Pressure cooker

[rusty_tlc]

I am going to try to find a beef tongue at one of the local ethnic markets.

My mom use to make German pickled tongue it was the best stuff. I'm pretty sure she made it in a PC.

 

[calamaridog]

I did the following "one pot" meals in the pressure cooker this weekend while camping. The first night there were 3 of us and the second night 8.

Beef Stew (4 servings):

1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 lbs. beef stew meat
1 small onion chopped
2 large carrots peeled and chopped
2 medium potatos peeled and chopped
2 large celery stalks chopped
3 - 15 oz. cans beef broth
pinch rosemary
pinch tyme
1 tbsp. crushed garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Bring stew up to high pressure then 35 minutes cooking. Thicken with a few tablespoons of flour. Served with dinner rolls.


Minestrone Soup (vegetarian, 8 servings):

1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion chopped
2 large carrots peeled and chopped
2 medium potatos peeled and chopped
2 large celery stalks chopped
1 large zuccini chopped
1 - 16 oz. can diced tomatos
1 - 32 oz. can tomato juice (low sodium)
1 - 15 oz. can vegetable broth
1 - 15 oz. can white or red kidney beans, drained
8 oz. small elbow maccaroni
1 tbsp. crushed garlic
1 tbsp. italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste

Bring soup up to high pressure then 25 minutes cooking. Served with garlic bread (done on bbq) and italian sausages for the non-vegetarians.

Too busy cooking and eating to really bother with the pictures:chowtime: Here is the one pic I took.

Everyone agreed that the pressure cooker was a great camping utensil. Won't leave for camp without this thing again. Next time I'll use the dutch oven for bread then desert to accompany the stew or soup.

 

[paulj]

I just made an English style steamed pudding in the pressure cooker. I used a 1 qt mixing bowl as the mold, covered with foil. The recipe called for 30 minutes of pressure, I needed 40, possibly because I was using frozen berries (2 cups).

BLUEBERRY PUDDING-CAKE

http://www.recipelink.com/mf/1/5751

 

[calamaridog]

I may try that later!

 

[rusty_tlc]

I just made an English style steamed pudding in the pressure cooker. I used a 1 qt mixing bowl as the mold, covered with foil. The recipe called for 30 minutes of pressure, I needed 40, possibly because I was using frozen berries (2 cups).

BLUEBERRY PUDDING-CAKE

http://www.recipelink.com/mf/1/5751

It also calls for a bunt pan which would cook quicker.
Sounds like the pudding would be a hit in camp.

 

[calamaridog]

I don't know about you, but I don't have a bundt pan floating around the house that will fit the pressure cooker. I do have many smaller glass mixing bowls, etc.

 

[rusty_tlc]

I don't know about you, but I don't have a bundt pan floating around the house that will fit the pressure cooker. I do have many smaller glass mixing bowls, etc.

Just an observation as to why the extended cooking time.

 

[paulj]

Also since my PC is only 4 qts, this bowl was a deeper and tighter fitting than what the recipe expected. I cooked it for 30 minutes plus 15 cool down, saw that the center was still runny, and put it on for another 10 (more or less).

Having made a classic steamed pudding with suet and a long steaming time, this relatively quick one was a pleasant surprise. However, at home it is possible to make a decent pudding in the microwave even faster.
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1702191 (microwave treacle pudding)

paulj

 

[Angel?]

I cannot believe I've been cooking for over fourty years and never had one of these before.
I wuped up some masaman curry this weekend inabout an hour that tasted like it had been in the crock pot all day.

I've seeing a vista of possiabilities opening up in the camping relm.

Any advice from those who have gone before?

Check out "Cooking Under Pressure" by Lorna J. Sass - one of the best books on the subject. Great recipes. Amazon link---> http://tinyurl.com/2jj52m

 

[rusty_tlc]

Check out "Cooking Under Pressure" by Lorna J. Sass - one of the best books on the subject. Great recipes. Amazon link---> http://tinyurl.com/2jj52m

Thanks for the link.

I'll put that on my Christmas list.:chowtime:

Right under FSM's for the 100 series LC

 

[rusty_tlc]

When Don and I are on the road, we use our 2 Qt pressure cooker for lots of meals. It makes tough meats palatable and speeds up the process. Some of our favorites are:
Beans
Stew
Chicken Soup
Roasts
Ribs (best when finished on the BBQ)
Risotto

We've put together a collection of recipes, if anyone is interested, email me at kdgreene58@gmail.com and I'll email you a copy.

Kim Greene
Adventure Learning Foundation
www.QuestConnect.org

You could share some of them here if you want. It's kind of what I was hoping the thread would be about.

 

[Porkchopexpress]

I was going to post something similar so I just revived this one from the dead.
I am still in the planning stages for my "expeditions" as my truck and camper are still on order and I realized that my electricity situation won't support an instant pot off grid, (I use an instant pot at home for beans and rice all the time). As an alternative, I realized that I could cook pretty much the same recipes in a stovetop pressure cooker while being extremely fuel efficient with the propane.
Does anyone else use a stovetop pressure cooker while camping?

 

[workerdrone]

I'm thinking an instant pot wouldn't use many ah at all - for a mid to large system - it's just a high initial wattage while it gets up to temp, then it cycles - I might have tested mine when I first got it at 1500w?

Loved it and decided my next camper build would have an induction top and an instant pot stored in a cabinet.

One of my favorite things about the new ones is that they're quiet - the old pressure cookers always gave me vibes of a bomb sitting on top of the stove

 

[roving1]

I'm thinking an instant pot wouldn't use many ah at all - for a mid to large system - it's just a high initial wattage while it gets up to temp, then it cycles - I might have tested mine when I first got it at 1500w?

Loved it and decided my next camper build would have an induction top and an instant pot stored in a cabinet.

One of my favorite things about the new ones is that they're quiet - the old pressure cookers always gave me vibes of a bomb sitting on top of the stove

Your suspicions are correct this guy made a good video about it.

 

[workerdrone]

if you're spending a lot of time camping you get pretty intimate with what's going on with your systems - my last one I'd usually be fully charged before noon - once that happened it was time to try and use up as much solar as possible, otherwise it's wasted - charge all the things! make ice!