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Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

This recipe will yield very tender pork in a little time. Please add your own sauce for flavor, or use it for stir-fries or soups.

Pork Tenderloin (not pork loin)

INGREDIENTS

  • 1.5 to 2.5 lb. pork tenderloin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 1 cup chicken broth

DIRECTIONS

  1. Sprinkle the pork loin with salt and pepper.
  2. Put Instant Pot in saute mode. Heat oil for about 3 minutes.
  3. Put the pork tenderloin in the pot, and sear until brown.
  4. Put the pork tenderloin on a plate
  5. Pour the chicken broth into the pot, and stir to scrape loose any bits of pork stuck in the pot.
  6. Put a trivet into the pot, and set the pork on top of the trivet.
  7. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes (or zero if small piece). Note: this recipe will work for pork loin also, but pressure cook for 15 minutes (not 3 minutes).
  8. Natural release for 12 minutes
  9. Let the pork rest for five minutes
  10. Slice pieces of pork as needed for stir-fries, soups, etc.

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Instant Pot Whole Chicken

This quick recipe results in a moist, tender chicken.

Instant Pot Whole Chicken

INGREDIENTS

  • A 4 – 5 lb chicken
  • 1 cup chicken broth (or water)
  • Lemon pepper seasoning

DIRECTIONS

  1. Weigh chicken to determine the cooking time
  2. Rinse chicken
  3. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with lemon pepper
  4. Put 1 cup of chicken broth in the pot
  5. Put trivet in the pot
  6. Place chicken on the trivet breast up
  7. Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes for each lb of chicken (e.g. 4.0 lb chicken is 24 minutes)
  8. Natural release 15-minutes