rice, raisin, butter, salt and (optional) fresh parsley.
3 or more cups of long grained or wild rice •¼ salted butter •one teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of raisin
parsley (optional) for garnishing
Instructions:
Washed the rice, and mix all the ingredients in instant pot, excepted for the parsley. Add water, the water needs to be 1cm-2cm above the rice line. The texture of the rice depends on the amount of water.
Set up Instant Pot as ‘rice cooking.’ After, the rice has been cooked, release the pressure, open the cover and stir the cooked rice to mix the ingredients. Add chopped parsley for garnishing.
Sweet buttery creamy rice, mixtures of texture and flavours, a taste of oriental and middle east culture, sure to be a hit for the whole family, especially loved by children.
Sautéing is a method of cooking food with a small amount of oil or fat at relatively high heat. Food that is sautéed is browned while preserving its texture, moisture and flavor. A typical use of sautéing is to brown the meat before pressure cooking.
The new Instant Pot IP-LUX60 is equipped with an advanced sautéing/browning function key. 3 levels of temperature can be chosen with the “Adjust” key for best results.
“Normal”: ~160°C (320°F) for regular browning,
“More”: ~170°C (338°F) for darker browning, and
“Less”: ~105°C (221°F) for light browning.
The “Sauté” function can also be used to thicken the sauce after pressure cooking, by adding starch or simply evaporating liquid. In fact, it can be used for anything related with a sauce pan, e.g warming a canned soup, reheating porridge, etc.
During sautéing, the lid needs to be opened at all time to avoid pressure building up. If the lid is closed, the display will show a flashing “Lid”.
The procedure of using “Sauté”.
Press the “Sauté” function key.
Select a temperature with the “Adjust” key for “Normal”, “More” or “Less”.
When Instant Pot reaches the given working temperature, it displays “Hot” and you can start sautéing/browning meat.
One full “Sauté” session will run for 30 minutes. You can cancel it at any time by pressing the “Cancel/Keep Warm” key and continue with a pressure cooking function.
A brief video demo of Instant Pot IP-LUX60 for browning (sautéing) in action.
Whole grains are high in fiber. low in fat, and rich in nutrients. Consumption of whole grains has been consistently linked with a significant decrease in risk factors for heart disease and type II diabetes.
Whole grains are more forgiving than white rice when over cooked. Multiple grains can be mixed together to create large variety of wholegrain meal. They remain pleasantly full of texture after cooking.
Prepare Time: 2 minutes
Cooking Time: about 70 minutes
Ingredients: 6~8 servings
3 cups brown rice, wild rice or other whole grains, rinsed
2 tablespoon of oil (olive oil preferred)
9 cups of water
1 ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
Cooking:
Combine the grains, water, oil and salt (if used) in the inner pot.
Press the Multigrain key.
After the cooking is completed, let it steam in the residual heat for 5 more minutes.
Open the lid, stir to fluff up the grains before serving.
Just like cooking vegetable, fresh or dried fruits are best steamed to preserve the texture and taste as well as vitamins and minerals. Steaming also retains the nature look of the fruit, essential to your fruit dish.
When steaming vegetable, you need one cup of water (250ml), an ovenproof or steel bowl on a trivet. Normally fruit dish has precise requirement on the texture of the fruit. Instead of leaving the cooker naturally cooling down, you’ll need to use the steam release to release the pressure and stop cooking.
Please note that the cooking time is pressure keeping time on Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker operating at 10.2 – 11.6 psi or 70-80 kPa. Cooking times are approximate. Please use them as a guideline only.
Cooking time for seafood is typically short. The best result is achieved with the original juice being retained in the food. Again steaming is the ideal method. Of course stewing will also work great.
When steaming seafood, you need at least one cup of water (250ml), an ovenproof or steel bowl on a trivet. When seafood or fish are over-cooked, their texture turns tough. Unless that’s the intended result, you should control the cooking time precisely. Normally, you’ll need to use the steam release to release the pressure and stop cooking, as soon as the programmed cooking period is over. An alternative is to take the natural cooling time (7~10 minutes) into consideration.
Please note that the cooking time is pressure keeping time on Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker operating at 10.2 – 11.6 psi or 70-80 kPa. Cooking times are approximate. Please use them as a guideline only.