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Instant Pot Kalua Pork and Cabbage Mini Tacos

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Getting soft and juicy kalua pork at home is easy with a pressure cooker! If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can always cook the pork in a slow cooker on low for 8-12 hours. Create mini tacos by using leftover dumpling wrappers.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Hawaiian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs pork butt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke
  • 1 tsp Hawaiian salt plus more to taste
  • 3 cups shredded cabbage
  • 3-5 garlic cloves optional
  • dumpling wrappers as many as you want
  • nonstick cooking spray

Instructions

For Mini Taco Shells

  • Wedge dumpling wrappers on the bottom of a muffin tin. Spray with cooking oil and bake at 450 degrees F for about 5 minutes.

For Kalua Pork and Cabbage

  • Put one cup water and liquid smoke in the instant pot.
  • Poke holes in the pork with a fork or knife. If using garlic cloves, wedge the cloves into some of the holes.
  • Place pork in instant pot and sprinkle with the tsp of Hawaiian salt.
  • Pressure cook on high for 45 minutes and let the pressure release naturally (about 20 minutes). If using a different amount of pork, pressure cook for about 15 mins per pound.
  • When pressure is released, take the pork out and shred it. Meanwhile, add in shredded cabbage to the remaining juices. Saute until soft.
  • Enjoy with rice or fill in taco shells (see post above).