Instant Pot Venison Stew with Sweet Potatoes

Instant Pot Venison Stew with Sweet Potatoes is full of sweet heat and chipotle flavors. A quick cook stew recipe with delicious and tender results! Sweet Potatoes and smoky chipotle venison flavors combine in this stew to make a hearty Paleo meal for your family in just 1 hour!

❤️ Why you'll love it

Paleo friendly: If you are following Paleo, this recipe fits the Paleo diet perfectly!

Quick prep and cook time: This venison recipe can be prepped in under 10 minutes and has a 20 minute cooking time.

Tender meat: the Instant Pot cooking method makes the venison stew meat fall apart tender.

Great flavors: the combination of sweet, spicy, and smoky flavors is delicious. It has a rich chipotle flavor gravy that complements the sweet potatoes.

🥘 Ingredients

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Venison Stew Meat: Because this is a tough cut, the Instant Pot or slow cooker is the best way to cook it. I love both methods, but I admit, the Instant Pot has become my favorite overall.

Sweet Potatoes: This is the best potato to use for the flavor combination.

Chipotle Peppers with Adobo Sauce: The smoky flavor and heat from these smoked jalapenos are very unique and something you won't want to substitute. It is what makes this recipe so delicious.

Maple Syrup: You need a little bit of sweetener added to this recipe in order to counteract the heat. It is a really nice compliment.

Chili Powder: I like dark red chili powder.

Cumin: ground cumin adds a ton of flavor and compliments the chili powder.

🔪 Instructions

1. Add olive oil to the instant pot and turn on the saute mode.
2. When oil is hot, add onions and saute 2 minutes, or until translucent
3. Place venison stew meat in a large bowl and toss with the chili powder, ground cumin, and salt.
4. Add seasoned meat to the instant pot and saute until stew is browned on all sides. Cancel the saute setting.
5. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, chipotle peppers, and maple syrup. Scraping the bottom of the pot to bring up any browned bits of flavor. Stir in the sweet potatoes.
6. Seal the instant pot lid and make sure the release valve is in the locked position. Set the manual timer for 30 minutes.
7. When timer goes off, do a slow release. After 30 minutes, manually release any remaining pressure.
8. Serve hot.

🥄 Equipment

Instant Pot: Also known as an electric pressure cooker. It is my choice of cooking method for this recipe. However, a slow cooker can be used also.

Chef knife: Use a knife that is sharp enough to chop the potatoes and will also remove any silverskin from the venison meat.

🥫Storage

Refrigerate: store leftover chipotle venison stew in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.

Freeze: freeze leftover stew

📖 Variations

• Add a few chopped carrots to the stew.
• Beef or vegetable broth can be subbed for the chicken broth.
• Use butternut squash in place of sweet potatoes.
• Use ground venison or beef stew meat in place of the venison stew meat

💭 Tips

• The saute setting is used to soften and cook the onion. It is also used to brown the stew meat, not to fully cook it. You want to sear the outside of the meat, then fully cook it under pressure.

• Once all of the ingredients are in the Instant Pot, make sure that the release valve is in the locked position.

• Allow the Instant Pot do a natural release. The locked-in steam will help the meat be extra tender.

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🍽 Serve with...

Whenever I serve this chipotle venison stew, I always want something to soak up all the delicious broth that is left in the bowl. These Quick Dinner Rolls or Sweet Potato Rolls will do the trick!

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