Pressure Cooker Custard Food

PRESSURE COOKER EGG CUSTARD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, sugar, salt and vanilla and blend until combined. Do not over mix.
• Pour into Pressure Cooker safe bowl and cover with foil or lid. Lid/foil needs venting holes.
• Add 1.5 cups of water to Pressure Cooker cooking pot and place trivet in bottom. Place bowl on top of trivet.
• Lock lid and close Pressure Valve and cook at High Pressure for 7 minutes. When Beep sounds, allow a 10 minute natural pressure release.
• Pour off the little bet of whey that gathers on top and then top with a dusting of nutmeg, berries or other fruit, if desired.

PRESSURE COOKER CUSTARD

Steps:

• Mix eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt. Stir in milk gradually. Pour into four 6-oz. custard cups. Sprinkle tops with nutmeg. Place cups on rack with 1/2 cup water in 6 or 8 qt. pressure cooker. (Cook only two at a time in 2 1/2 ~ 4qt. cooker.) Cover cooker, set control at 5 lbs. pressure and cook for exactly 2 1/2 minutes after control starts to jiggle (or at 15 lbs pressure, remove cooker from heat as soon as control jiggles or rocks gently). Cool cooker for 5 minutes, then place under faucet. NOTE: To vary custard, substitute brown sugar (packed) for granulated sugar. Or top custard with chocolate, caramel or pineapple ice cream topping, fresh, canned or thawed frozen fruit or maple flavored syrup.

PRESSURE-COOKER CARAMEL FLAN RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• CUSTARD: Mix the milk and vanilla extract. Using a fork or a whisk, mix 4 whole eggs plus 1 egg yolk with the sugar. Pour the milk and vanilla, milk into the egg mixture. Whisk well, and the mixture will be very watery. Set aside. CARAMEL: In your widest saute pan (I use a saucier pan), add the sugar and turn the flame to high and wait. Do not stir--at most, pick up the pan and swish it around to make sure the sugar is evenly melted in the caramel. As soon as almost all of the sugar has turned to caramel turn off the heat. Carefully pour the caramel into the ring form pan, or into individual ramekins. Fill the caramelized containers, by pouring or using a soup ladle, leaving 1/2-inch space from the top. Cover the forms tightly with aluminum foil. Prepare the pressure cooker by adding one cup of water into the pot. If using a ring mold, cover it with foil and carefully lower it. My trivet has handles, so this makes it much easier. otherwise, make a foil sling. Place the pressure-cooker lid on and lock it in place. Set the pressure to high and for 10 minutes. If using ramekins, cover each one with foil and place on a trivet. Carefully lower into the pressure cooker. Lock the lid on, and set for 6 minutes on high. Once the pressure cooker beeps, allow a natural pressure release of 10 minutes. If you need to cook a second batch of ramekins, be sure to add more water. Allow the flan/creme caramel to cool for one hour. I cover them with plastic, place them on a small baking sheet and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. SERVE: Place each ramekin or the ring mold in a baking dish of very warm water. Allow to sit for 30 to 60 seconds. Use a paring knife to around the rim of each dish. Place a dish on top, and flip over. Enjoy!