Guest guest Posted December 26, 2000 Report Share Posted December 26, 2000 Hi, I received a pressure cooker as a gift. I remember a thread of pressure cooker recipes a while back, but I didn't save them as I didn't have a pressure cooker. Oh boy, now I do. I would love any recipes you have found to be good and any tips as I've never used one. I am particularily interested in low fat non - beef recipes. Tia -Susan in freezing Western Mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2000 Report Share Posted December 26, 2000 Susan: I don't have a pressure cooker, but I'll check and see if I have any recipes and send them to you & post. In the meantime, I thought you'd be interested in a cookbook -- Lorna Sass has one called " Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure " . Have fun with your new present! Karen csdixon wrote: > Hi, > I received a pressure cooker as a gift. I remember a thread of > pressure cooker recipes a while back, but I didn't save them as I > didn't > have a pressure cooker. Oh boy, now I do. > I would love any recipes you have found to be good and any tips as > I've > never used one. I am particularily interested in low fat non - beef > recipes. > Tia > -Susan in freezing Western Mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2000 Report Share Posted December 26, 2000 Great gift! I don't have any recipes, but two tips come to mind. The first is safety, of course. Anything which clogs the steam vent can cause the cooker's pressure to rise to dangerous levels. This comes into play primarily with beans, which are very " foamy " while cooking. Just make sure that when you use your cooker to cook dried beans or brown rice, that you never fill it more than 1/2 full (including water). Modern cookers have safety valves, I hear. The second is that, like a microwave, you'll frequently use your cooker to prep for regular stove/oven cooking, rather than cook an entire meal in it. You might want to make chili on the stove, but cook the various dried beans in your cooker. Also, I find a pressure cooker, WITHOUT the pressure on, is the best for cooking white rice, such as the delicate basmati for Indian dishes. The gasket ensures a tighter fit of the lid than a regular pot. You don't say how big the cooker is, however; you might not need so much rice. (I have a 2 1/2 quart one.) Apparently, you're not a vegetarian. I had a friend who was a dietician, and she used her cooker daily. Once she had a whole bunch of unexpected guests around lunch time, and she took cut-up, frozen chicken and made chicken salad with homemade mayonnaise for them in about 30 minutes, using the pressure cooker on the chicken. I was amazed! You could do the same with a microwave, but you need space to keep the microwave out near an outlet. The cooker just goes in the pots and pan cupboard, out of sight. Have fun, Hope >csdixon <csdixon >csdixon >Hi, > I received a pressure cooker as a gift. I remember a thread of >pressure cooker recipes a while back, but I didn't save them as I didn't >have a pressure cooker. Oh boy, now I do. >I would love any recipes you have found to be good and any tips as I've >never used one. I am particularily interested in low fat non - beef >recipes. >Tia >-Susan in freezing Western Mass. _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2000 Report Share Posted December 26, 2000 a pressure cooker is a great time and money saver. it will make any recipe you normally like, only in a third of the time and probably with a lower heat setting as well. the only proviso is to be sure there is an inch of water or liquid on it (bearing in mind that tomatoes are very solid I would use more than an inch if using them for the liquid. possibly two inches of tomatoes would work) If you want to make something which is drier or which should be dry when finished such as rice, put the food and it's required liquid into a metal can or bowl (cover with lid or foil if the level of liquid is critical) and put into the Pressure Cooker on a rack with an inch or more of water in the pan. bring to pressure and time it for a third of the time you would ordinarily cook it, while keeping up the pressure as per your instruction book. Be sure to bring down the pressure before carefully opening the pan. You could scald yourself with steam if you aren't careful to open it away from your face and hands. Hope this helps. Kitty csdixon wrote: > Hi, > I received a pressure cooker as a gift. I remember a thread of > pressure cooker recipes a while back, but I didn't save them as I didn't > have a pressure cooker. Oh boy, now I do. > I would love any recipes you have found to be good and any tips as I've > never used one. I am particularily interested in low fat non - beef > recipes. > Tia > -Susan in freezing Western Mass. > > > *********************************************************************** > To post to list: " Veg-Recipes " > To contact List Owner: " Veg-Recipes-owner " > Subscribe or Un through eGroups site: > OR Un via e-mail: Veg-Recipes- > Calendar: http:///calendar/Veg-Recipes > Links: http:///links/Veg-Recipes > ********************************************************************** -- Kitty in Somerset, PA mail to:basyefelton http://eboard.com/sewingstuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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