Instant Pot Chile Verde (green chile pork stew) recipe

I love finding more ways to use the Instant Pot. This versatile device can do so much, but tender and flavorful stews are its forte. Sauces retain so much flavor when pressure cooked since nothing is lost to escaping steam. The high pressure also makes even the toughest cuts of meat fork-tender in no time. Today I’m excited to share a brand new, delicious Instant Pot stew recipe: Instant Pot Chile Verde! This Mexican green chile pork stew comes out tender and flavorful in your Instant Pot or other pressure cooker. It’s spice level is surprisingly light, so the whole family can enjoy this Instant Pot Chile Verde. You can serve it with rice and beans or in tortillas as tacos. The stew itself is naturally gluten-free and low-carb!

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How to make Chile Verde in the Instant Pot

This Instant Pot Chile Verde recipe calls for 10 tomatillos. I strongly recommend that you use fresh tomatillos and not canned. Tomatillos are found in your grocery produce section, and look like small, green unripe tomatoes wrapped in papery husks. For this recipe you will remove the stems and husks, wash the tomatillos well, then halve them. You’ll also need three jalapeno peppers (halved and seeded), and five cloves of garlic (crushed) for the first phase.

To emulate the traditional method of roasting your tomatillos and peppers first, you’ll start by using the Saute function of a multi-functional pressure cooker. Heat some olive oil in the pot, then add the tomatillos, jalapenos, and crushed garlic. Saute, flipping once or twice, until lightly browned (6 to 7 minutes). If the garlic starts to brown sooner than the tomatillos and peppers, remove the garlic and continue to saute the rest.

As you can see, the tomatillos and jalapeno peppers are soft and their skins look nice and roasty.

Transfer the vegetables from the Instant Pot to a blender or food processor and puree with two cups of chicken broth until it becomes a smooth sauce.

Clean and dry the inner pot of the Instant Pot before moving on. Select the Saute function again, and heat some additional olive oil. Add boneless pork shoulder (cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes), chopped onion, chopped bell pepper, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper to the pot.

Stir and saute the pork and vegetable mixture, adding more oil if necessary, until the pork is browned on all sides and the vegetables are soft (7 to 8 minutes). Push Cancel to turn off the Saute function.

Pour in some more chicken broth and scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits, then stir the reserved tomatillo puree into the pot with the pork.

Close and lock the lid, and select high/manual pressure for 25 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build before the pressure cooking time begins.

After the 25 minutes of cook time, release the pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions (this will take about 10 minutes). Once all the pressure has released, unlock and remove the lid. Now you’ll get the first peek at your lovely Instant Pot Chile Verde!

Stir some chopped cilantro into the Chile Verde in the Instant Pot, and you’re ready to serve!

Serve the Instant Pot Chile Verde with rice and beans or in tortillas as tacos. Either way is delicioso! You can also shred the pork (it will shred super easily after pressure cooking) and use it for a number of things, like quesadillas, omelettes, or salads. The stew itself is naturally gluten-free and low-carb, so feel free to serve it however your dietary needs require.

As you can see, it’s really easy to make pork chile verde in the pressure cooker.

Here is the complete Instant Pot Chile Verde recipe. Be sure to pin this one, and share it on social media and tag @fabeveryday if you make it! I love seeing how others enjoy my recipes.