Pulled Pork Tenderloins In Pressure Cooker

Pulled pork tenderloins served on a white dish.

These pulled pork tenderloins are cooked in a citrus and garlic marinade in the pressure cooker, then shredded and served with rice, salad or beans for a filling and delicious family dinner!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Pulled pork tenderloins in pressure cooker

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Natural Release 10

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 715kcal

Author Sonila

Equipment

1 Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

2 pork tenderloins
0.5 cup olive oil
2 navel oranges
2 sour oranges
2 lemons
2 limes
1.5 tbsp coarse sea salt
1 tbsp peppercorn
0.5 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp dry oregano
8 garlic cloves
1 red onion
1 tbsp brown sugar optional

Instructions

Squeeze all citrus fruits and set the juice aside. Optional zest one lemon for added flavor.
Place the pork tenderloins on the basket of the pressure cooker. Add olive oil, citrus juice, salt, pepper, cumin, oregano, garlic. You can mince, crush or just slice the garlic.
Cover the basket and place in the refrigerator for tenderloins to marinade.
Once you get the basket with tenderloins out of refrigerator, add sliced red onion over the pork and marinade. Place basket inside pressure cooker. Set it to cook on high for 45 minutes (meats setting).
Let it naturally release once done cooking. Remove pork tenderloins from the pot and place them on a platter. Add as much as the onion as you can get over the tenderloins. Shred the pork tenderloins with fork, they'll be that tender!
Reserve some of the marinade you used for cooking in a pyrex glass. Add it over the pulled pork for extra flavor. Enjoy:)

Notes

Pork tenderloins usually come in a package of 2, so weight can vary sometimes. Most times 2 pork tenderloins give me enough pulled pork for 8 portions.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
Serve this dish with added sauce if you so desire, you can add sweet and tangy, or sweet and sour or BBQ etc etc.
Side dishes - I usually serve this dish with rice, salad and beans.
I usually add 1 tbsp brown sugar if I'm going to serve the pulled pork with some kind of sweet sauce. The brown sugar balances the acidity of the citrus fruits.

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