Chili and Beans Recipe | 🔴 INSTANT POT FAIL 😬


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I decided to experiment with an easy chili and beans recipe for dinner. It turned out to be an Instant Pot fail, but a win for dinner! Welcome to Simply Mamá Cooks …

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  1. 99zanne
    99zanne says:

    I don’t sauté my ground beef in the electric pressure cooker – I put a cup of water in and a rack and then put the whole pound of beef/turkey/chicken on the rack and basically steam it. I saw another cook on YouTube do this and it works quickly and well for me and I don’t get that burn notice! TFS.

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  2. K Stewart
    K Stewart says:

    The problem was stirring everything together. If you add the water right after you saute the beef, and make sure you scrape the bottom to be sure nothing is stuck, then layer the other ingredients on top WITHOUT stirring, you won't get the burn notice. Stir it all together AFTER it's done to blend your flavors. I love my IP, in fact I have 3 of them. 🙂

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  3. Cindy R.
    Cindy R. says:

    Tomato anything will give a burn notice, tomatoes always go on top of everything without mixing in until cooking time is done…there is the Instant Pot Community page on FB. I use that page, people are so helpful

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  4. Gary DeWitt
    Gary DeWitt says:

    The dreaded "burn" notice! I've been through this. You have to scrape the entire bottom of the pot after browning anything and before pressure cooking. I use a nylon spatula with a flat end to scrape the bottom. Liquids help, so meat, spices, water (or stock), scrape, hopefully you can see the clean bottom, then beans, etc. The bottom of the pot must be totally free of fond or the IP "thinks" it's burning.

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  5. Pancha Pistolas
    Pancha Pistolas says:

    I don't have an instant pot and not planning to get one any time soon. For now I just prefer to use my pots on the stovetop the old fashioned way. It seems more satisfying to me. I'm not sure about those modern contraptions. So glad this chili was saved!

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  6. Crunch Munch
    Crunch Munch says:

    That was different. I like my chili with more juice unless I am making it for foot longs. I use beer in place of the water and rarely put beans in but once and awhile I crave them. I like mine spicy so it usually has jalapenos and a few Habanaros in it. I would have snarfed that down like a champ tho. Glad you are not afraid to talk about the mistakes, it helps us too. I have lots of dry beans, I might give this a try in the future.

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  7. K C
    K C says:

    Oh the instant pot… I always get burn notices when sauteeing, never pressure cooking. It can be something of a hassle. I was happy to try out my parent's instant pot and see what I think of it, but in the end I think I'll just stick to a crock pot and a stove.

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