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Caldo Verde
Charros
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| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 70 minutes |
| Servings |
10-12 side servings
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Ingredients
- 1 pound pinto beans dried, rinsed and picked over
- 1/2 pound double smoked bacon
- 1/2 pound Mexican Chorizo raw, Mexican chorizo sausage, not the dried Spanish chorizo
- 1 large onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 large jalapeno seeded and finely chopped, more to taste if you want it really spicy
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoons Mexican oregano
- 1 tablespoon crushed epazote
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 chipotle chilis canned in adobo, minced
- 2 cups Mexican beer like Dos Equis or another lager
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 10 ounce tomatoes and chilis if you cannot find this use fire roasted tomatoes and about
1/4 cup of pico de gallo
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Hit sauté on your Instant Pot and when the display reads "hot", throw in the bacon and fry until it starts to brown.
- Remove the chorizo meat from the casing and add that in while it starts to brown. Continue to fry a few more minutes until the meat is cooked.
- Add in the onion. Saute for another 5 minutes until the onion is softened
- Add in the jalapeños, garlic, cumin, oregano, epazote and cook for one more minute.
- Now add in the pinto beans, bay leaves, salt, chipotle chilis, beer, chicken stock and tomatoes with chilies and give it all a good stir.
- Close up the lid and set to cook for 45 minutes on Manual at high pressure. When the time is up, let pressure naturally release (at least ten minutes and then be careful releasing the steam because beans can cause a mess if you release the pressure too soon).
- Check your beans and if they are not really soft, close it back up and program it for another five minutes, naturally release pressure for ten minutes and check again and continue to cook in five minute increments until the beans are nice and soft.
- When they are fully cooked to your liking, hit sauté and simmer the beans for another five minutes or so.
- To serve, scatter the top with freshly chopped cilantro.
Recipe Notes
Adding tomatoes to uncooked beans extends their cook time but I feel that the results of cooking WITH the tomatoes vs cooking in less time but adding the tomatoes after the beans are cooked is worth the extra time under pressure. If you want them to cook faster, leave the tomatoes out, cook for 25 minutes at High Pressure, let pressure naturally release for ten minutes and if the beans are done to your liking, add in the tomatoes at that time and let simmer for a few minutes with the tomatoes.
Carole’s passions for food and her family–although not necessarily in that order–are legendary. From her love of blogging on The Yum Yum Factor, showcasing delicious and unique ethnic and everyday recipes to reviewing local restaurants and other exciting edible happenings in Toronto, teaching cooking classes and doing recipe development for brands, Carole has found her niche in the food world by drawing on her vast travel experience and food knowledge for inspiration as well as pulling from the daily ups and downs of her life for humour. For the last two years, she has been teaching popular Instant Pot workshops all over Toronto and has devoted a large chunk of her time to developing pressure cooker recipes.Her newest adventure is her role as Chef at The Kingston Social House in Toronto!
When she’s not busy creating magic in the kitchen, Carole, an in-demand makeup artist, works her magic on celebrities from Kristen Stewart to Bruce Willis. You can check out her makeup portfolio at Carole Nelson Makeup
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Beer is not gluten free.
This was the best thing I’ve ever made in my instant pot.
These are really good !
I love how the Instant Pot seals in so much delicious flavor. I will make this for my family again and again !!!!! Thanks Instant Pot
In Step 5, you reference “rotel”. What is rotel? It’s not in the ingredient list.
I corrected it to tomatoes with chilies. Rotel is a brand of canned tomatoes