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Mississippi roast gets a pulled pork makeover in the Instant Pot, and the payoff is tender, juicy meat with big pepperoncini flavor in about 45 minutes. The pork butt is cut down to fit, heavily seasoned, seared for extra texture, then finished with beef broth, butter, pepperoncinis, and ranch seasoning for a fast comfort food dinner.

The result is easy pulled pork that falls apart cleanly and stays succulent in its juices. It’s a practical recipe for sandwiches, tacos, meal prep, or anyone looking for an Instant Pot pork butt recipe that delivers Mississippi roast style flavor without a smoker. The transcript shows a simple test kitchen approach, with lessons from a previous attempt folded into this version for a better finish.

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Transcript
00:00Guys, this is either going to be the best idea I've ever had or the worst.
00:03We're going to try a pork butt, Mississippi pot roast style, in the Instapot.
00:08So guys, I'm totally aware that I'm going to get a lot of crap for using the Instapot, not a
00:11smoker,
00:12but it's very cold. I got like an hour and I just want to have some good pulled pork
00:16and I'm pretty sure that we can get this done using this method.
00:19So I learned a few things to first go around and we're going to try them out here.
00:22First thing we're going to do is chunk up our pork butt so it will fit inside the Instapot.
00:29Now that we've got them sufficiently cut up, what we're going to do is we are going to make sure
00:34that we season all sides. I really don't think that you can under season here.
00:40The better seasoning you get, the better your sear is going to be.
00:42So make sure again, you get every inch of exposed meat with a little dusting of your favorite rub.
00:49I'm using the Skull & Mortar OG Rub. You can get it at skullandmortar.com.
00:53It is pretty much perfect, but if you got something you prefer, then go ahead and use that.
00:59It's fine, whatever.
01:04Now previously I had used the actual Instapot to sear the meat, but I didn't really like how that turned
01:10out.
01:10So I got it going in my cast aluminum pan and I'm just going to turn it as often as
01:15it takes
01:15until I get the sear that I want.
01:18Just because, you know, this is something I'm kind of new to, so you feel free to handle your meat
01:22however you like, but while you're doing it, don't be a pervert, my friends.
01:26I'd also recommend you keep your phallic meat out of the pan altogether.
01:30But again, you can do whatever you want.
01:32Just do it inside your own, you know, the own four walls of your home.
01:36Maybe, you know, in the presence of only consenting adults.
01:39That would be fantastic.
01:41Now, since I want the extra moisture in the Instapot, I'm going to go ahead and use some beef broth
01:45instead of some standard au jus.
01:47But we're going to go ahead and put it, I don't know, about a quarter of a cup or so.
01:50We don't want to have too much liquid in here.
01:52I learned that from my last go around with the Instapot as well.
01:55And much like Terry's mom, we're just going to keep searing all the meat until everything is sufficiently seared.
02:02So I'm going to go ahead and drop a whole stick of butter in here
02:04and just kind of let it start to melt some over that hot meat.
02:07Ooh, hot meat. That sounds saucy.
02:11I'm going to try and stick this meat in here, but actually, I'm over the limit,
02:15so I'm going to take this out.
02:16I'm just going to have to do two rounds of this meat, but we'll save the second one for off
02:19-camera.
02:20You know what I mean?
02:21I'm going to continue searing up here.
02:23Now, I'm just going to go ahead and figure this jar of pepperoncinis.
02:26Just go ahead and get in there.
02:28That's right. I'm going to get deep in there.
02:30I'm going to get all those peppers out, all the juice, all the peppers, all on top.
02:34And here, we're going to dump our ranch packages right in on top of it.
02:38I think that we've got plenty of moisture, and with this pork moisture in here as well as the fat
02:42renders out,
02:43I really think that this is probably going to slap.
02:45Guys, and I think that's it.
02:47We're going to go ahead and lock our lid down, and we're going to get this bad boy going.
02:52Guys, so I'm going to cook this with a high pressure.
02:54I'm going to keep my keep it warm setting on, and I'm just going to let it run.
02:57It says it should take about 45 minutes.
02:59I don't doubt that at all.
03:01So, guys, you saw everything we did to get to this point.
03:04It really is very simple.
03:06We're going to pop this open, and we're going to find out, did it work or did it not work?
03:10Well, it already looks better than our last go-around with the pork butt in the Instapot.
03:16Remember, guys, it only took us 45 minutes to get to this point.
03:19Let's go ahead and pull some out of here and see how it does.
03:22And it just falls right apart.
03:24I mean, it looks good.
03:25It smells good.
03:26Obviously, there's plenty of juice because we caught it all here in the pan.
03:30Let's see how the bone pulls out.
03:32Clean as a whistle.
03:35Not bad at all.
03:37We're going to make sure that we put all the meat back in with the juices
03:40because I want to make sure that this thing is popping with those juices.
03:44It's definitely very succulent.
03:46It's very moist.
03:48It's time, my guys.
03:49You see it.
03:50Here it goes.
03:58All right, hear me out.
04:00This is light years ahead of the other pork butt.
04:03This is very good.
04:04You can taste those pepperoncinis.
04:06The seasoning, it's actually really, really good.
04:14I'm stoked.
04:15It tastes like a great pork roast.
04:16There you go, guys.
04:17You saw exactly what we did.
04:19It was very easy, man.
04:20It was just a few basic ingredients.
04:22We threw it in the Instapot after we browned it up a little bit
04:26just to give it a little bit of texture.
04:28It's not too over the top with it, but there is a little bit here and there.
04:33It's way better than our regular pork butt in the Instapot was.
04:41All in all, man, I feel like there's a win.
04:43I'm pretty stoked to eat this.
04:46I don't know what else to say.
04:48Terry's mom's a hoe, I guess.
04:49Well, guys, I made a huge mess and I got to clean this up.
04:52But all in all, I can say that this experiment was, in fact, worth it.
04:58It was far superior to the pork butt that we did before.
05:01And a lot of the stuff that I learned and incorporated into this recipe
05:05that I think made it better, I learned from the comments down below.
05:08So if you have any tips or tricks, throw them down there.
05:10Find me at skullandmortar.com.
05:12You can buy my t-shirts, my sauces, my rubs, all that stuff.
05:16We're skull and mortar everywhere.
05:17And no matter what happens today, cook something good, man.
05:21Just enjoy yourself.
05:22Have fun.
05:23Try something new.
05:24It'll either work or it won't.
05:25In this case, it worked.
05:27And I'm feeling pretty good about this Instapot.
05:29Holler at your boy.
05:30Terry's mom's a hoe.
05:31I'm out this piece.
05:33So after we get you looking, dope as possible in your skull and mortar t-shirt,
05:37we got to get to the cooking.
05:39We might as well get that food tasting fly as possible with your beach bum barbecue rub
05:43made exclusively by skull and mortar.
05:45It's award-winning.
05:47It's going to take your food from the top to, from the bottom to the top.
05:52And after we sauce you up, we might as well rub you up, my friends, with that skull and mortar
05:57rub.
05:58That's right.
05:59Don't be a pervert.
06:00We're not talking about that kind of rub up, my friend.
06:02We're talking about the rub that you put on your meat.
06:05Again, come on, dude.
06:07Have some class.
06:08Put this on your chicken, your pork, your beef, your fish.
06:13It doesn't matter.
06:13You can put it on anything.
06:14If you can find something you can't put it on, shoot me a DM because you'll literally blow my own
06:19mind.
06:20Check it out now at skullandmortar.com.
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