Beef Brisket with Chipotle Tomatillo Sauce

Use your pressure cooker to cook up a flavorful, tender beef brisket in a smoky, fruity sauce of tomatillos and chipotle chiles.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 809 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 1 (3 pound) beef brisket
• 2 (11 ounce) cans whole tomatillos, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the tomatillos, chipotle peppers, tomato sauce, water, salt, and brown sugar in the work bowl of a food processor, and blend until smooth. Set the mixture aside.

Step 2

Heat the olive oil in a pressure cooker with the lid off over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Drop the brisket into the pressure cooker, and sear it on both sides. Pour the tomatillo mixture over the brisket, bring to a boil, and place the lid on the cooker. When the pressure comes up, set the heat so the cooker develops medium pressure, and cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Step 3

Allow the cooker to release pressure on its own (without using the quick-release), and remove the brisket. Serve hot, with tomatillo sauce on the side.