Monday, December 28, 2015

Pressure Cooker Risotto

I have an Instant Pot, which is a combo pressure cooker, rice cooker, slow cooker, yogurt maker and more. It's been really fun playing with this new appliance. So if anyone is still reading this blog, I'm about to start putting pressure cooker recipes on here. Brace yourself.

This came from hippressurecooking.com

INGREDIENTS
  • 2 cups of Arborio Rice (can be substituted with "Short Grain White Pearl" rice)
  • 4 cups (or 1L) of chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 swig of white wine
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. In the pre-heated pressure cooker on medium heat add the oil, and onion. Sauté the onion until it becomes translucent (about 5 minutes).
  2. Add the rice and lightly toast it to release the starch. When you add the Arborio rice to the onions, the rice will turn from solid white to translucent as it absorbs the oil and onion juice, then in about a minute back to white. Wait until just a couple of grains look golden and your rice is toasted!
  3. Add a swig of white wine and un-stick any grains from the bottom of the cooker with it and stir the rice until the wine has fully evaporated.
  4. Add the broth (or broth and veggie mixture), mix and close the top immediately.
  5. Close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker.
  6. For electric pressure cookers: Cook for 7 minutes at high pressure.
    For stove top pressure cookers: Turn the heat up to high and when the cooker indicates it has reached high pressure, lower to the heat to maintain it and begin counting 7 minutes pressure cooking time.
  7. When time is up, open the cooker by releasing the pressure. For electric pressure cookers cook for a minute less (since the release takes longer) and remove the inner pot from the cooker immediately to keep the rice from over-cooking .
  8. The risotto should appear just slightly too wet. Stir, and the rice will continue to absorb the extra liquid in about 30 seconds. If the rice is still very wet, put the open pressure cooker back on a medium flame, without the lid, and finish cooking it this way - stirring often- until it reaches the right consistency.
  9. For a classic finish, melt a tablespoon of butter and grated cheese and stir in right before serving.

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