Just got a wolfgang puck digital pressure cooker for Christmas it looks like a very nice unit. I however have never cooked with a Pressure cooker nor have I ever eaten anything cooked with one. Ive researched a bit online and everything i have seen has said roasts. I cant imagine they are good for only that. So..... Any advice? Favorite recipes? Tips and tricks?
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Answer by andy♥bean
http://fastcooking.ca/pressure_cookers/recipes_pressure_cooker_index.php
http://www.dianaskitchen.com/page/pressure.htm
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I only know how to use the old style weighted kind of pressure cooker.
ReplyDeleteThey do way more than just roasts. You can cook one in less than a hour.
I use mine for making my tamale fillings, soups, stews, whole chickens etc
to learn how to set up go to http://www.ehow.com/how_5728810_use-wolfgang-puck-pressure-cooker.html
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All I can say is, "leg of lamb."
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ReplyDeleteUsing a pressure cooker is easy, but you must keep watch on the pressure they build up. Most pressure cookers, small ones, have a pressure release, Jiggler, that goes on top of the little spout in the lid. Just keep that jiggler moving slowly, not fast. I, however have never seen, or used, a digital pressure cooker.
ReplyDeleteThey are great for making foods soft, fall of the bone chicken or turkey. Use about 1/8 to 1/4 of the pressure cooker for water for anything you want to cook. Try cooking giblets in the pressure cooker. Only takes 10 to 15 minutes. They're great, nice and soft, almost melt in your mouth. They make a meal very quickly such as potatoes done in 7 minutes, bean soup, cooking green beans, ribs, or boiled dinners using cabbage. Go online and look for pressure cooker dinners. Lots of them. For roasts, though, a slow cooker is best. Most pressure cookers come with an owners manual and a list of how long to cook items.
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They can be used to cook anything. Mine came with a recipe book; that lists all kinds of recipes:
ReplyDeleteSoups, beef, poultry, pork, ham, veal, lamb, seafood, beans, vegetables, rice, pasta, desserts.
Where I sent anyone who ever asked about pressure cookers when I hosted forums on cooking site:
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all good stuff about pressure cookers and her book isn't shabby either.
For you: read the beginner basics to start.
My favorite thing to make with a pressure cooker is anything with beans. Do a fast soak with the beans (cover beans with boiling water, let stand an hour, drain and rinse.) Then put beans in the pressure cooker with 2-3 times the volume in water, and bring to pressure. Kidney beans I would cook for about 30 minutes at 15 lbs pressure. Pinto beans, 35 minutes, 15 lbs pressure. Other types take more or less time. Key thing is not to add salt to the beans or cook them with anything containing salt. Once the beans are tender, however, salt is OK and you can add them to whatever dish you want to make, or add meat, sauteed onions, etc for chili. Whatever you want to do.
ReplyDeletePressure cooked beans are tender and flavorful, and don't need to bake in the oven all day or all night. I like making my own beans because I can do them without a lot of fat and salt and other stuff I don't need. And they're pretty cheap. A pound of dry beans is a lot of meals.
There are good cook books out there that cover pressure cooking. Check your library, or a bookstore, or online.
Hi Ashley, I have a website that is a bit of a campaign against brown, runny foods and roasts from the pressure cooker! So the short answer, yes.. you CAN make more than roasts, much more! Here it is if you would like to take a peek here:
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Desserts, steamed veggies, fish.. and more!
Sorry to self-promote but for some reason it doesn't pop up on popular web searches, otherwise I would have assumed that you have already seen it.
As for tips, here are mine..
You can use any pressure cooker recipe with your electric pressure cooker. You just need to be aware that if the recipe calls for the "cold water quick release" you should not use this with your electric pressure cooker for obvious reasons about putting electrical appliances under water! Instead, you should cut the cooking time down a minute or two and open it with the button on the top.
Also, many books and recipes written for "stove top" (not electric) pressure cookers assume that you have a pressure cooker that reaches 15PSI (or 100kPa), though most electric pressure cookers don't, so in this case I would increase the cooking time a few minutes - you will have to experiment to see exactly how much.
Finally, in January I'll be running a recipe series to familiarize beginners with common cooking techniques in their pressure cooker (oh, you got me, I'll have one roast recipe in the series). It would be fun for you to join us with your Wolfgang Puck pressure cooker!
Happy Pressure Cooking!
Laura
http://www.hippressurecooking.com
making pressure cookers hip again, one recipe at a time!