Food Cooking with an instant pot (2 Viewers)

[RazorOye]

My wife did red beans once and it was pretty amazing.

40-60 mins with 20 mins natural release with DRY beans is incredible. Red beans and rice from dry beans and no soaking can be done easily on a weeknight now.

 

[St. Widge]

I've done pulled pork in it for tacos and sandwiches using different recipes with pork tenderloin and it works great. I've also done pot roast which is the first time I ever really liked pot roast. I also make Chicken Paprikash in it which is really good. I find it works best for things that are supposed to be very tender and fall apart.

I bought it thinking that it would be a quick way to make dinner, but I find that it's not so much a quick way to make dinner as it just cooks things that would normally take many hours in half or less than half the time. It's still a great device and does a really good job with some things, but I'm not sure that it really allows quick and easy meals.

 

[buzd]

I've done pulled pork in it for tacos and sandwiches using different recipes with pork tenderloin and it works great.

You have made a pork tenderloin so it is pullable?

 

[Frank The Rat]

We have one and absolutely love it. We used it quite a bit, even did BBQ ribs in it. So good!

 

[St. Widge]

You have made a pork tenderloin so it is pullable?

Yes. I cut the tenderloin into 1 to 2 inch pieces and then brown them for about 8 minutes in two batches. Then I put them in some liquid on high pressure for 35 minutes and let it naturally release (calm down Zeetes) for 20 minutes. It pulls apart easily with some pulled pork claws.

 

[SUGrad03]

We have the ninja foodi; it’s pretty slick. I like the bake and air fry option... still trying to perfect red beans in it though.

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

I haven't tried alot of different recipes, but it does make an awesome stew out of chuck roast or lamb shanke, and some veggies like potatoes, onions, cabbage or carrots. Add some herbs like rosemary, thyme, herbs de province, etc. Takes about an hour. Really simple recipe. After prep I can just throw everything in and walk away. Pretty cheap meal, absolutely delicious and fairly quick.

I was less impressed with the bone-in chicken recipe I tried. Chickens should really be roasted, grilled or fried though.

 

[mjcouvi]

We have the ninja foodi; it’s pretty slick. I like the bake and air fry option... still trying to perfect red beans in it though.

The combination of pressure cooking and air frying is amazing. I can't believe there aren't more appliances around that have that combination of abilities. Ninja Foodi is the only one as far as I know.

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

I have the Ninja which is kinda like an Instant Pot, but even better. I love it. It pressure cooks and air fries. There's pretty much not anything it can't do. It's a pretty amazing appliance, I highly recommend it.

Like I stated I have a instant pot but I also have a mealthy crisplid that sits on top of the instant pot and turns it into a air fryer.

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

I have the Mealthy Multipot version (https://mealthy.com/products/pressure-cooker). I find it's great for whatever would take a while on the stove - primarily beans (and lentils), stocks and soups, and steamed/boiled vegetables (like corn or artichokes). I tend to do big cuts of meat on the grill, so not much of that, but it definitely has its uses.

For a long time the only way I’d cook baby back ribs was on my camp chef wood wind pellet smoker. I have cooked around 8-10 racks in the instant pot. I just put about 2 cups of apple juice with brown sugar mixed in. I use a good dry rub on the ribs and let them set at room temperature for about 25 minutes. 35 minuets on high pressure in the ip then pull them out and finish them off with my wife’s secret recipe bbq sauce and 10-15 minuets under the broiler in the oven. They are delicious.

 

[buzd]

For a long time the only way I’d cook baby back ribs was on my camp chef wood wind pellet smoker. I have cooked around 8-10 racks in the instant pot. I just put about 2 cups of apple juice with brown sugar mixed in. I use a good dry rub on the ribs and let them set at room temperature for about 25 minutes. 35 minuets on high pressure in the ip then pull them out and finish them off with my wife’s secret recipe bbq sauce and 10-15 minuets under the broiler in the oven. They are delicious.

Yeah, I've read several versions of that, even where you just precook them in the Ipot and throw them on the grill for some char and smoke at the end. However you can get there works for me, but I do like the process of smoking some ribs for the afternoon.

 

[Bundok Saint]

it boils peanuts in about an hour... That's all I need.
I got one over the weekend, used it to cook a 4 pound Boston Butt, took like 90 minutes. Even had the crispy outside,,,,,

What's your IP procedure for the peanuts?
Also, I'd be interested in that Boston Butt recipe!

I picked up one of these (the Lux version) earlier in the year when Target had a good sale on them because I wanted to see what all the hype was about. So far I've been pretty impressed. Have done a pot roast, pork chops and gravy, honey garlic chicken, couple of briskets, and red beans and rice from scratch. Camellia has a pretty good recipe specifically for IPs on their website. Honestly, I usually just open up a can of Blue Runner for my red beans fix, but it's good to know I can do a pretty decent version from dry beans in about an hour in the IP.

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

Yeah, I've read several versions of that, even where you just precook them in the Ipot and throw them on the grill for some char and smoke at the end. However you can get there works for me, but I do like the process of smoking some ribs for the afternoon.

I can’t argue that. That used to be one of my most relaxing things to do. Put some ribs on the smoker with a few co.d beers and some good music. It’s just these days for me its just a bigger pain to do than it used to be.

 

[Brad Mojo]

I used to use a basic smoker to do ribs all afternoon. It required me to stay home and steadily feed wood chips all day while the wife and kids did their business away from home. It was the only quality "me time" I got.

Now I have an automatic feed pellet smoker that doesn't require constant attention.

Please don't tell my wife.

 

[Tony1Saintfan]

I used to use a basic smoker to do ribs all afternoon. It required me to stay home and steadily feed wood chips all day while the wife and kids did their business away from home. It was the only quality "me time" I got.

Now I have an automatic feed pellet smoker that doesn't require constant attention.

Please don't tell my wife.

That’s like my camp chef wood wind. It’s a breeze to cook on but since I lost my leg it just takes more effort to get it out run a extension cord and start cooking. The more I post on this thread the more I want to talk to my wife about seriously looking into bottling her bbq sauce.