turn on saute mode on the Instant Pot. Add oil to the inner pot. When hot, add the pork and brown for approximately 5 minutes. Turn off saute mode and let the pot cool for 2 minutes.
  • Pour in the vinegar, soy sauce, and water. Scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Then add the bay leaves, brown sugar and peppercorns to the pot.
  • Set to Pressure Cook on high for 25 minutes. After the cook time is over, allow the machine to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes, then finish with a quick manual release. Remove the pork from the pot.
  • Press the Saute setting again and return the sauce to a boil. Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and pour it into the Instant Pot. Stir to combine. Boil the sauce until it is reduced by half and slightly thickened, 5–7 minutes.
  • Serve with steamed white rice.

Notes

  • You might be tempted to skip the searing step, which is certainly an option, but I don't recommend it. Searing the meat adds to the depth of flavor and texture on the meat.
  • The sauce will be quite liquidy when you take the lid off the Instant Pot after cooking. It's important to thicken the sauce a bit if you want to pour it over your dish. Once the pork is cooked, remove it from the pot. Mix up a little cornstarch with cold water and pour it into the liquid. Then cook it down on saute mode for about 5-7 minutes. It'll be a thicker consistency, perfect for pouring over the dish.
  • You can add onions, if you want. They add a little more flavor to this already flavor-packed dish.
  • You can use chicken breast or chicken thigh in this recipe as well, but reduce the pressure cook time to 8 minutes.
  • It will take about 5 minutes for the pot to come up to pressure, and 10 minutes to depressurize.

Nutrition

Calories: 408kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 67gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 1776mgPotassium: 1173mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Pork
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