Description
Instant Pot Red Chile Pork is an excellent filling for tacos, burritos, or tamales, covered with dried red chile sauce and ready in about an hour, thanks to pressure cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- 10 dried guajillo chiles (about 2 ounces), stemmed and seeded (or ½ cup chile powder)
- 3 crushed cloves garlic
- 1 cup water (or chicken broth)
Instructions
- Everything in the pot: Stem and seed the dried guajillo chiles by cutting the stem end off the pepper, slicing them open along one side, and peeling out the veins and seeds. Sprinkle the pork shoulder cubes with the fine sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, and coriander. Put the pork in an Instant Pot or other pressure cooker, pour in the water, add the garlic, and top with the guajillo chiles.
- Pressure Cook the pork and chiles for 20 minutes with a Natural Release: Lock the lid on the cooker, and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes in an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker or for 16 minutes in a stovetop PC. (Use Manual, Pressure Cook, or Pressure Cook - Custom in an Instant Pot.) Let the pressure come down naturally, about 20 minutes. (You can quick-release any remaining pressure after 15 minutes if you are in a hurry.)
- Blend the peppers and Shred the Pork: Move the cooked guajillo chiles to a blender, and use a slotted spoon to move the pork to a large bowl, leaving behind the cooking liquid. Pour the cooking liquid into a fat separator and let it settle for 5 minutes. Pour a cup of the defatted cooking liquid into the blender with the guajillo chiles. Remove the plug on the lid, hold the lid on the jar tightly with a towel, and SLOWLY increase the blender to high speed. (The still-warm liquid will want to blow the top off the blender). Blend the chiles for 1 minute on high, adding more cooking liquid if the blender is not moving the chiles around. Pour the blended red chile sauce over the pork. Shred the pork with a pair of forks and mix it with the chile sauce. Save for later, use in another recipe, or serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Weeknight Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: Mexican