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Instant Pot Pot Roast
A chuck roast, onion, and carrots, cooked under pressure until a fork goes through without arguing.
About 2 hours, mostly hands-off
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Recipes for a real week
Amounts you can scale, notes from a careful kitchen, and a short word of Scripture at the table. Sheet-pan suppers, roasted vegetables, and the Instant Pot are filed with the rest.
13 recipes
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Instant Pot Beef Stew
Cubes of chuck, carrot, and potato in a tomato broth. A shorter cook than the whole roast, because the pieces are small.
About 1 hour 15 minutes
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Instant Pot Whole Chicken
A four-pound bird, seasoned and cooked on a cup of broth. The meat is done in about half an hour. The skin crisps under the broiler if you want it.
About 1 hour
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Instant Pot Chicken and Rice
Rinsed white rice, broth, and boneless thighs on top. One pot, and the chicken finishes in the steam above the rice.
40 minutes
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Instant Pot Tomato Penne
The pasta cooks in the sauce, sitting on top of the liquid so it does not scorch on the bottom.
30 minutes
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Instant Pot Beef and Macaroni
Ground beef, tomato, and elbows in one pot. A plain family supper, seasoned honestly and not buried in cheese.
35 minutes
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Instant Pot Chicken Congee
鸡肉粥. Rice cooked with ginger and chicken until the grains burst into a white porridge. Salt it at the end.
About 1 hour 15 minutes
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Instant Pot Lamb Chops
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and rosemary. A short pressure, then a thermometer, so the chops stay tender.
30 minutes
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Instant Pot Lamb Shoulder
A bone-in shoulder with the same simple rub, cooked until a fork pulls it apart. This is the long cook the chops should not have.
About 2 hours, mostly hands-off
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Instant Pot Beef Shanks
Cross-cut shanks, seared, then cooked under pressure until the marrow softens and a fork slides in. Longer than stew meat, because the shank is full of sinew.
About 1 hour 45 minutes, mostly hands-off
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Instant Pot Osso Buco
Beef shanks in tomato, with carrot and celery, finished with parsley, lemon zest, and a little raw garlic. The tomatoes stay on top of the meat so the pot does not scorch.
About 1 hour 45 minutes, mostly hands-off
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Instant Pot Soy-Braised Beef Shank
A boneless shank, blanched, then braised with soy, ginger, and star anise until it slices clean. No sesame oil. The meat rests in the sauce before you cut it.
About 2 hours, mostly hands-off
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Instant Pot Beef Shank Soup
Shanks cooked until the meat leaves the bone, then potatoes added for a short second cook so they stay in pieces. A clear bowl, not a thick stew.
About 2 hours