Instant Pot Char Siu Roast Pork
A faster and easier way to get a char siu flavored pork roast without spending hours roasting in the oven.
Ingredients
- 1 recipe char siu marinade
- 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder
- salt
- pepper
- Chinese 5 spice powder (optional)
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Pierce pork shoulder with fork several times. This will allow the marinade to soak deeper into the meat.
- Lightly season pork by sprinkling salt, pepper, and Chinese 5 spice powder, if using. Have a VERY light hand if using the Chinese 5 spice powder.
- Pour 1/2 the char siu marinade over the pork. You can either let the pork marinate for 30 minutes or just continue on to the next step for cooking.
- Put the pork with the marinade liquid into the instant pot. Add 1/2 cup water.
- Close the lid, seal, and pressure cook on high for 45 minutes. You can quick release or natural release the pressure, but the general rule of thumb I use is to pressure cook about 15 minutes per pound.
- Set your oven to broil (mine broils at 500 degrees F). Transfer the pork to a lined baking sheet or roasting pan.
- Brush some of the glaze onto the pork and broil for 1-3 minutes, until the glaze is bubbling and begins to caramelize. After the first glaze caramelizes under the broiler, take the pork out, brush more glaze on, and put it back to broil. Repeat 3-4 times or until all the glaze is used.