I borrowed my roommate’s Instant Pot because I’ve heard rumors you can make three-pound hunks of meat in an hour. So that’s pretty cool.
I wanted to go low maintenance for this recipe because such is the spirit of the Instant Pot. I got a great deal on the pork roast at the store, and then picked up a head of garlic, a jar of apple butter, and a bottle of Kentucky Bourbon.
Apples go really well with pork, so I thought apple butter would make for a great sauce! After the Instant Pot finished its magic, I put the juices from the pork, apple butter, bourbon, and garlic cloves in a blender for an emulsified sauce to top the pork. Yummy!
I served this with corn pancakes which are like corn muffins, but fried!
Apple Garlic Pork Roast Recipe by Baker’s Theory
Ingredients
3 lb pork loin, fat left on
9 oz apple butter
1 head of garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1/2 cup Kentucky bourbon
Salt
Serves 6-8
Instructions
Cover the pork loin with salt and place in Instant Pot. Pour apple butter and bourbon over the roast and toss a whole head’s worth of garlic cloves over the roast.
Bring the roast up to pressure and set for 70 minutes.
Remove the roast from the pot and place on a cutting board to cool. Slice.
Allow the sauce to cool before blending/pureeing.
Pour sauce over pork and serve.