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Instant Pot Pork and Apples Recipe

Instant Pot Pork and Apples is the perfect fall dinner. It requires only a few ingredients and it is finished in 30 minutes!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 612.29kcal
Author: Megan Porta

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 lb pork tenderloin or two 1-pound tenderloins
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup apple cider apple juice or water
  • 3 apples peeled, cored and chopped
  • 1 yellow onion sliced
  • 1/2 cup water + 1/2 cup corn starch (optional)

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix well and rub over all surfaces of tenderloin.
  • Set Instant Pot to saute. Heat the olive oil and add the tenderloin to the pot. Cook for 2 minutes/side. Keep turning the tenderloin until all sides are browned.
  • Add apple cider/juice and deglaze the pot (scrape bits from the bottom of the pan with a spoon). Add the apples and onions. Cover and cook on high pressure (pressure cook setting) for 25 minutes. It will take the pot approximately 12 minutes to build up pressure before it begins cooking. Do a quick release.
  • Remove the lid and transfer pork tenderloin to a cutting board using tongs. Thicken sauce with corn starch slurry if you’d like a thicker sauce. Slice pork, place on a serving platter and drizzle sauce over the top!

Notes

  • To increase the amount of apple flavor in the recipe, use juice or cider for the liquid. For a bit of extra non-apple flavor, chicken broth would work great, too!
  • Use a 1.5- or 2-pound pork tenderloin for this recipe OR two 1-pound tenderloins work great, as well.
  • To save some time, skip sauteing the tenderloin toward the beginning of the recipe and throw it into the pot with the rest of the ingredients and get cookin'!

Nutrition

Calories: 612.29kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 60.16g | Fat: 16.25g | Saturated Fat: 4.11g | Cholesterol: 165.56mg | Sodium: 671.04mg | Fiber: 4.94g | Sugar: 30.44g
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