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Pressure Cooker Beef and Bean Chili

Servings 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2/3  pound  dried black beans, rinsed and stones removed
  • cold water to cover
  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2  pounds  ground beef
  • 2/3  fresh jalapeño pepper with seeds, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 1/4  tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/8  tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 3/4  (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Instructions

  • Pour beans into inner steel pot of pressure cooker and cover with 1 inch of cold water. 
  • Lock pressure cooker lid in place and set steam vent handle to Sealing. Select Pressure Cook and cook on High Pressure for 1 minute. Turn steam vent handle to Venting to quick-release pressure. 
  • Drain beans, discarding liquid, and rinse with cold water. Rinse steel pot and return it to pressure cooker. Leave the beans aside for now.
  • Heat olive oil in pressure cooker on Sauté mode on High. Sauté onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, jalapeño, and minced garlic; sauté until beef is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. 
  • Stir chili powder, cumin, kosher salt, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper into beef; continue cooking until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Stir black beans, beef broth, and tomato paste into beef mixture. 
  • Lock pressure cooker lid in place and set steam vent handle to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes. Let pressure release naturally. Turn pressure cooker off.
  • Remove lid, select Sauté on Normal, and cook, stirring occasionally, until desired consistency is reached.
Author: Caroline Chambers