Instant Pot, now what.

[old sarge]

My wife uses ours for pintos and ham hock (as well as for ox tail soup etc). Ladle out a lot of the liquid and some beans and pull the ham hock. Either an old fashioned tater masher or stick blender and process for refried beans. Add liquid as needed to get the consistence you desire. Add the pintos you removed for some bites and shred the ham hock and add for a rich smokey flavor. Add salt to taste. Steps up the flavor on taco night.

 

[voyager 663rd]

I use my 6qt primarily for 3 things:

1)home made (no bake) cheese cake. Cooks in 35 min. Turns out PERFECT everytime.
2)sous-vide steaks (must have "Ultra" version where you can select your own temperature) and
3)cook chickpeas for hummus (in 35 minutes--NO soaking required).

I have steak more often than cheesecake and I make a double batch of beans (one now and one in freezer) for hummus but this method works for me.

Having had to think about this, I ONLY use it for those three items. But I love having it.

 

[Colin1230]

Well, after the ham and beans turned out so good, we had to try a Salisbury steak recipe. Man oh man, it turned out delicious! I browned the hamburger steaks in a skillet and sauteed the onion, mushroom and garlic in the Instant Pot. That worked well. Easier to turn patties and less grease in the gravy. The Salisbury recipe was certainly more involved than the ham and beans but very well worth it. I had fun in the kitchen playing with my new toy. Next up will be chicken and rice or chili. I'll let the wife decide.

 

[voyager 663rd]

Well, you could have just done a one pot meal: fry the meat in the IP on saute and then add the rest of the ingredients (use a paper towel to soak up the excess grease) BUT the grease?? THAT'S where all the flavour is. In fact, I save bacon grease (after frying) to use in biscuits in place of some of the lard.