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Disabled Kitchen Recipe: Instant Pot Effin Good Chili

A delicious full of flavour Instant Pot chili.
Servings 9 people
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

Effin Good Chili

  • 0.907 kg extra lean ground beef
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 chopped onion Every second Saturday, I use the food chopper attachment for my immersion blender and chop a bunch of onion, freezing them in sizes used for most of my recipes. This saves a bunch of prep time when it's time to cook
  • 1 large chopped red bell pepper
  • 2 pepper chopped green jalapeno pepper removing seeds from one
  • 1 pepper chopped Serrano pepper seeded
  • 4 cloves minced garlic I use an entire head of garlic, roughly 12 cloves
  • 2 cube crumbled beef bouillon cubes
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cup water OR 1 can of light beer and 125 ml (1/2 cup) of white wine
  • 796 ml can crushed San Marzano tomatoes
  • 398 ml can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
  • 156 ml can tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp chipotle pepper sauce
  • 2 1/2 tsp dried basil or 25 ml (5 tsp) fresh chopped basil
  • 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika or regular paprika if you don't like a definite smoke flavour
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano or 5 ml (1 tsp) fresh chopped oregano
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 796 ml can dark red kidney beans drained

Sour Cream Topping (Optional)

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

Effin Good Chili

  • Turn the Instant Pot on to saute.
  • When hot, add the olive oil. Let it heat for a minute.
    Getting the peppers ready to chop.
  • Add chopped onions, chopped peppers and minced garlic. Saute until soft. About 1 minute. Tip: If you think this will be too spicy for you, omit the Serrano pepper and thoroughly seed the jalapenos. If you want it extra spicy, leave the seeds in for all of the hot peppers.
  • Add the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce and crumbled beef bouillon cubes. Saute for 3 - 5 minutes, just enough to make sure all the ground beef is separated. You don't need to thoroughly brown it. Watch the video about the Maillard reaction and why it's not necessary to pre-brown meat, found in my Instant Pot Resources.
  • Add San Marzano tomatoes, fine-roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, kidney beans, chili powder, first quantity of cumin, brown sugar, chipolte pepper sauce, basil, paprika, salt, oregano, pepper and water (or beer and wine if you are going that route). Make sure to scrape anything off the bottom of the Instant Pot that may have formed during steps 1 - 5, otherwise your Instant Pot won't reach pressure. Tip: If you want the Instant Pot to reach pressure within 5 minutes, bring the mixture to a slight bubble, taking extra care to scrape the bottom of the pot before placing the lid.
  • Place and seal the lid. Make sure the steam release valve is closed. Set to High Pressure for 20 minutes. You can set it for as low as 10 minutes, but setting it for 20 minutes gives it a bit more time for all the flavours to set.
  • Allow the Instant Pot to naturally release all of the pressure. Do not do a quick release unless you want chili boiling onto the lid and in/out of the steam valve. Tip: To speed up natural release time, place cold wet dish clothes on the metal parts of the lid. You'll probably have to wet them a second or even a third time, as all of the water will evaporate.
  • Remove the lid. If you made your chili with alcohol, turn the Instant Pot back on to saute and let it boil for 5 - 10 minutes to burn off the alcohol. If you made your chili with water, you may want to do the same to boil off any excess water. Stir every few minutes so that it doesn't burn to the bottom of the pot.

Sour Cream Topping

  • While the Instant Pot is doing its thing, mix the sour cream, chopped cilantro and second quality of cumin in a chilled stainless-steel bowl. Cover and refrigerate.

Notes

Serve with the sour cream mixture and your favourite grated cheese blend - optional.
Author: Jules Sherred
Calories: 511kcal
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Low Effort

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Disabled Kitchen Recipe: Instant Pot Effin Good Chili
Amount Per Serving
Calories 511 Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 13g
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 1031mg45%
Potassium 1103mg32%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 34g68%
Vitamin A 3000IU60%
Vitamin C 81.7mg99%
Calcium 160mg16%
Iron 7.4mg41%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.