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What delicious food can be made in a pressure cooker (pressure cooker, electric pressure cooker)?

A pressure cooker is a type of cooking device that speeds up cooking time by increasing the boiling point of water by increasing the pressure on the surface of the food, making the cooking time faster than traditional cooking methods. Here are a few cuisines that can be made in a pressure cooker, including preparation methods and recipes:

Braised pork

Ingredients:

500 grams of pork

2 slices of ginger

2 tablespoons of cooking wine

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce

1 tablespoon of icing sugar

Anise 2pcs

Cinnamon 1 small piece

Cao Guo 2pcs

Cooking oil 1 tablespoon

Water Moderate

Methods:

Cut pork into 3cm cubes, blanch in boiling water and set aside.

Pour cooking oil into a pressure cooker, heat it up, add sugar and stir-fry until the sugar turns brown.

Put the blanched pork into the pan and sauté until golden brown on both sides.

Pour in the cooking wine, soy sauce and dark soy sauce, add ginger, star anise, cinnamon and grass nuts and bring to a boil, add the right amount of water and cover the pressure cooker with a lid.

Start the high-pressure heating, cook for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat and wait for natural pressure reduction.

Open the lid of the cooker and reduce the juice.

Chicken soup

Ingredients:

500 grams of chicken

1 green onion

1 slice of ginger

Salt in moderation

Water in moderation

Methods:

Dice the chicken, cut the green onion in sections, and slice the ginger and set aside.

Pour appropriate amount of water into the pressure cooker, add green onion, ginger and chicken pieces.

Cover the cooker with a lid and start heating at high pressure. Cook for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat and wait for the pressure to lower naturally.

Open the lid of the pot, fish out the chicken and season with salt to taste.

Braised fish

Ingredients:

500g yellow croaker

2 slices of ginger

2 tablespoons of cooking wine

1 tablespoon of soy sauce

1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce

1 tablespoon of icing sugar

2 star anise

1 small piece of cinnamon

1 tablespoon of cooking oil<

Water in moderation

Method:

Descale, gill and gut the yellow croaker, cut into 3-cm-thick slices, and marinate with salt and cooking wine for 10 minutes.

Pour cooking oil into a pressure cooker, heat it up, add the sugar, and sauté until the sugar turns brown.

Place the marinated fish pieces in the pan and sauté until golden brown on both sides.

Pour in cooking wine, soy sauce and dark soy sauce, add ginger, star anise and cinnamon and bring to a boil.

Start heating at high pressure, cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and wait for natural pressure reduction.

Open the lid of the cooker and collect the juice.

Beef stew with potatoes

Ingredients:

Beef 500 grams

Potatoes 2

Onion 1

Ginger 2 slices

Materials: 2 tablespoons of cooking wine

Soy sauce 2 tablespoons

Salt in moderation

Oil 1 tablespoon

Water in moderation

Methods.

Cut the beef into 3-cm cubes, blanch in boiling water and set aside.

Peel the potatoes and cut them into 3-cm cubes, cut the onion into cubes and set aside.

Pour cooking oil into a pressure cooker, heat it and sauté the ginger and onion.

Add the blanched beef cubes, add the cooking wine and soy sauce, and stir-fry well.

Add the potato cubes, add the appropriate amount of water and cover the pressure cooker with a lid.

Start the pressure cooker and cook for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat and wait for the pressure to lower naturally.

Open the lid and season with salt to taste.

These are just a few of the dishes that can be made in a pressure cooker. Different ingredients and seasonings will bring different flavors to the dish, so you can adjust them according to your taste.