Pressure Cooker Apple Cider Food

PRESSURE-COOKER APPLE BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. Place chicken in a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker; pour broth mixture over meat. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure. , Remove chicken; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking liquid. In a small saucepan, melt butter; whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add cooking liquid. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened, 2-3 minutes. Serve with chicken.

PRESSURE-COOKER AUTUMN APPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, brown chicken; remove and keep warm. , Add cider, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in onion, barbecue sauce, honey, garlic and chicken. Press cancel. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 10 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. Press cancel. A thermometer inserted in chicken should read at least 170°. , Remove chicken; keep warm. Select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Add apples; simmer, stirring constantly, until apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Serve with chicken.

APPLE CIDER PEPPER POT ROAST (PRESSURE COOKER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Place onion, celery, baby carrots, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor; pulse to coarsely chop.
• Coat roast generously with 2 tablespoons olive oil; season both sides with salt and black pepper.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Cook roast until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a large plate.
• Place chopped vegetable mixture in the pressure cooker; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in wine and cook until flavors combine, about 1 minute. Pour in broth and apple cider. Stir in thyme and bay leaves into sauce. Place roast back in the cooker; spoon sauce to cover roast as much as possible.
• Cover and cook at high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from heat and allow pressure to release naturally according to manufacturer's instructions.

INSTANT POT SPICED APPLES (CINNAMON APPLES)

Steps:

• Peel the apples, core, and cut into wedges. 8-10 wedges per apple.
• Place all the ingredients in an electric pressure cooker. Stir to coat the apples.
• Lock the lid into place and close the steam valve.
• Set the digital pressure cooker to "steam" or pressure cook for 1 minute. (The pressure cooker will take several minutes to heat before the timer starts.)
• Once the timer goes off, release the steam valve and wait for the safety button to drop. Carefully open the lid.
• Gently stir the apples. Then serve warm as a side dish with chicken or pork chops, or as a topping for ice cream or pound cake.

PRESSURE COOKER APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• Place apples in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Spread brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, and cloves on top. Fill the rest of the pot up with water, up to the maximum line.
• Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 60 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Remove cinnamon sticks. Mash apples with a potato masher or spoon. Return cinnamon sticks to the pot.
• Continue cooking on high pressure for another 60 minutes, allowing 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Repeat quick-release, about 5 minutes. Strain out cider using a strainer or cheesecloth; discard solids. Serve hot or cold.

PORK SHOULDER ROAST IN CIDER-PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Season the roast with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a 10-quart pressure cooker, over med-high heat. Sear the roast on all sides.
• Add all ingredients, except flour (or cornstarch) to pan, arranging potatoes on top of roast.
• Close and lock lid. Bring to pressure (according to manufacturer's instructions for your brand) and cook for 45 minutes at high pressure.
• Release pressure using natural release method. This may take about 10 minutes.
• Remove vegies and roast from pan and keep warm. Mix about 2 tbls flour (or cornstarch) with a little cold water and stir into sauce, cooking until thickened (may take more flour, depending on how thick you want the gravy).
• Carve meat and serve with vegies and gravy.

PRESSURE COOKER APPLE CIDER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Sprinkle chops with seasoned salt on both sides and let rest for 3 or 4 minutes.
• Heat the oil in the bottom of the pressure cooker over medium heat. Brown chops on both sides and then remove a plate.
• Place basket in pressure cooker. Press one or two dried apple slices on each chop and sprinkle each with a bit of the Aspen spice mix.
• Fit the chops into the basket, standing on edge, sandwiching the apple slice between the chops.
• Pour the cider over the chops and secure the pressure cooker lid onto the pot.
• Bring to high pressure (15 lbs) over medium heat, adjusting the heat to maintain the pressure (according to the cooker's manufacturer's instructions) and cook at that pressure for 17 minutes.
• Remove cooker from heat and let pressure drop naturally, which should take about 10 minutes.
• Remove chops carefully to serving platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, melt better in a 1-cup glass measure in the microwave (30 seconds on high) Stir in flour with a whisk and microwave 40 more seconds, whisking at the end of the time.
• Add a bit of the pot liquid to the roux in the glass measure and whisk smooth. Then add the roux to the pot and heat to boil, whisking until slightly thickened.
• Pour sauce over chops and serve.

PRESSURE COOKER PORK ROAST WITH APPLE GRAVY

Steps:

• Rinse and thoroughly dry roast. Any moisture will prohibit a nice crust from forming. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Cut into large chunks that are no larger than about 4 inches wide.
• Heat pressure cooker to browning (saute mode) setting. Heat oil and once hot, add pork roast chunks. You may need to brown them in batches to avoid over crowding. Brown for 5 minutes on both sides. If browning in batches, set the seared pieces aside on a plate and once done browning all the meat, transfer them back to the Instant Pot along with any juices that have accumulated on the plate.
• Add onion, apples, broth, juice, rosemary, sage, and bay leave. Close lid and set to high pressure. Cook at high pressure for 60 minutes. Allow to naturally release pressure once done cooking.
• Once you can remove the lid, carefully remove roast, set on plate, and loosely tent with aluminum foil.
• Strain out all the solids from the liquid by pressing through a fine mesh sieve. Discard solids and reserve the liquid for the gravy.
• Using your the Instant Pot on the saute setting, heat butter and flour in the empty hot pot and allow to cook until golden brown while stirring constantly, about 3-5 minutes. Whisk in the hot liquid to form the gravy and stir well until thoroughly mixed and thickened.
• To serve, shred the pork roast away from the bone and remove any remaining fat. Smother it with the apple gravy.