Pressure Cooker Chili

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Big Chili

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (152)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

3 pounds stew meat (beef, pork, and/or lamb)
2 teaspoons peanut oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 (12-ounce) bottle of beer, preferably a medium ale
1 (16-ounce) container salsa
30 tortilla chips
2 chipotle peppers canned in adobo sauce, chopped
1 tablespoon adobo sauce (from the chipotle peppers in adobo)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Directions

Place the meat in a large mixing bowl and toss with the peanut oil and salt. Set aside.

Heat a 6-quart heavy-bottomed pressure cooker over high heat until hot. Add the meat in 3 or 4 batches and brown on all sides, approximately 2 minutes per batch. Once each batch is browned, place the meat in a clean large bowl.

Once all of the meat is browned, add the beer to the cooker to deglaze the pot.

Scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the meat back to the pressure cooker along with the salsa, tortilla chips, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, and ground cumin and stir to combine. Lock the lid in place according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the steam begins to hiss out of the cooker, reduce the heat to low, just enough to maintain a very weak whistle. Cook for 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and carefully release the steam. Serve immediately.

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recipe Pressure Cooker Chili
Diana East Orange, NJ 11-20-2009
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very good
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Something different for my family. We usually have a lot of leftovers however, this dish didn't last long. Everyone,... including my 12 yr old picky eater, enjoyed it.Read more
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Jenner Gallatin Gateway, MT 11-15-2009
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Fabulous Chili
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this chili with elk meat numerous times. Fabulous. We like things a bit hotter, easy enough to add another... chipolte and jalepeno. Thanks Alton!Read more
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Billy Meridian, ID 11-13-2009
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I've made this many times
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

and it is the best chili I've had. My daughter is now at college, and when asked what she wanted us to cook when she came... home for Christmas, she said she wanted this. I use apple juice (Cider) instead of beer. Not just because I don't drink (I don't care if the alcohol is mostly cooked out), but because I have other small kids and I don't want it around the house. And I've never cottoned to the taste. I like things hot, and this is a little mild for me and one child (age 12) but you can just add some chipotle sauce if you want. But it's just right for the others. Oh, and I chop some fine onion (half a large one) and cook that after the meat until it's soft and brown. After the pressure cooking, there's no way to even know it was there. I put in about a quarter cup of white cooking wine to deglaze the pan, too. Adds acid, which it needs. And about a tablespoon of Balsamic Vinegar (though the heat may kill that taste). I tried it once with lamb (the original recipe called for 1/3 beef, 1/3 pork, and 1/3 lamb), but I found out that I don't like lamb. So now I just split it between beef and pork. A can of drained black beans after the pressure cooking does well for those who want chili (with an "I") and beans. It's very good. Read more
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Matt Raleigh, NC 11-04-2009
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Mistake in this Episode
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

On the Good Eats chili episode, Alton Brown calls for 3 anchos, 3 cascabels, and 3 de Arbols (also listed as this in online... recipe). However, he actually uses 3 guajillos, 3 cascabels, and 3 de Arbols. Intuition tells me that anchos is correct to get the right flavor and the correct quantity of chile, but I would like to confirm. Anybody know the answer? Thanks.Read more
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Margaret DeWitt, NY 10-10-2009
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Fantastic!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have made chili a hundred different ways, but this tops all. My own tweak on it was to use pineapple salsa and substituted... ginger ale for the beer since I don't like the taste. I kicked up the heat a little to offset the sweetness of the pineapple but other than that - it rocks!Read more
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LISA Tomball, TX 10-08-2009
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YUM!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was my first time to make chili, and it was great! I served it as a Frito Pie. Everyone loved it! Cooking in the... pressure cooker is easy and quick!Read more