Recipes For Electric Pressure Cooker

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Recipes For Electric Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker Potato Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 red potatoes, scrubbed
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• salt/pepper
• 3 hard cooked eggs, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon cider vinegar

Time:

• Prep – 20 minutes
• Cook – 10 minutes
• Ready In – 1 hour 30 minutes

Directions:

1. Cook your potatoes on high pressure for about 3 minutes after you must have placed them in your pressure cooker with water. However, if the potatoes are large in size, ensure to cook them for about 4 minutes and make them release steam for 3 minutes. Quickly release the pressure afterwards and then go ahead to open your cooker, wait for the potatoes to cool, peel and dice them.
2. The next thing you’ll do is to place alternate layers of onion, potatoes, and celery in a big bowl. Go ahead to add pepper and salt to each layer after which you’ll add both chopped egg and dill.
3. The final and the most important step. Mix your layers in a small with mustard, mayonnaise, and cider vinegar. Fold these mayonnaise mixture into your potatoes and proceed to serve after you must have waited for at least an hour.

Pressure Cooker Carnitas

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 poblano peppers
• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 1 serrano pepper
• 1 large onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 teaspoons coriander
• 3 teaspoons cumin
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth

Time:

• Prep – 25 minutes
• Cook – 1 hour
• Ready In – 1 hour 30 minutes

Directions:

1. Set your pressure cooker to a medium-high heat and place your oil right into it after which you’ll brown your pork cubes in the hot oil on all sides. While you do this, ensure to add serrano peppers, garlic, cumin, beef broth, jalapeno, poblano, and coriander. Add pressure to your cooker and ensure to keep the heat steady. Don’t also forget to lock the lid to contain the steam and also retain the nutrients.
2. Maintain that same medium-high pressure throughout the cooking process which should last for about an hour before you release pressure from the cooker for safe removal of the lid. Serve and enjoy this delicious Carnitas!

Pressure Cooker Barbecue Pork

Ingredients:

• 8 pounds pork butt roast
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt/pepper
• 2 (12 ounce) bottles of barbecue sauce

Time:

• Prep – 5 minutes
• Cook – 1 hour
• Ready In – 1 hour 5 minutes

Directions:

1. Place your pork in your pressure cooker after you must have seasoned it with pepper, garlic powder, and salt.
2. Fill your cooker with water; enough to cover the pork in the pot. Bring your pressure up to about 15 pounds, close the lid and cook for about an hour.
3. Reserving some of the juices from the pork is considered optional and it is not entirely necessary. However, after mixing your pork with barbeque sauce, you might need to add some of the reserved liquid if it’s really important; otherwise, just proceed to serve your pork and have an amazing time with it.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Is an electric pressure cooker better than any other traditional methods?

Without a doubt, yes. The electric pressure cookers recently produced far surpass other traditional methods of cooking in terms of health benefits, quality, and ease of use. They come packed with high-end features that save both time and energy. Moreover, an electric pressure cooker always retains the taste of your food much better than traditional cooking methods do.

2. Why does an electric pressure cooker cook food faster?

An electric pressure cooker cooks food faster than a regular due to the high level of pressure the cooker can produce. When the pressure in the cooker is increased, it naturally raises the boiling point of water which allows food to be cooked faster.

3. What are the most ideal foods you can cook in an electric pressure cooker?

You can cook almost anything cookable in an electric pressure cooker. However, people mostly use it for stews, soups and beans because these foods are not foamy when they’re being cooked unlike rice, pasta, oatmeal and other foamy foods that can block the cooker’s pressure release.

4. Electric pressure cooker or slow cooker, which consumes power the more?

This is a question most consumers love to ask before getting their hands on an electric pressure cooker which obviously cooks faster than the traditional method of cooking (with pots and pans). An electric cooker uses about 850 watts on the average, according to a verified Amazon user. This way, you might find the traditional method more economical as that consumes less power but takes more time.

Final Thoughts

These are 3 recipes for electric pressure cooker meals that are easy, delicious, and humongous time savers!  Obviously every recipe can be modified slightly to fit each cook’s personal preferences, so don’t be afraid to experiment and have fun with these recipes. It is also noteworthy that once you’ve perfectly mastered how to best use your electric pressure cooker, you have absolutely nothing to fear. Follow closely, all the tips we’ve given as they will help you have almost an accident-free experience in the kitchen as far as your electric pressure cooker is concerned. Do not forget to read up manuals provided by manufacturers so as to get a good hold of vital information that you need not to miss on the particular electric pressure cooker you’re purchasing. That being said, enjoy your delicious pressure cooker recipes and eat healthy too. Happy cooking!