Best Instant Pot Pork Chile Verde Pressure Cooker Recipes

EASIEST CHILE VERDE {INSTANT POT}

Steps:

• Heat heavy bottomed pot to medium-high and add cumin seeds. Heat until seeds start to brown and become fragrant (watch to prevent burning), stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Grind in an electric grinder or by hand with a mortar and pestle. Set aside until needed. See notes if you only have ground cumin.
• In an Instant Pot or other stove top pressure cooker, combine pork, tomatillos, Pablano peppers, Anaheim peppers, jalapeno or serranos, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, and salt (also add the habanero pepper and additional serranos if you want added heat).
• Press Saute button (for Instant Pot), then adjust to High. Heat until gently sizzling. Now place lid on cooker, select Manual button/Normal Pressure, Sealing function, and adjust time to 28 minutes. Once pressure cooking time is up, release pressure with Quick Release method.
• Using tongs, or slotted spoon if pork pieces are small, transfer pork to a bowl and set aside. Add cilantro and fish sauce to remaining contents in the pressure cooker. Blend with an immersion blender or in a countertop blender, then season to taste with salt, about 1 ½ teaspoons. Return pork to the sauce and stir gently to combine. Serve immediately OR better yet, cool and place in 6 quart container with lid and keep in refrigerator for up to 3 days, at least overnight. Reheat over medium heat on stovetop and enjoy.

INSTANT POT® CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), select Saute function, and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add tomatillos, jalapenos, and crushed garlic to the hot oil. Saute, flipping once or twice, until lightly browned, 6 to 7 minutes. (Remove garlic earlier if it browns sooner.)
• Transfer vegetables to the bowl of a food processor and puree with 2 cups chicken broth until smooth.
• Clean and dry the inner pot of the Instant Pot®. Select Saute function and heat remaining olive oil. Add pork, onion, bell pepper, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir and saute, adding more oil if necessary, until pork is browned on all sides and vegetables are soft, 7 to 8 minutes. Cancel Saute function. Pour in remaining chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Stir in reserved tomatillo puree.
• Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 25 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Stir in chopped cilantro.

INSTANT POT CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• 1. In a pressure cooker, place peppers, onions, garlic, spices, chicken broth and a big pinch of salt. (Do not add the meat, potatoes or the potato flakes yet.) Seal the pressure cooker, bring to high pressure, and cook for 5 minutes. Release pressure.
• 2. Using an immersion blender, puree the pepper mixture until it is like a green sauce.
• 3. Add the pork and stir to combine. Replace the lid and cook on manual for 18 minutes. Do a QR until pressure is released. Add the potatoes and pressure cook for another 4 minutes. NR for 5 minutes and then QR.
• 4. Depending on the amount of fat left on the pork, there may be a layer of grease on the top of the dish after it sits in the pot for a few minutes.... just take a spoon and get as much off as you can.
• 5. If the sauce is not like a gravy consistency, add ¼ to ½ cup instant potato flakes and stir to combine. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes for the potato flakes to dissolve and thicken the sauce.
• 6. NOTE: Since the peppers make a lot of 'juice' when cooked, adding all the ingredients to the pressure cooker, with just the small amount of liquid, makes for an intensely flavored stew that cooks in its own juices.

INSTANT POT PORK CHILE VERDE (PRESSURE COOKER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Place your roast in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
• Add all remaining ingredients on top of roast.
• Set Instant Pot to manual and cook on high pressure for 30 minutes. Let pressure do a natural release (it will take about 10-15 minutes).
• Remove the roast pieces from the Instant Pot and shred using two forks (it will literally fall apart).
• Add pork back into Instant Pot and mix with all the flavorful liquid.
• Serve on tortillas and topped with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro, shredded cheese, or your favorite toppings.

PRESSURE-COOKER CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in an electric pressure cooker set to sauté. Working in batches, brown pork all over (adding 1 more tablespoon oil if needed), 16 to 20 minutes total. Remove pork and switch cooker off. Let pork cool slightly; cut into 1-inch chunks.
• Return cooker to sauté setting. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Return pork to cooker with canned chiles and salsa. Secure lid and manually set cooker to high. Set timer for 35 minutes and let come to pressure.
• Once time is complete, switch off and manually release pressure, then remove lid. Let cool 10 minutes; skim fat. Serve with accompaniments.