Instant Pot Shredded Beef Recipe, Black Beans & Fried Plantain – Venezuelan Style!

Описание: Pabellón Criollo is the name of this typical Venezuelan dish featuring shredded beef, spiced black beans, fried plantain and fluffy rice. Every region and family makes this a little bit differently, so this is one way that my family makes it. Today we used the Instant Pot pressure cooker to save time and energy, but you can make this without it.

We had to make a few substitutions, specifically for the Ají dulce (sweet pepper) which we didn’t find locally. Instead, we used sweet bell peppers and it turned out amazing. I won’t have exact ingredient amounts for this recipe because we cooked by eye but I hope that I’ve included enough information to help you out!

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INSTANT POT SHREDDED BEEF
(Makes about 10 servings)

1.) To the Instant Pot or a conventional pressure cooker add the following ingredients and pressure cook for 30 minutes.
-Flank steak or skirt steak, about 1 kilo (2.2 lbs)
-4 cups of water
-1 whole onion, peeled
-3 cloves of garlic, peeled
-3–5 bay leaves
-Fresh cilantro
-Salt & pepper, to taste
2.) Remove the steak from the Instant Pot and let it cool. Reserve the stock to use later. Shred the beef into thin strands using your hands.
3.) To a large skillet add a generous amount of vegetable oil, add ½ an onion, ½ a red bell pepper, and 2 garlic cloves, chopped. Suaté until fragrant. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and ½ cup of crushed tomatoes.
4.) Add the shredded beef, salt & pepper to taste, and ½ teaspoon of cumin. Add about 3 ladles of the beef stock, mix to combine, and let it heat up.

SPICED BLACK BEANS

Directions for Dry Black Beans:
1.) Rinse and then soak the beans overnight in plenty of water the night before. Use three times the volume of water as beans. For example, 1 cup of dry beans, 3 cups of water.
2.) In a large pot or the Instant Pot sauté ½ an onion, ½ red bell pepper, green onions, and garlic in a generous amount of vegetable oil. Add the soaked beans and their water. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin, and a sprig of cilantro.
3.) Pressure cook for 15 minutes in the Instant Pot or cook for 45 minutes in a regular pot on the stove, until the beans are tender.

Directions for Canned Black Beans:
1.) Drain the liquid that comes with the beans and rinse them with fresh water.
2.) In a large pot sauté ½ an onion, ½ red bell pepper, green onions, and garlic in a generous amount of vegetable oil. Add the beans and the same volume of water. For example, 1 cup canned beans, 1 cup of water.
3. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin, and a sprig of cilantro. Cook on medium-high heat until heated and tender, about 15 minutes.