Instant Pot Chili Con Carne

• Salt and pepper, for seasoning meat
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 pounds beef chuck, cut into roughly 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup minced shallots, plus more for topping (from about 3 to 6 shallots, depending on size)
• 1/2 cup diced jalapeno (from about 2 medium jalapenos)
• 2 tablespoons achiote rojo paste (like El Mexicano brand)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste (preferably double concentrated)
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons lime juice, plus more as needed
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup dried kidney beans, soaked for about 4 hours, then rinsed

1. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the beef cubes and rub it into their surfaces. Turn your Instant Pot onto saute mode. Heat one tablespoon butter until melted and foaming. Add roughly half of the beef (to avoid crowding) and brown thoroughly on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon and repeat with remaining tablespoon of butter and the rest of the beef, until you've browned and set aside all of meat.
2. Add the shallots, jalapenos, and 2 teaspoons kosher salt to Instant Pot. Saute about 3 minutes, until the shallots are soft and translucent. Make a well in the center and add the achiote paste and tomato paste. Saute about a minute, using your utensil to crush up the achiote paste and mix everything together. Add the water and use it to scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan. (Make sure you scrape well to avoid any paste sticking to the bottom.) Add the crushed tomatoes, lime juice, brown sugar, kidney beans, and the browned beef, and mix well. Turn to pressure cook mode on high for 35 minutes.
3. Once cooking is complete, let the pressure release naturally for at least 5 minutes before utilizing the instant release function. Shred the beef with two forks. (Some of the beans may have burst during the pressure cooking-don't worry about that!) Taste and adjust seasoning as needed with more lime juice and salt. Garnish and serve.

salt, kosher salt, butter, beef chuck, shallots, jalapeufos, paste, tomato paste, water, tomatoes, lime juice, brown sugar, kidney beans

Taken from food52.com/recipes/78615-instant-pot-chili-con-carne (may not work)