Instant pot banh mi
Ingredients
- 3.5 lbs. pork shoulder, trimmed
- 2 tsp Chinese five spice
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp Hy-Vee ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp Hy-Vee Select olive oil
- 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup water
- 6 Hy-Vee mini baguettes, split
- 1/2 cup Hy-Vee chipotle mayonnaise, divided
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots, divided
- 1/4 cup radishes, thinly sliced, divided
- 1/2 cup cucumbers, thinly sliced, divided
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced, divided
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, divided
- 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced, optional
Directions
- Heat Instant Pot on the “Sauté” setting.
- Rub pork with Chinese five spice, kosher salt, and black pepper; slice pork against the grain into 8 pieces. Add olive oil to Instant Pot and sear pork on all sides until a deep color develops, about 7 minutes. Add rice vinegar, lime juice, and water. Seal lid and pressure cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
- Once pork has finished cooking, release seal and allow steam to escape naturally. Once steam has escaped, carefully remove the lid.
- Remove pork from Instant Pot and shred into large pieces.
- Spread mayonnaise onto split baguettes. Divide pork between 6 buns. Top with carrots, radishes, cucumber, green onions, fresh cilantro, and jalapenos, if desired.