For my first birthday as a college graduate living on my own, my parents gave me a pressure cooker set. It was a shiny thing: the Fagor Duo Combi with 4- and 8-quart pots, steam basket, trivet and interchangeable pressure cooker and tempered glass lids. They also sent another gift— Lorna Sass’s “Pressure Perfect: Two Hour Taste in Twenty Minutes Using Your Pressure Cooker” (William Morrow, 2004).
I quickly set about making different kinds of chili (in 20 minutes!), pulled pork (in just one hour!) and all types of beans (no soaking required!), emailing my parents about the delicious results. For all its high-speed perks, though, the pressure cooker is not something I’ve used for quite some time. Instead, the smaller pot is my go-to vessel for cooking almost all sautes, soups or pastas; the larger one moonlights as a stockpot and small-batch water-bath canner.
But Food editor Joe Yonan's #WeeknightVegetarian column this week about using a pressure cooker for more than just beans and grains prompted me to dig into our Recipe Finder for more pressure cooker inspiration. The recipes are just the boost I need to go back to using my Fagor set for its original purpose.
What are your go-to pressure cooker recipes? Let us know in the Comments below — I need more recipes and inspiration, after all.
Wild Rice, Mint and Pomegranate Salad. Wild rice takes just 22 minutes at high pressure to become pleasantly chewy and nutty.
Goat Curry (Khasi ko Maasu). The goat is first lightly browned and then cooked for 25 minutes at high pressure, until tender.
Barley Risotto With Mushrooms. A hearty, no-stir risotto, done after a brief saute and 18 minutes at high pressure.
Okra, Corn and Tomatoes. A classic Southern dish in 10 minutes at high pressure. Make it meatless by using vegetable oil instead of bacon fat.
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Mushroom, Spinach and Carrot Biryani. Complex flavor from 20 minutes at high pressure. Use vegetable broth to make it meatless.
Share this articleSharePressure Cooker Carnitas. Carnitas in as little as 45 minutes at high pressure (plus a short time under the broiler to crisp).
New England Blueberry Pudding. Even dessert can be made in a pressure cooker — after a 15 minute steam, this cake is done in 35 minutes at high pressure.
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