Zippy's Chili Recipe
Make the best homemade Zippy’s Chili recipe with ground beef, Portuguese sausage, and beans. Easy Instant Pot Hawaiian-style chili ready in 50 minutes!
Equipment & Tools
- Burner
- Food Processor
- Instant Pot (or pressure cooker)
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Measuring Cup
- Measuring Spoon
- Wooden Spoon
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 ½ lb Ground Beef
- 6 oz Redondo’s Portuguese Sausage
- 6 cloves Garlic chopped
- ¼ tsp Grated Ginger
- 1 large Onion chopped
- ½ cup Celery chopped
- ½ cup Bell Pepper chopped
- 4 tbsp Chili Powder
- 1 ½ tbsp Dried Oregano
- 1 ½ tbsp Cumin Powder
- 2 tsp Iberia Red Wine, recommended
- 1 tsp Powdered Chicken Bouillon
- 1 tsp Ajinomoto
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 1 cup Tomato Paste
- 2 can (15 Oz) Bush's Kidney Beans, Drained
- 1 can can (15 oz) Bush's Pinto Beans, Drained
- 1 ½ tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 3 cups Chicken Broth
- 4 tbsp Kewpie Mayonnaise, Recommended
- 3 Bay Leaves
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Chop onion, garlic, ginger, celery, and bell pepper on a cutting board. Set aside.
- Pulse the Portuguese sausage in a food processor until it looks like ground meat.
- Turn on the Instant Pot to sauté mode. Add vegetable oil.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, celery, and bell pepper. Cook until soft and fragrant.
- Add ground beef and processed Portuguese sausage.
- Cook until browned and fully cooked. Break apart with a wooden spoon.
- Add chili powder, red wine, chicken bouillon, Ajinomoto, sugar, oregano, and cumin.
- Sauté for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
- Turn off sauté mode.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, salt, bay leaves, chicken broth, beans, and tomato paste.
- Stir gently (do not overmix).
- Close the Instant Pot lid and seal the vent.
- Select chili setting or cook at high pressure for 30 minutes.
- Once done, carefully release the pressure.
- Open lid and remove bay leaves.
- Mix in 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise until smooth and creamy.
- Serve hot over rice and enjoy your homemade Zippy’s Chili.
Notes
Do not over-stir after adding beans to prevent breaking them.
If chili is too thick, add a little more broth.
The mayonnaise gives authentic Hawaiian flavor — don’t skip it.
Chili tastes even better the next day.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 346kcal (17%)Carbohydrates: 28g (9%)Protein: 22g (44%)Fat: 18g (28%)Cholesterol: 55mg (18%)Sodium: 890mg (39%)Fiber: 720g (3000%)Sugar: 6g (7%)Calcium: 80mg (8%)Iron: 4mg (22%)
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