Submitted by Angel C.
This recipe can be use for other poultries. But I like to use the instant pot to do the duck because the depth of the instant pot can do the best job of keeping the oil splatter in the pot that not a single splatter shield can do. We all know how hard is to remove the oil splatter on the stove and on the wall. And duck fat and potato is a perfect match. The instant pot is the ultimate solution to a quick, easy and delicious meals.
Ingredients
- 1 Whole duck chopped into chunks
- 1 Potato chopped into cubes
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, sliced
- 2 green onions cut into 2 inches length
- 4 table spoons of soy sauce
- 4 table spoons of sugar
- 4 table spoons of rice/sherry wine
- 1/2 tea spoons of salt
- 1/4 cup of water
Directions
1. Heat up the instant pot by pressing “Saute” for 1 minute.
2. Sear the chopped duck in the instant pot with skin side down till golden brown.
3. Stir in and mix all ingredients into the instant pot, except the potato, and press “Poultry.”
4. After the poultry cycle, release pressure and open the lid. Stir in the potato cubes and press “manual” for another 5 minute.
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Many users started using Instant Pot in very creative ways. We are pleasantly surprised that Instant Pot’s keep-warm function can be used to do sous vide cooking. Sous vide, French for “under vacuum”, is a method of cooking food sealed in airtight plastic bags in a water bath for a long time at low temperature (54C~80C) to kill harmful bacterias before applying other cooking techniques such as browning or BBQ. Many have done sous vide in simple home-made devices, for example Chef John’s “Food Wishes”.
Maomao Mom created a sous vide recipe for succulent duck breast. Here’s a repost with permission. She also has other recipes on her blog http://MaomaoMom.com.
Sous vide duck breast
by MaomaoMom
Google “Sous vide” (French for “under vacuum”) and you will find 10 million search results. It involves cooking food in sealed plastic bags in a water bath at lower (50~70C) and constant temperatures for long periods of time. This technique was used by French chefs in the 1960s and 70s. It has become increasingly popular at gourmet restaurants because it yields much higher succulence and avoids overcooking. Even Iron Chefs use this technique on TV shows. There is even an expensive water-oven appliance SousVide Supreme for this purpose.
Since I have an electric pressure cooker with a “keep warm” function which maintains temperature around 65C, I decided to try this technique out. Results are pretty good.
Prepare Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 38+4minutes
Level: medium
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 large boneless duck breast halves 480g, skin-on;
- 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons freshly minced garlic, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 1/3 teaspoon dry thyme, 1/3 teaspoon peppercorn;
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
Apricot sauce (optional):
- 1 large ripe apricot, peeled and cored, mash with 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons sugar.
Directions
- Clean duck breasts then rub on all ingredients 2. Cover and chill in the fridge for 2 hours. Rinse off spices and place duck breasts in a Ziploc bag, remove air and seal it.
- Add water in the InstantPot up to 7-cup mark. Leave the lid open, turn on power and press “Keep warm” button. After 20 minutes, place the Ziploc bag in the water bath for 35~40 minutes.
- Remove the bag from the water and pat dry duck breasts. Sear skin side of duck breasts in a non-stick frying pan with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil at medium-high heat until golden. Turn over and cook for another 20 seconds.
- Slice the cooked duck breasts and serve with apricot sauce.
- Apricot sauce: mix ingredients 4 and 5 in a small pot, bring to boil on high heat then simmer 5 minutes at low heat.
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Prepare Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: Around 60 minutes with Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients: 8 servings
- 1 medium size chicken
- 1 green onion minced
- 1 small piece of ginger minced
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine or 2 tablespoons wine
Cooking:
- Mix one teaspoon salt and sugar and seasoned the outside/inside chicken with them evenly
- Cover the bottom of inner pot with one teaspoon salt
- Put seasoned chicken, soy sauce, wine into Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker
- Press the Meat/Stew button and wait till it is done
- Turn the chicken over then press the meat/chicken button again
Then the delicious chicken, retaining flavor and nutrition, is ready to be served.
Serving:
- Cut the chicken into pieces
- mix ginger and green onion with chicken oil to make a dipping sauce
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Prepare Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: Around 40 minutes with Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients: 8 servings
- 1 medium size duck
- 1 cucumber cut into pieces
- two carrots cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine or 2 tablespoons wine
- 2 cups water
- 1 small piece of ginger cut into pieces
- 2 teaspoons salt
Cooking: Put all ingredients into Instant Pot Programmable Pressure Cooker then press the Meat/Stew button. Then that is it! Simple, fast, delicious, retaining flavour and nutrition, consistent results all the time.
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This recipe can be use for other poultries. But I like to use the instant pot to do the duck because the depth of the instant pot can do the best job of keeping the oil splatter in the pot that not a single splatter shield can do. We all know how hard is to remove the oil splatter on the stove and on the wall. And duck fat and potato is a perfect match. The instant pot is the ultimate solution to a quick, easy and delicious meals.
