This hearty, Italian Instant Pot pork stew is an absolute family favourite featuring ground pork meat, juicy tomatoes, and legumes of your choice.
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Dinner, Family-Friendly, Pork, Stew
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 362kcal
Ingredients
2tablespoonsolive oil
1medium onionfinely diced
2celery sticksdiced
1large carrotpeeled and diced into cubes
2teaspoonssalt
0.5lb.ground pork meat(250-280 g)
3.5oz.diced smoked baconsuch as lardons or speck (100 g)
3-4fresh thyme sprigsor about 1 teaspoon of dried thyme
½red chilidiced (or ½ teaspoon dried chili flakes)
3large cloves of garlicdiced
2cupscooked mixed beans of choicecannellini, navy beans, borlotti beans, etc. canned are fine
500gdiced tinned tomatoes or cherry tomatoestomato passata/purée can also be used, we love Mutti brand of canned tomatoes (2.5 cups)
1cupwater
2bay leavesoptional
¼cupchopped fresh parsley
Juice of ½ lemon
To serve: grated Parmesan cheese or other cheese of choice
Instructions
Prepare all the ingredients and turn on the Instant Pot. Press the Sauté function key and let the pot to heat up slightly. Add the olive oil, onion, celery and carrot with 1 teaspoon of salt and cook for 5 minutes, stirring a few times.
Add the pork and diced bacon and cook together with the vegetables for about for 2-3 minutes, stirring through and breaking the meat apart with a spatula. Then, add the rest of the ingredients except for fresh parsley and lemon juice, and stir through. Press Cancel/Keep Warm to stop the Sauté function.
Place and lock the lid, making sure the steam valve is set to Sealing. Press Manual function, HIGH pressure and adjust the time to 6 minutes. After 3 beeps, the Instant Pot will start to build up the pressure, which will take about 5-7 minutes, and the cooking will begin. Once the timer goes off, allow 10 minutes for natural pressure release; then, use a quick pressure release method by carefully moving the valve to Venting.
To finish the stew, stir in the lemon juice and parsley and serve with grated cheese on the side (if you wish).
Notes
Pork can be replaced with ground beef, chicken, or turkey.