Mushroom Jus 2 Qt Pressure Cooker Food

PRESSURE-COOKER MARINATED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place mushrooms, onions and garlic in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. In a small bowl, whisk remaining ingredients; pour over mushrooms. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 4 minutes. Quick-release pressure.

PRESSURE-COOKER MUSHROOM POT ROAST

Steps:

• Halve roast; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Select saute or browning setting on a 8-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add 1-1/2 teaspoons oil. When oil is hot, brown a roast half on all sides. Remove; repeat with remaining beef and 1-1/2 teaspoons oil. Add wine to pressure cooker. Cook 2 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel. Return beef to pressure cooker., Add mushrooms, onions, broth, tomato sauce, parsnips, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, thyme and chili powder. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 60 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. A thermometer inserted in beef should read at least 160°., Remove meat and vegetables to a serving platter; keep warm. Discard bay leaves. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer back to pressure cooker. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes, meat and vegetables. If desired, top with chopped parsley. , Freeze option: Place roast and vegetables in freezer containers; top with cooking juices. Cool and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, stirring gently and adding a little broth if necessary.

PRESSURE-COOKER MUSHROOM PORK RAGOUT

Steps:

• Rub with salt and pepper; cut in half. Place in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Top with sliced mushrooms, tomatoes, 1/2 cup broth, the onion, sun-dried tomatoes and savory., Lock lid and close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 6 minutes. Quick-release pressure. (A thermometer inserted in the pork should read at least 145°.) Remove pork; keep warm. , In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth; stir into the pressure cooker. Select the saute setting , and adjust for low heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 1-2 minutes.

MUSHROOM JUS - 2-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Over high heat, melt clarified butter or neutral oil in pressure cooker. Sauté mushrooms and shallots (and optional porcini mushrooms or bacon) until the mushrooms and shallots turn golden, about 12 minutes.
• Add the water, sherry, and port or Chardonnay. Combine with mushroom mixture.
• Secure lid, and pressure-cook at 1 bar (low pressure) for 25 minutes. (Start timing as soon as full pressure has been reached. (If your stovetop runs hot and you have difficulty maintaining only 1 bar of pressure, either double stack burner grates or use a heat diffuser.).
• Remove from heat. Let cooker depressurize naturally.
• Strain the stock through a fine sieve. Discard the solids.
• Measure 2 cups of the mushroom stock (500 mL or 500 g).
• Into the measured 2 cups stock, blend white miso and soy sauce. Allow to infuse for 4 minutes.
• Strain.
• Season the jus with salt to taste and/or sherry vinegar to taste.
• Serve the jus warm.

WARM TURNIP GREEN DIP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoons drippings in Dutch oven.
• Sauté onion and garlic in hot drippings 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add wine, and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of Dutch oven.
• Stir in turnip greens, next 4 ingredients, and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Cook, stirring often, 6 to 8 minutes or until cream cheese is melted and mixture is thoroughly heated.
• Transfer to a lightly greased 1 1/2-qt. baking dish.
• Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Broil 6 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned.
• Sprinkle evenly with bacon.

SAVORY BLACK BEANS - 4-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Sort through dried black beans and remove broken or discolored beans. Rinse, then soak beans in water with salt for 8-10 hours or overnight, in a cool location.
• Drain beans and rinse again. Allow to drain until Step 5.
• In a 4-quart or larger pressure cooker, heat bacon over medium-high heat.
• After bacon has released some oil, stir in onion, garlic and jalapeno pepper. Cook until onion softens.
• Add 1 3/4 cups water and rinsed and drained beans.
• Increase to high heat. Stir in cilantro, ground oregano and black pepper.
• Secure lid and bring to high pressure over high heat. Adjust heat to stabilize pressure at 2nd red ring or high pressure. (If p.c. whistles, it is too hot.) From the moment high pressure was reached, cook for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to lose pressure naturally.
• Cooked black beans taste the best the next day. If you can wait, please refrigerate and reheat when ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, heat up black beans and stir in chopped tomato, lime juice and salt.

WILD RICE - PRE-SOAKED - 2-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• In pressure cooker, pour in water and bring it to a rolling boil.
• Pour in well-drained wild rice, stir well.
• Secure lid and bring to LOW pressure (8 psi, 1 bar). Once pot has reached low pressure, adjust heat to stabilize at low pressure. (My stove runs hot for a simmer, so sometimes I stack an extra burner grate or I press the steam valve of my Kuhn Rikon p.c. lid with a wooden spoon to keep the pressure at 1 bar. Once low pressure has been reached, begin timing for 15 minutes and cook for 12 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Let pressure reduce naturally (this will absorb some of the excess water, if any).
• Remove lid. If rice has cooked completely, but water remains, drain off excess water.
• Serve.

POT ROAST WITH GARLIC-SMASHED POTATOES - 8-QT PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Season roast well with salt and pepper (or seasoning mix of your choice).
• Heat oil in pressure cooker on BROWN setting. Brown roast well on all sides. Remove roast and set aside until Step 4.
• Add onions, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to brown, 2-3 minutes.
• Add broth and bay leaves. Return roast to cooker. Set potatoes on top and around the roast. Thread garlic cloves on skewers and set skewers on top of potatoes or roast.
• Secure lid (and slide safety lock to LOCK position). Point pressure regulator knob to PRESSURE. (In other words, prepare cooker to cook at high pressure.).
• For electric pressure cooker, set pressure mode for HIGH and cook time for 80 minutes. Press START. (For 15 psi stove-top cooker, bring to high pressure over medium-high heat, then once high pressure has been reached, reduce heat to minimum needed to sustain high pressure; begin timing 60 minutes from moment pressure was reached.) Please check the recommended cooking time in your pressure cooker manual.
• For electric pressure cooker, when time is up, unplug and allow pressure to reduce naturally for at least 15 minutes, then you can quick-release any remaining pressure by holding down the Quick Steam Release Button until the pressure indicator drops.
• For stovetop pressure cooker, allow pressure to fall naturally.
• Unlock pressure cooker and remove lid.
• Transfer potatoes and garlic to a bowl and cover with foil. Set roast on a cutting board. Let rest 5-10 minutes before slicing.
• Strain cooking broth into a gravy separator and degrease broth. Discard bay leaves. Mash chopped vegetables and stir into about 2 cups of cooking broth to make a gravy. Season to taste. (If you wish, you may thicken remaining cooking broth with cornstarch or arrowroot for additional gravy.).
• Mash potatoes and garlic cloves with butter. Season to taste and garnish with parsley. Serve alongside roast. Pass gravy in a sauceboat.

WILD RICE - UNSOAKED - 2-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• In pressure cooker, pour in water and bring it to a rolling boil.
• Pour in well-drained rice, stir well.
• Secure lid, and bring to LOW pressure (8 psi, 1 bar). Once pot has reached low pressure, adjust heat to stabilize at low pressure. (My stove runs hot for a simmer, so sometimes I stack an extra burner grate or I press the steam valve of my Kuhn Rikon p.c. lid with a wooden spoon to keep the pressure at 1 bar.) Once low pressure has been reached, begin timing for 25 minutes and cook for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Let pressure reduce naturally (this will absorb some of the excess water, if any).
• Remove lid and serve.

MUSHROOM AU JUS

Steps:

• Put the shiitakes in a bowl and add the hot water. Cover and let stand until softened, about 20 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms from the water and cut off and discard the stems. Swish the mushrooms in the soaking water to loosen any grit. Finely chop the mushrooms; reserve the soaking liquid.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the mushrooms and cook over high heat until starting to brown, about 3 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce and the garlic and cook over high heat until the soy sauce evaporates and the mushrooms brown, about 5 minutes. Pour in the reserved soaking liquid, stopping when you reach the grit, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and stir well. Cover and simmer over low heat until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.