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Instant Pot Pork Chili Verde
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Instant Pot Pork Chili Verde

Juicy tender pork in a flavorful green pepper broth make this insanely delicious pork chili verde. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 198 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 3.5-4 lbs pork shoulder roast boneless
  • 4 to tomatillos
  • 2 poblano pepper
  • 2 Serrano peppers
  • 3 jalapeno pepper
  • 1 yellow onion chopped, medium
  • 5 garlic whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp cumin seed whole
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • ½ cilantro bunch fresh
  • lime juice from 1

Instructions

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  1. Trim large pieces of fat from pork and cut into 2 inch chunks.
  2. Peel husks, wash and cut tomatillos into quarters. Wash all peppers, remove stems and seeds and roughly chop.
  3. Optional step: to add more depth of flavor, you can roast the peppers and tomatillos. Spray a foil lined baking sheet, place all peppers and tomatillos skin side up, lightly spray peppers with cooking spray. Broil for 3 minutes or until chard and bubbly. Cover to let them sweat, then when cool peel off the burnt skins and add the peppers to the instant pot.
MAKE IT NOW
  1. Add pork, tomatillos, poblano peppers, serrano peppers, jalapeno peppers, onion, garlic, cumin seed and salt to the Instant Pot or pressure cooker. Stir to combine.
  2. Put on the saute feature and when you hear it gently sizzling, about 3 minutes, place lid on Instant Pot and seal. Cook on High heat for 30 minutes, then do instant release to release the steam.
  3. Preheat oven to Broil. Using tongs, transfer pork pieces to a foil lined baking sheet. Lightly spray cooking spray over the pork pieces. Broil pork on top rack of oven for 2-3 minutes or until you see browned crispy edges of the pork.
  4. Add cilantro and lime juice to remaining contents of Instant Pot. Using an immersion blender blend together until smooth. Then add pork back into sauce.
MAKE AHEAD
  1. Roast peppers (optional) cool.
  2. Add meat to freezer bag. Add cooled chopped roasted or raw peppers. Freeze.
  3. Thaw. Then dump all of bag into instant pot. Bring to sizzle. Lid on and Cook. Broil and purée then serve
  4. Serve in fried corn tacos, or over rice, or make a burrito bowl with them.
My favorite way to serve it is to take a corn tortilla, fry it in oil until crispy and add the meat to those tacos. I also love to serve it over rice or in a burrito.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 198kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 81mg (27%) Sodium 967mg (40%) Potassium 523mg (11%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 205IU (4%) Vitamin C 33.4mg (37%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 2.1mg (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 198

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 198kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 81mg 27%
Sodium 967mg 40%
Potassium 523mg 11%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 205IU 4%
Vitamin C 33.4mg 37%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 2.1mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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