Pressure cooker recipes / questions

Mrs_A.

mmmm sounds interesting,
maybe need to put that on the xmas list then
dear santa,
mrs a would like a pressure cooker please
is it a worthwhile investment then, i since joining mse i have purchased a panny bm, mr slow cooker and most recently a braun hand blender thingy i use them all several times per week,
looked at pressure cookers in argos are they worth the investment?
regards
mrs a

Chipps

I would say it is worthwhile, because you can cook things quite quickly, eg potatoes in 4 mins at high pressure, so less than 10 minutes overall. Also you can cook several things at the same time. Stock only takes 45 minutes, and mince (eg for spagbog) is about 7 minutes at high pressure. And dried beans can be cooked really quickly, too - without being soaked overnight (you have to soak them in boiling water about 1 hour instead)
Anyway, I wouldn't be without my pressure cooker!

Mrs_A.

thanks for that
guess whats been added to my crimbo list?
regards
mrs a

swampduck

Following on from the slow cooker (which I don't have!!) recipe collection

I am after ideas for the pressure cooker. I have one or two regular meals that I use the Pressure Cooker for but am lacking inspiration. But it's so quick and easy to fling everything in and leave that there must be some other great ideas from fellow MSE users.

Many thanks

Swampy

Olliebeak

Hello Swampy

This is an american site but has lots of stuff on it. Some of the things are there to be paid for but there are loads of free recipes plus lots of other general information on Pressure Cookery.

http://missvickie.com/recipes/recipeframe.html


I've actually made myself a book from this site; I've put the recipes into plastic wallets and then into a binder - you'll find a 'cover page' in there somewhere as well.

Good Luck - the pressure cooker is much under-publicised - I love mine!

[Deleted User]

excellent site here

http://fastcooking.ca/index.htm

10past6

Hi peeps :hello:

I've recently bought this PC, I've not used it yet as I'm somewhat confused (not difficult for me) :rotfl:

This may sound stupid, but how much water am I supposed to put into the pan, is it the same amount each time, or does it vary depending on what I'm cooking?

The other thing, I've read somewhere about rinsing under the cold water tap, when would it require this?

champys

10past6 wrote: »

Hi peeps :hello:

I've recently bought this PC, I've not used it yet as I'm somewhat confused (not difficult for me) :rotfl:

This may sound stupid, but how much water am I supposed to put into the pan, is it the same amount each time, or does it vary depending on what I'm cooking?

The other thing, I've read somewhere about rinsing under the cold water tap, when would it require this?

10past6 - usually your PC should have a user manual telling you all these things..... The standard quantity of water I put into mine is 250 ml, but if you cook things under pressure for more than 15 minutes, then you need to increase that by half as much for each additional 15 minutes.
If you are cooking pasta or pulses, then you need a lot more water because they need to be well immersed and will absorb water during cooking.

As for rinsing under a cold tap: this will stop the cooking process immediately and bring the pressure back down to normal very quickly. This can be useful if you want to open the pan to put another ingredient or part of the meal in, and continue cooking afterwards. Or if you are in a big hurry. It is not always advisable though: I find that if you do it when cooking pasta, the pasta itself cools off too much. Pressure cooker recipes often specify whether you need to use a quick or slow method of bringing down the pressure after cooking. It is really best to start off by following instructions (and recipes) in your pressure cooker manual very precisely. Once you get more confident you will know what works and start doing things your way. If you don't have a manual, try to get hold of one or buy/borrow a pressure cooker cookbook with lots of explanations.

Good luck though - PC's are great and mine gets used almost every day!

10past6

Thanks Champys, my biggest fear is the lid blowing off :eek: :rotfl:

malzu21

i use my pressure cooker for all my curry's (being indian i make a lot of them), i have 2 a big one and a small (to cook seperate less spicy one for the kids), but to make it easier, i do start of cooking double in the big pc and then transfer some into the small pc before adding the chillies.

The best use of PC is too cook Lamb curry, takes me 40 mins. Otherwise it can over 2 hours.

....... Kids are !!!! scared of the whistle at full pressure, which can be a good thing, keeps them out of the kitchen whilst im busy LOL