What's the deal with pressure cookers? They're time-saving appliances that can cook just about anything in a fraction of the time that a slow cooker can. In case you haven't cooked with one before, allow these recipes to inspire you. From pulled pork to chicken wings and vegetarian mains, a pressure cooker can do it all. Pick out your favourite recipes ahead, and prepare to fall more in love with the pressure cooker.
Locking in all the flavours and textures of split peas and ham hocks in a pressure cooker ensures the soup is the perfect consistency (not too thick and not too thin) and doesn't lose any flavour to evaporation.
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Cut back on time by making fall-apart beef for french dip sandwiches in a pressure cooker instead of a slow cooker, and get just as juicy results.
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Instead of taking the time to braise a pork roast in the oven, throw it in a pressure cooker and have dinner ready in just over an hour.
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A great alternative to frying chicken wings is baking them, but using a pressure cooker is even easier. The wings cook for a mere nine minutes in the pressure cooker before you grill them for a few minutes to achieve a crispy exterior.
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This shoyu chicken, or Hawaiian sesame chicken, is glazed with a sweet and sticky sauce of apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and toasted sesame oil.
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This tender pulled pork cooks in just an hour, as opposed to a slow-cooker version that could take five times as long.
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This restaurant-style dal makhani, a vegetarian Indian dish made of lentils, kidney beans, spices, and cream, is the definition of comfort food.
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As an alternative to mashed potatoes, simmer cubed butternut squash in a pressure cooker until it's soft enough to mash until smooth. Top it with a rich brown butter sauce flavoured with earthy sage.
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Prep and cleanup on taco night will never be the same once you discover how to cook a juicy batch of carnitas in the pressure cooker.
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Mushrooms get a boost in flavour from coriander, turmeric, and chili powder in this marinated rice dish.
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Risotto typically requires careful attention and constant stirring over the stove, but you can place the rice, mushrooms, onion, white wine, and stock in a pressure cooker for a much easier version.
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Chicken, mole sauce, and vegetables combine for a 10-minute dinner you can whip up in a pinch.
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