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10-26-2007, 01:09 PM

share your fav pressure cooker meal....i am trying to increase my recipe book for pc meals....

RealLifeMama · 11-13-2007, 01:36 PM

I remember my mom using a pressure cooker when I was little, but I have no idea how to use one. I hope that someone has some ideas for you.

Soaring Eagle · 12-27-2007, 04:04 PM

I sometimes use my PC, mostly for potatoes and London broil meats. When I got my PC, it came with a little recipe book. Let me know if you would like some recipes from that book or maybe you already have a booklet with the recipes that came with yours....

klpmommy · 12-27-2007, 04:38 PM

according to dh a pressure cooker is the best way to make dulce de leche, a fav of his. We don't have a pc, however.

Close2MyHeart · 12-27-2007, 04:39 PM

I never use mine. My MIL apparently used to make stew in it.

OneSillyMommy · 12-27-2007, 04:42 PM

i don't have one anymore either, but I really like making artichokes in it, and beans are much faster in it as well.

Lady TS · 12-27-2007, 04:45 PM

I haven't used mine for awhile. Mostly because I haven't had much experience with it and am unsure how to use it.

I will get mine out in a couple days(after I go to the store) and post what I do.

My mom did stew in it. Basically brown your meat in oil, then put all the stuff in and bring it up to pressure. I don't know which pressure she used or for how long, but it wasn't very long(15mins?).

Like I said...will be back...if I remember. So someone else has to post to bring this up again, k?

12-27-2007, 06:01 PM

i make rice, beans, potatoes, etc in mine....mostly side dishes. i never thought to do stew...i will have to give that a try.

Abinsmom · 01-06-2008, 08:59 PM

I love my PC! I didn't realize this forum was here!

I do lots of good stuff in my PC, and I've just ordered my second PC (I have a 7L, and am ordering a smaller one). I have a couple of good PC cookbooks that have oriented me to my PC since getting it as a gift a few years ago.

Here are the books I have:

The Best Pressure Cooker Cookbook Ever, by Pat Dailey
The Pressure Cooker Cookbook, by Toula Patsalis

PCs are made much safer that they used to be. I have a Kuhn Rikon and it has a dual safety system which makes it impossible to open without taking down the pressure first. No more kitchen explosions (I've heard rumors of that happening in my grandmother's day!).

People often mistake a PC for just another substitute for a crock pot. NOT TRUE! A crock pot cooks the living daylights out of everything (and somehow, regardless of the ingredients, everything from a crockpot seems to come out the same consistency -- yuck!). A PC allows food to retain many of it's nutrients (unlike a crock pot) and food tastes exciting, as if it had been simmering all day long!!!! I can't say enough about my PC.

Soaring Eagle · 01-07-2008, 07:09 AM

Thanks for the list of cookbooks for PCs. I didn't know there were cookbooks for PCs out there.

Abinsmom · 01-07-2008, 08:25 AM

There are! And another author is Lorna Sass, although I don't have any of her books (but she's kind of a big name in pressure cooking).

A good friend of mine turned me on to pressure cooking. She teaches classes at our local co-op and has made everything from soup to dessert in hers!

Marrae · 01-07-2008, 01:26 PM

I used to have a pressure cooker but just used the bottom as a pot.

I'm scared of them.

01-07-2008, 01:47 PM

I make all my soups in them....

I start by sautéing onions, garlic in olive oil and then all my veggies with a dash of Sauvignon Blanc.....and then add water and close the PC...in 10 minutes it is all done and then I like to puree it all in my blender. I never use stock...I just add wine instead and just use water. And they are VERY tasty.

I of course use mine for beans previously soaked (but I have made some beans without presoaking them in my PC like chickpeas for my hummus)

I don't eat much meat so I don't do stews i them but my mom used to make them in her PC.

I love my PC....

I can't think of anything else I use it for...

Quote:

Originally Posted by klpmommy

according to dh a pressure cooker is the best way to make dulce de leche, a fav of his. We don't have a pc, however.

MMmmmmm...Dulce de leche!!!!

I did make it once in the PC ...very yummy!

pastelsummer · 01-07-2008, 02:25 PM

I didn't know you could use it for anything but canning

01-09-2008, 11:31 AM

I love my pressure cooker - well, I loved my old one until I dropped it and broke the handle

, and the replacement one I got is not nearly as flexible and reliable. But still, I like the one I have. I used my old one for brown rice - 20 min. cook time vs. 45. And I love it when I forget to thaw something, or I want a slow-cooked taste in just a few minutes.

For a scatter-brain like I, it can be a life-saver...I may plan to have potato soup but get home with only 15 minutes until lunch time. So I throw it in the pressure cooker and in 10 minutes, it's cooked. I LOVE it!! It saves energy/electricity too.

10-26-2007, 01:09 PM	#1
CakeLady Guest Posts: n/a	this board never gets used share your fav pressure cooker meal....i am trying to increase my recipe book for pc meals....

11-13-2007, 01:36 PM	#2
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,231	Re: this board never gets used I remember my mom using a pressure cooker when I was little, but I have no idea how to use one. I hope that someone has some ideas for you. __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

12-27-2007, 04:04 PM	#3
Soaring Eagle Deactivated Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 959	Re: this board never gets used I sometimes use my PC, mostly for potatoes and London broil meats. When I got my PC, it came with a little recipe book. Let me know if you would like some recipes from that book or maybe you already have a booklet with the recipes that came with yours....

12-27-2007, 04:38 PM	#4
klpmommy Deactivated Beware the gorgon, she's having a bad hair day Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: DFW area Posts: 54,024	Re: this board never gets used according to dh a pressure cooker is the best way to make dulce de leche, a fav of his. We don't have a pc, however.

12-27-2007, 04:39 PM	#5
Close2MyHeart Rose Garden Back for Friendships Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 20,837	Re: this board never gets used I never use mine. My MIL apparently used to make stew in it. __________________ ~ Becca ~ Wife to C., WFHM, Life long learner Living in "organized chaos" with 2 handfuls of kiddos. DS1(21), DS2(20), BD1(20), DD1(19), BS1(17), DS3(16), BS2(14), DD2(14), BD2(10), BD3 (8) (B = Bonus/Step)

12-27-2007, 04:42 PM	#6
OneSillyMommy Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,329	Re: this board never gets used i don't have one anymore either, but I really like making artichokes in it, and beans are much faster in it as well. __________________ ~Alicia~ Mom of 4 ds 93' , dd 95', ds 00', & dd 02' Wife to one more, 92' Eve was not taken out of Adam’s head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.”–Matthew Henry

12-27-2007, 04:45 PM	#7
Lady TS Rose Garden Wish I was there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW OH Posts: 10,614	Re: this board never gets used I haven't used mine for awhile. Mostly because I haven't had much experience with it and am unsure how to use it. I will get mine out in a couple days(after I go to the store) and post what I do. My mom did stew in it. Basically brown your meat in oil, then put all the stuff in and bring it up to pressure. I don't know which pressure she used or for how long, but it wasn't very long(15mins?). Like I said...will be back...if I remember. So someone else has to post to bring this up again, k? __________________ Tanya InTJ Wife to Randy Mom to: Brownie-18, RockSalt-16, LuLu-going on 14 and Avery, with the Lord September 2010 In essentials, Unity In non-essentials, Liberty In all things, Charity My Blogs: Living Healthy in the Modern World and Wordy Musings

12-27-2007, 06:01 PM	#8
CakeLady Guest Posts: n/a	Re: this board never gets used i make rice, beans, potatoes, etc in mine....mostly side dishes. i never thought to do stew...i will have to give that a try.

01-06-2008, 08:59 PM	#9
Abinsmom Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,319	Re: this board never gets used I love my PC! I didn't realize this forum was here! I do lots of good stuff in my PC, and I've just ordered my second PC (I have a 7L, and am ordering a smaller one). I have a couple of good PC cookbooks that have oriented me to my PC since getting it as a gift a few years ago. Here are the books I have: The Best Pressure Cooker Cookbook Ever, by Pat Dailey The Pressure Cooker Cookbook, by Toula Patsalis PCs are made much safer that they used to be. I have a Kuhn Rikon and it has a dual safety system which makes it impossible to open without taking down the pressure first. No more kitchen explosions (I've heard rumors of that happening in my grandmother's day!). People often mistake a PC for just another substitute for a crock pot. NOT TRUE! A crock pot cooks the living daylights out of everything (and somehow, regardless of the ingredients, everything from a crockpot seems to come out the same consistency -- yuck!). A PC allows food to retain many of it's nutrients (unlike a crock pot) and food tastes exciting, as if it had been simmering all day long!!!! I can't say enough about my PC. __________________ K-1 DS born 12/16/99 DS born 7/11/02 DC (um, that's dear canine) born 5/3/98 DRC (dear rescued canine) born 6/10/99

01-07-2008, 07:09 AM	#10
Soaring Eagle Deactivated Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 959	Re: this board never gets used Thanks for the list of cookbooks for PCs. I didn't know there were cookbooks for PCs out there.

01-07-2008, 08:25 AM	#11
Abinsmom Climbing Rose Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,319	Re: this board never gets used There are! And another author is Lorna Sass, although I don't have any of her books (but she's kind of a big name in pressure cooking). A good friend of mine turned me on to pressure cooking. She teaches classes at our local co-op and has made everything from soup to dessert in hers! __________________ K-1 DS born 12/16/99 DS born 7/11/02 DC (um, that's dear canine) born 5/3/98 DRC (dear rescued canine) born 6/10/99

01-07-2008, 01:26 PM	#12
Marrae Moderator in Tweens & Teens, Teens & Beyond, the Cookbook, Let's Talk, Drawing Closer, and Bible Study The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: U K Posts: 10,647	Re: this board never gets used I used to have a pressure cooker but just used the bottom as a pot. I'm scared of them. __________________ **~ Ruth * ~*** wife (dh A, ~ 33 ~ years) mother (dd G 29, ds D 25) And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8 : 28

01-07-2008, 02:25 PM	#14
pastelsummer Rose Garden I am where I am only by the Grace of GOD Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Where I choose to be Posts: 9,230	Re: this board never gets used I didn't know you could use it for anything but canning __________________ Elizabeth. (ISFP) Single mama to "Sissy" 6/07 "Bubba" 3/09 "Princess" 9/11 read about some content may be sensitive my life My Poetry I am not the princess in the tower, I have slayed my own dragons. I am the queen of my country leading the way. If you want me you need to walk beside me not in front of me or behind me.

01-09-2008, 11:31 AM	#15
herbalwriter Guest Posts: n/a	Re: this board never gets used I love my pressure cooker - well, I loved my old one until I dropped it and broke the handle , and the replacement one I got is not nearly as flexible and reliable. But still, I like the one I have. I used my old one for brown rice - 20 min. cook time vs. 45. And I love it when I forget to thaw something, or I want a slow-cooked taste in just a few minutes. For a scatter-brain like I, it can be a life-saver...I may plan to have potato soup but get home with only 15 minutes until lunch time. So I throw it in the pressure cooker and in 10 minutes, it's cooked. I LOVE it!! It saves energy/electricity too.

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