Instant Pot Pork Stew With Red Wine and Olives Recipe (2024)

I don’t have an instant pot but love the look of this recipe. Can it be modified for a slow cooker?

I know this is all about the Instapot, but I intend to do it in a Dutch Oven, then braise it in the oven for about 1-1/2 hours. I have O space for all the new gadgets and besides that, I LOVE braises.

I always do browning, sautéing, etc., in a large skillet, then add it to the instapot. I find the instapot doesn’t do these things very well, and the small surface area at the bottom means you can only brown small batches, which takes a lot of extra time.

Can this recipe be modified for a slow cooker?

Yep. The IP used this way is simply speeding up an ordinary braise, so just reverse-engineer this to make it an ordinary braise. Do everything up to step 5 in your dutch oven, then make sure you've got enough stock/liquid - half-way or so up the meat, or more to make a stew - and simmer in the oven for 1.5-2 hours at around 325, or on the stovetop at a bare simmer (both covered). You could try adding the vegetables in partway through the simmer so they don't dissolve.

The secret to even better meat and veggie dishes cooked in the IP?1. Follow recipe up to and including cooking meat (and tomatoes, if any) for the requisite time. Do a natural release for the time required.2. Remove the meat with a slotted spoon. Add hard veggies like patotoes and carrots. Cook on high 5 minutes. Instant release. 3. Thicken sauce if desired on saute setting. Taste for seasoning. 4. Add back meat to warm. Perfectly done meat - and perfectly done veggies not overcooked.

In response to Claire, maybe add a squeeze of lemon or lime juice, or a splash of vinegar - maybe apple or another “bright” vinegar, like champagne vinegar or a lighter type white wine vinegar. Something acidic, which is a large part of what olives or capers bring to the dish (plus salt, so check the saltiness if you use one of these ideas).

Fantastic! I used lamb instead of pork. I also used fresh tomatoes and tomato paste. I pressure cooked it for 60 minutes because the lamb shoulder was not cut so I figured it needed a bit more time. Instead of water I used chicken broth. Turned out delicious!

Can this be made in a crock pot?

I have a family member who will not eat olives or capers (weirdo!). Anyone tried this without either of those?

What a keeper. I doubled everything - except held back on the water, keeping it at about half a cup. It took almost an hour for the instant pot to natural release because of how much was in there. My only note was that next time I might add a bit more wine. But the sauce is so flavorful as written- and for so few ingredients!!I served over sticky white rice and with a Japanese sweet potato and salad on the side. Rave reviews from all.

Delicious! We have a 3Q mini instant pot, and this recipe actually fits in it, going on the small side on the meat, everything else as written. Next time, I might not use the 1/2c water - there was more liquid than needed. The seasoning is memorable!

In response to Elizabeth and Amy. I do not have an instant pot but was intrigued by the recipe combination of flavors so I used my slow cooker instead. Apply your experience with your slow cooker, the results are fantastic. I used ground inner cardamon seeds as I had not time to go shopping. It's a keeper, great flavor!

Yes, this can be done in a slow cooker. After seasoning the pork I browned it in a hot skillet with oil. I had 3 pounds of pork so did one layer at a time as suggested in the recipe. I then continued with step 3 and deglazed the pan with the wine. I placed the pork in the slow cooker (already warming up) then poured the reduced wine over along with the tomatoes and the carrots. The stew cooked in the slow cooker on low for about 4 hours. The pork came out tender and moist.

John, mushy veggies are common in the IP - but only when cooked with the meat. The 2-stage process below will prevent this. 1. Follow recipe up to and including cooking meat (and tomatoes, if any) for the requisite time. Do a natural release for the time required.2. Remove the meat with a slotted spoon. Add hard veggies like patotoes and carrots. Cook on high 5 minutes. Instant release.3. Thicken sauce if desired on saute setting. Taste for seasoning.4. Add back meat to warm

Made as directed; didn't care for it -- simply not a pleasing combination of flavors. I think it was the olives that wrecked it.

How can I adapt this to use a 4# bone-in pork roast in the IP.

I made this today in the crockpot. I left out the carrots. My house has smelled amazing all afternoon. This is so flavorful. Will definitely make it again!

This is another recipe where the original is unnecessarily complicated. Instead of whole tomatoes, I’ve substituted diced tomatoes. Simmering the sauce on its own may take a week or two to thicken it; I’ve added an optional tablespoon of corn starch. Olives are a matter of taste. We keep big jars of pitted Kalamata olives, so in they go instead of green.

Look for a “half” or “mini” shoulder, which at our market is vacuum packed and sold in ~4 pound packs. Cubing the meat will yield just over 2 pounds, and leave behind most of the fat and bone, alone with strips of meat. Those remains would start a good base for a soup.

Made exactly per the recipe. Delicious! In the future few will allow more time for prep to completion. Company worthy.

Could someone out there answer the question numerous others and I have regarding cooking this without the IP or slow cooker? I don't have access t either so would like to hear if someone has cooked this on top of the stove.

It's delicious. I would add more olives to the finished dish.

Delicious! I used a traditional stove top preparation and it works great. Just watch the liquid during the simmering process, it will need more liquid as you go along. It's probably better to add liquid as you go rather than at the beginning so you can control the consistency. Couldn't find a shoulder, used a bone-in thick cut pork chop; simmer the bone with the wine for flavor; has less fat than a shoulder.

Very tasty. Add a squirt of ketchup to the stew a half hour before the end of cooking to bring out the flavors.

Followed recipe exactly as written and it was delicious

I love this recipe, but I prefer to prevent the coriander, pepper flakes, herbs, and garlic from burning I prefer to add them along with the tomatoes in step 4 rather than putting them on the pork before browning it. I also do the browning and the final reduction on the stovetop rather than in the Instant Pot, and I add the carrots only when reducing the sauce so they keep some shape and texture.

This was very good with modifications:1. Stew without onions? No way! Chopped a large onion, sautéed in Dutch Oven it until started to brown, added pork mixture and sautéed until lightly browned.2. Added 1 cup red wine (Syrah) to deglaze, then 1 cup of chicken broth, tomatoes and other ingredients (plus 2 bay leaves); simmered 20 minutes, covered, stirring now and then. 3. Transferred to 325 degree oven for 90 minutes; stirred every 30 minutes; removed lid last 30 to thicken sauce.

Good. Probably would have been even better if I had put the spices on the pork sooner. (I let it sit in the spices only for half an hour.) I did it on the stove top since I don’t have an instant pot; I let it cook for a couple of hours, and it worked fine.

This was good, but not good enough to make again. I made it exactly as written except I had no coriander seeds, so I used powdered.