Family Favorites Using Your Pressure Cooker Part II

Country Style Potatoes

Ingredients:

·         1 tbsp. olive oil

·         1/4 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced, stems trimmed

·         1/2 cup finely chopped onion

·         Salt and pepper to taste

·         1/2 cup chicken stock or water

·         4 cups potatoes in 1/2” slices

·         2 tbsp. minced parsley

Preparation:

In the pressure cooker, heat the oil and sauté the mushrooms and onions until the onions are wilted. Mix in all the remaining ingredients.

Lock the lid and bring to pressure. Lower the heat and cook for 3 minutes at 15psi. Allow pressure to drop by quick release or auto release method and remove lid.

Serves 4

Stir Fried Broccoli – This recipe also works well with green beans, asparagus, snow peas and red peppers.

Ingredients:

·         2 tbsp. sesame, peanut or olive oil

·         1 large garlic clove peeled and crushed

·         1 slice of fresh ginger, quarter size and peeled

·         1 bunch of broccoli, cut into flowerets

·         6 tbsp. chicken or vegetable stock or water

·         2 tbsp. soy sauce

·         Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

In the pressure cooker, heat the oil until very hot. Stir fry the garlic and ginger until the garlic is golden. Add the broccoli and stir fry until it’s bright green. Sprinkle with salt and transfer the broccoli to the pressure cooker steamer basket. Pour the stock and soy sauce into the bottom of the pressure cooker and lower the basket into it. Lock the lid in place, bring to pressure, then lower the heat and cook for 2 minutes. Release pressure using the quick release method or the auto release method and remove lid. Remove the basket and serve using some of the soy sauce liquid.

Serves 4

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Author: cs

Carolyn Stone has been working in consumer health publishing and women’s interest publishing for over 22 years. She is the author of more than 200 guides and courses designed to help readers transform their lives through easy action steps. In her spare time, she is actively involved in fostering children and pets.