If you want a tasty Pork Roast recipe, this is it. It has the perfect mushroom gravy to go with it! (I know.... It's strange to have a mushroom gravy with pork, but it works!!) It is so tender and the flavor is fantastic. I served it over rice and it is a very filling meal.
Ingredients: 2 - 3 pounds pork shoulder/pork butt meat (Picnic Roast) 2 large potatoes 8 oz can mushrooms 3 carrots or 1/2 of a 2 lb bag of baby cut carrots 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons Light Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon Grapeseed oil or Olive Oil 1 Teaspoon refrigerated Minced Garlic 2 Bay Leaves 2 Teaspoons of Balsamic vinegar 1 cup Chicken Broth or Stock Kosher salt & ground black pepper to taste Thickener: 2 - 3 tablespoons cornstarch + 2 - 3 tablespoons cold water
Cooking Time: High Pressure for 7 Minutes Natural Release for at least 10 minutes
First wash, peel, and cut the potatoes & carrots into large chunks. (No need to cut carrots if baby cut carrots are used.) Cut Pork into approximately 0.5 inch thick slices. Generously season the pork with kosher salt & ground black pepper. I also went ahead and measured out my chicken stock and made sure I had everything ready to go.
On your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, Press the Sauté button and once hot, add the Grapeseed oil (or Olive oil) and then add the pork or a portion of the pork that will fit without overcrowding. Brown Pork on both sides. Once brown, take out and add the rest of the pork. Once all of the pork is brown, and out of the Instant Pot, add 2 Tablespoons of Butter, the Mushrooms and the Garlic and stir to start De-glazing. Then add carrots, Bay Leaves, Chicken Broth, Soy Sauce and Balsamic Vinegar. (Don't put the potatoes in yet.) Stir for about 2 minutes. Turn off Sauté on Instant Pot.
Next, add the Pork back into pot and put potatoes on top. (The potatoes are less mushy if they are on top.) I added additional salt and pepper to the potatoes, but this is optional.
Close the lid and pressure cook: High Pressure for 7 Minutes Natural Release for at least 10 minutes
Once cooking time is done, carefully take off the lid. Take out the pork and large vegetables and set it aside. Stir in the Cornstarch and water mixture to thicken. Once the Gravy is as thick as you like, add back the pork and veggies.
