Instant Pot Carne Adovado

  4.4 – 15 reviews  • Pulled Pork

Pork shoulder chunks that have been pressure cooked to delicious softness and covered in a simple to prepare New Mexico red chile sauce. ideal as a stuffing for tacos or burritos.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Additional Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

  1. 8 dried New Mexico chiles, stemmed and broken into small pieces
  2. 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  3. 1 tablespoon canola oil
  4. 4 pounds pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  5. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  6. 6 cloves garlic
  7. 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (Optional)
  8. 1 cup diced onion
  9. 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  10. 1 teaspoon kosher salt (Optional)
  11. ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  12. ¼ teaspoon ground cumin

Instructions

  1. Place New Mexico chiles in a heat-proof bowl.
  2. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a small saucepan. Pour over the chiles; left soften, about 30 minutes.
  3. Turn on a multi-cooker (such as Instant Pot) and the select Saute function. Coat pork with flour and add to pot in batches; saute until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
  4. Transfer soaked chiles to a blender. Add broth, garlic, and chipotle peppers; blend until smooth.
  5. Combine blended chile sauce, onion, vinegar, salt, oregano, and cumin in a bowl; pour sauce over the pork.
  6. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 20 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  7. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove lid.
  8. The sauce thickens a bit as it cools, but if your sauce is too thin, set your pot on the Sauté setting for 5 to 10 minutes to let some of it evaporate. Or, make a slurry by mixing 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of water together. Pour it into the pot and boil on the Sauté setting until thickened.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 217 kcal
Carbohydrate 4 g
Cholesterol 72 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 21 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 288 mg
Sugars 1 g
Fat 12 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Philip Stephens
Best recipe ever. It needs 40 mins in the pressure cooker instead of 20 from my experience. This is my husband and my go to recipe nearly on a weekly basis. 100/10! Also the chile on eggs is amazing the next day.
Jonathan Diaz
This is sooo good. It was my fi first time using dried peppers, they were a game changer. I took other people’s advice and deglazed the pan with red wine before adding everything back into the pot. The first time I made this recipe I followed it exactly but since I have tweaked it a bit. I no longer use the flower and just sear the meat and it works perfectly. It’s so good that the leftover broth I used for chili my family said it was the best chili I ever made.
April Torres
I sautéed the pork shoulder in a cast iron skillet to avoid any burning issues that some other people have had. This is the first outing with the pressure cooker and it turned out perfect. I had a 6 lb. pork shoulder so I increased the liquid to 6 cups and had no problem with burning. Plenty of leftovers for later on. Instead of putting onions in the sauce, we used them as a garnish and it was great. Thanks for the great recipe!
Eric George
we are new mexicans and have been enjoying carne adovada forever. what’s not to enjoy about marinated pork braised in chile colorado. i looked to get an idea on the time in the IP. i did in pot-in-pot so i used 30 minutes, bouncing off the 20 minutes shown for braising in the pot. with p-i-p i can keep the direct liquid down. of course carne adovada can be done a million ways, but USUALLY i chunk and marinate pork shoulder for several hours or overnite, brown it, braise it, then refrigerate it for the next day [common for braises] and serve it in chile colorado made up seperate, tho it usually includes the braise juices and is thickened with the braise vegetables INSTEAD OF FLOURING THE PORK AND MAKING IT STICK WHILR BROWNING [better taste too]. try this with costillas [pork ribs]! instead of chile colorado, sauce it with mole poblano or green chile. great in ALL WAYS. don’t forget the homemade beans, either pinto or black.
Wendy Chaney
I added some extra papers- habanero and red Chile The pork was amazingly tender! Wonderful dish!
Christopher Mcdonald
I sprayed the pot with cooking spray and omitted the canola oil to reduce calories. Followed advice of someone who had made it and poured a little red wine into the pot to deglaze it and stirred up all the browned bits before adding the meat back into the pot with the sauce. I had read that the newer pots were very sensitive an d could give you the burn warning if you did not de glaze the pot. So that worked for me. Meat was so tender, this was my first meal cooked with the instant pot, so lots of experimenting to do.
Sean Spencer
This was my first InstaPot recipe and it turned out great! I used Papatillo dried chiles, I was told they are the least hot ones. I had never used dried chiles before, it was a surprise to see how good & authentic it tasted. That being said, if I wanted to take a shortcut, I would try to buy a ready made sauce and skip the whole soaking the chiles and using the blender. One thing this recipe didn’t mention, but I added a cup of water to the pot before cooking, then I cooked it for 20 minutes and the gravy and meat turned out perfect. My cooker defaulted to 1 hour when I hit the stew setting, but I’m glad I made the adjustment for only 20 minutes or I think it would have overcooked. I used the flour to dredge the meat, it took awhile but I think it added a good consistence to the gravy and more texture to the meat. Overall, a great first experience, my husband loved it too.
Nicholas Sellers
Only thing I would change next time is not adding the chipotle option. The chipotle over powers the other flavors. Also, I don’t have an instant pot so I used my oven. Cooked at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Thomas Jordan
I’ve made it as is, very good. I cut up a pork sirloin very small and followed the recipe from there, then made enchiladas with the pork and sauce. My wife liked it so much we make it once a week now.
Michelle Jimenez
This recipe does notwork. It sends the instant pot into burn mode. Then you try and fix that but finally give up and serve it. Its done and safe to eat, but not pressure cook. The gross stuff didnt go away and thats no way to eat a taco. Go back to the lab.
Trevor Greer
The only thing I added was to de-glaze the pot with red wine before putting the meat and sauce back in. Served with Mexican cabbage pico de gallo on flour tortillas.
Emily Johnson
I tweaked it a bit and didn’t use flour (that’s not really part of the authentic Mexican recipe so not sure why add it to this one). I found that unnecessary. However, this recipe might not be best for instant pot as it continuously said “burn” even though at one point I took it out of the instant pot, completely washed the pot, put it back in and tried to start it all over again and it still said it after about 2 or 3 tries. I think I’d rather do this particular recipe in the crock pot to avoid it sticking to the bottom. Flavor was good but there was something missing. I think I’ll add that secret Mexican ingredient next time as well… 😉
Kevin Parker
My first Instant Pot recipe. Had lots of problems with `burn`. Next time I will try to avoid buildup on the bottom of the pot by either sautéing in a separate pan and/or not using flour. The dish itself was delicious! Other notes: I found dried New Mexico peppers in the Hispanic Foods section at my local supermarket. I also used the Instant Pot to heat the broth for soaking them.
Mr. Perry Mendoza
Very flavorful. I didn’t have New Mexico peppers, but small, dried Japanese red peppers gave it a lot of heat. It made a lot of sauce for the amount of meat, so leftovers became a soup.
Crystal Wilson
I made this for a potluck where about a 100 people showed up. I used 5 pounds of a cut up butt roast. Could not find New Mexico Chilies so I used a Black (Negro) dried chili. I regret not pulling some out before taking to the potluck. Very good, just the right spiciness. Served on flour tortillas.

 

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