Chili con Carne, Instant Pot

also called chili · bowl of red · Texas red · chili no beans · instant pot chili · pressure cooker chili con carne

Also written for Slow Cooker (2 to wash), the plain way (1 to wash).

The table

Bloom the chile with the pot switched off. Pour the tomatoes over the top and do not stir them down
3 lb(1.4 kg; cut in 1/2-in dice)beef chuckbrown 12 min, in two batchessoftenbloom the chile off the heat35 min high pressure, natural release 15 minthicken with masa, lid off
2 tspkosher salt
2 Tbsvegetable oil
1 large(chopped)yellow onion
6 cloves(minced)garlic
1/4 cup(30 g; pure ground chile, not a chili-powder blend)ancho chile powder
1 Tbsground cumin
1 tspdried oregano
2 cups(475 mL)beef stock
14 oz(400 g; poured over, not stirred down)crushed tomatoes
1 Tbscider vinegar
2 Tbs(20 g; slaked in a little water)masa harina
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.14 things to get out.

Pans and tools

Before anything else

2brown 12 min, in two batches

3soften

goes in with what step 2 made

4bloom the chile off the heat

goes in with what step 3 made

535 min high pressure, natural release 15 min

goes in with what step 4 made

6thicken with masa, lid off

goes in with what step 5 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 22 min2 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
about 20 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the ground chile scorches against a sealed base and the lid means nobody sees it happen until it is bitter
What you'll wash
One thing — the Instant Pot
Does it keep
4 days — better on the second; the sealed pot cannot reduce, so it is thinner cold than the stovetop one

  1. brown 12 min, in two batches

    12 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. soften

    not timed12 min in

  3. bloom the chile off the heat

    not timed12 min in

  4. 35 min high pressure, natural release 15 min

    1 hr 2 minwalk away12 min in

  5. thicken with masa, lid off

    8 minneeds you(we think)1 hr 14 min in

You'll need Instant Pot

See how it is written
>> title: Chili con Carne, Instant Pot
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, chiles, texas, one-pot, stew, instant pot, pressure cooker
>> counters: Instant Pot
>> dish: chili-con-carne
>> kit: Instant Pot
>> aka: chili, bowl of red, Texas red, chili no beans, instant pot chili, pressure cooker chili con carne
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 35 min
>> slack: narrow — the ground chile scorches against a sealed base and the lid means nobody sees it happen until it is bitter
>> washing-up: the Instant Pot
>> capacity: 3 — the Instant Pot's base, brown
>> keeps: 4 days — better on the second; the sealed pot cannot reduce, so it is thinner cold than the stovetop one

Bloom the chile with the pot switched off. Pour the tomatoes over the top and do not stir them down.

>> step: brown 12 min, in two batches
Brown @beef chuck{3%lb}(1.4 kg; cut in 1/2-in dice), @kosher salt{2%tsp} in @vegetable oil{2%Tbs} on sauté in an #Instant Pot{} for ~brown{12%min}, in two batches.

>> step: soften
Soften @yellow onion{1%large}(chopped), @garlic{6%cloves}(minced) with @&(~1)browned beef{}.

>> step: bloom the chile off the heat
Bloom @ancho chile powder{1/4%cup}(30 g; pure ground chile, not a chili-powder blend), @ground cumin{1%Tbs}, @dried oregano{1%tsp} in @&(~1)pot{} with the heat switched off, then scrape the base until nothing is stuck to it.

>> step: 35 min high pressure, natural release 15 min
Pressure cook @&(~1)pot{} with @beef stock{2%cup}(475 mL), @crushed tomatoes{14%oz}(400 g; poured over, not stirred down), @cider vinegar{1%Tbs}, lid on and valve sealed: ~come to pressure{12%min}, then ~pressure cook{35%min} on high and ~natural release{15%min}.

>> step: thicken with masa, lid off
Thicken @&(~1)chili{} with @masa harina{2%Tbs}(20 g; slaked in a little water) on sauté for ~thicken{8%min}, lid off.