Dinner for 4

Instant Pot Pork Shoulder

Name: Instant Pot Pork Shoulder
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 3/4 lb pork shoulder; 6 cloves garlic; 1 small onion; 1 tbsp ginger; 2 tbsp light or regular soy sauce; 1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock or cold water; 1 tbsp peanut or olive oil; salt to taste (optional); 2 stalks green onions; 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch; 3 tbsp cold water; 1 cup jasmine rice; 1 cup cold water

$7.15for 440 minServes 4

Pressure-cooked pork shoulder becomes tender with garlic, ginger, onion, soy sauce, and a quick thickened sauce.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pork roast, 1.75 lb$2.49/lb typical	1.75 lb	$4.36Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Onions, 0.3 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.39Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.10Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
	Wild, 6.5 oz$0.15/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.97Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.15

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepperCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.79 per serving$7.15 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 3/4 lb pork shoulder
6 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 tbsp ginger
2 tbsp light or regular soy sauce
1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock or cold water
1 tbsp peanut or olive oil
salt to taste (optional)
2 stalks green onions
2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp cold water
1 cup jasmine rice
1 cup cold water

Steps

Cut the pork shoulder into large chunks, mince the garlic, chop the onion, and slice the green onions.
Set the Instant Pot to sauté, heat the oil, and brown the pork in batches for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic, onion, ginger, soy sauce, and 1/2 cup water, then pressure-cook on high for 20 minutes.
Cook the rice with 1 cup cold water in a covered pot for 15 to 18 minutes while the pork cooks.
Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then remove the pork and shred it.
Cook pork until it reaches 145 F inside, then rest it 3 minutes.
Set the pot to sauté, stir in the cornstarch mixed with 3 tablespoons cold water, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until thickened.

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