Electric Pressure Cooker Sweet Potato Tagine Food

SWEET POTATOES, ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• 1. Wash sweet potatoes, skin on, leave whole and and place in a steamer basket inside your electric pressure cooker & poke a few times with a fork. Add 2 cups of water.
• 2. Set timer for 24 minutes.. When timer goes off, let set (keep warm) until time to serve.
• 3. Cut in half and serve with skin on or off depending on your preference. Serve with butter and brown sugar and a little cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
• 4. If you prefer to prepare differently: How to cut sweet potatoes Larger sweet potatoes can prove difficult to cut. When cutting lengthwise, or into slices or wedges, use a large knife and gently apply your weight forward to thrust the knife through the sweet potato. Slices, wedges, sticks and slicing lengthwise are all suitable cuts for sweet potatoes. To avoid browning, rinse the flesh with cold water.
• 5. How to cook sweet potatoes Sweet potatoes are delicious cooked whole. When baked, their thin skin puffs to a crisp finish and inside you'll discover a sweet, pillowy flesh. While baking is the most traditional way to cook sweet potatoes, there are countless ways to prepare them and cash in on their heavenly sweetness. When cooking whole sweet potatoes, pierce their skin several times with a fork and bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until fork tender. Sauté sliced or diced sweet potatoes in oil for about 10 minutes. Quick boil by adding 1-inch thick slices to a skillet with 2 inches of boiling water; cook for about 12 minutes. Steam 1-inch slices over simmering water. Microwave whole sweet potatoes for 5 to 8 minutes rotating halfway through. Micro-bake whole sweet potatoes: microwave 4 minutes, then bake at 450 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes. Grill or broil 1-inch thick slices for 10 minutes or cut sweet potato in half lengthwise and grill 20 to 25 minutes. Grate raw into slaws and salads. http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/sweet-potatoes-101/sweet-potato-varieties/
• 6. Wash cured sweet potatoes and bake or boil until slightly soft. If boiled, drain immediately. Thoroughly cool the baked or boiled sweet potatoes. Wrap individually (skins left on) in freezer film or foil and place in plastic freezer bags. Seal, label and freeze. Most sweet potato dishes freeze well. Save time and energy by making a sweet potato dish to serve and one to store in the freezer. For more information: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/vegetables/sweetpotato.html

PRESSURE-COOKER CHICKPEA TAGINE

Steps:

• Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, add garlic, paprika, ginger, cumin, salt, pepper and cinnamon; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Press cancel., Add squash, zucchini, chickpeas, red pepper, onion, apricots, water, harissa and honey. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Quick-release pressure. Press cancel. Gently stir in tomatoes and mint; heat through. , If desired, top with yogurt and additional mint, olive oil and honey.

PRESSURE COOKER SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 1/4-inch slices. Place the slices into the pressure cooker's steamer basket. Sprinkle slices with salt.
• Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Mix well.
• Pour orange juice into the cooker (see Editor's Note, below). Place the trivet and the steamer basket with the sweet potatoes into the pot. Sprinkle the potatoes with brown sugar mixture. Place butter pieces on top.
• Lock the lid into place and bring the cooker up to full pressure (15 pounds per square inch) over high heat. Once pressure is reached, reduce heat to low and cook for 7 minutes.
• Quickly release the pressure using the method recommended by your cooker's manufacturer. Do not discard the cooking liquid.
• Remove the steamer basket from the cooker and carefully place potatoes into a serving dish. Return the cooker to the stove and bring cooking liquid to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently, until the cooking liquid is reduced and syrupy, 5 to 7 minutes. The mixture should coat the back of a spoon.
• Pour syrup over sweet potatoes and serve.

SWEET POTATO TAGINE

Steps:

• Heat a large, deep frying pan with a lid until hot. Add the olive oil, onions and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add all of the spices and fry for one minute.
• Add the sweet potatoes and stir well.
• Add all the remaining ingredients, except the cilantro, stir well and bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Chop the cilantro stalks, reserving the leaves for later, and add the stalks to the pan.
• Reduce the heat, cover with a lid, and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the sweet potato is just tender.