Instructions
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1Dice your pork tenderloin into bite sized cubes
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2Chop your white onion into small pieces (or big if you have picky eaters who want to pick it out)
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3Turn your Instant Pot to sauté and pour in the vegetable oil
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4Once the oil is hot (you can almost see it start to shimmer) dump in your cubed pork tenderloin and diced onion. You just want to brown the outside so be patient and wait until your oil really is hot
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5Season the pork tenderloin with the minced garlic, garlic powder, onion salt, cumin, Hatch Red Chile Powder, and pepper. Feel free to add more seasoning if you like things extra seasoned.
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6Once the pork is brown turn off your Instant Pot
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7Pour in the 2 jars of Hatch Red Chile Sauce make sure it completely covers your pork.
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8Place the lid on your Instant Pot, change the vent to sealed, and turn your Instant Pot to pressure cook. Set the timer for 10 minutes.
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9After the 10 minutes is up leave the vent on sealed for an additional 10 minutes.
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10After 10 minutes release the pressure and enjoy!
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11Tips - You can always add potatoes in along with the pork! If you prefer a thicker sauce feel free to add 1-2 tablespoons of flour. If you like a Hatch Red Chile Sauce made with dried red pods check our Abuela’s Hatch Red Chile Sauce.
Tender pork simmered in rich Hatch Red Chile Sauce, made ridiculously easy in the Instant Pot. This classic New Mexico dish is ready in 30 minutes with minimal effort—just brown, season, pressure cook, and enjoy with warm tortillas.
When you're craving the deep, rich flavors of traditional Carne Adovada but don't have hours to spend slow-cooking in the oven, the Instant Pot comes to the rescue. This recipe delivers all the smoky, spicy goodness of New Mexico's beloved pork and red chile dish in a fraction of the time.
Our family has been growing Hatch chile in the fertile soils of the Hatch Valley for five generations, and our jarred Hatch Red Chile Sauce is made with the same care and tradition that goes into everything we produce. Using our sauce as the base for this Carne Adovada means you're getting authentic New Mexico flavor without the extra step of making sauce from scratch.
The beauty of this recipe is in its simplicity. You brown the pork to develop flavor, season it generously with garlic, cumin, and our Hatch Red Chile Powder, then let the Instant Pot work its magic. Just 10 minutes of pressure cooking followed by a 10-minute natural release, and you've got tender, fall-apart pork swimming in a velvety red chile sauce.
Serve it with warm flour tortillas, over rice, or tucked into burritos. Add diced potatoes right along with the pork if you want to make it even heartier. However you serve it, this Instant Pot Carne Adovada is proof that you don't need to sacrifice flavor for convenience.
