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Instant Pot Nasi Goreng (Malaysian Fried Rice)
This Instant Pot Nasi Goreng, Malaysian Fried Rice, is full of flavour and so easy.
You may have gathered by now that I am a huge fan of soy sauce and fish sauce.
Yes, I love umami and I love Nasi Goreng, which means “fried rice” in Indonesian and Malay.
…Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout
Ox cheeks are a cut best braised (first fried and then slow cooked for hours) or fantastic pressure cooked, so easy in the Instant Pot. The meat becomes melt-in-the-mouth tender. Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout are delicious.
Helen’s Instant Pot Chinese Chicken and Mushroom
Helen’s Instant Pot Chinese Chicken and Mushroom is a delicious dish with lots of flavour. An easy mid-week dish, nice and warming for this time of the year.
In Helen’s words: blooming delish. Who is Helen? Helen is a lovely member of the Feisty Tapas communities, of course.
Dotted around this post you will find photos of Helen’s Chinese Chicken and Mushroom as well as Vanessa’s, who you all know as the Feisty Tapas Christmas Fairy.
You’ll find all my Instant Pot recipes here.
Ready for the recipe?
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Nic’s All-in-One Instant Pot Sausage and Apple Casserole
Nic is a lovely member of the Feisty Tapas community. I’ve had the pleasure of having her in my home in 2014, of seeing her at the Quirky Cooking workshop near Leicester in 2015 and even at the cook-up in Stamford in 2015 (man that all seems a long time ago now!). Did I not see you in 2016 Nic? We need to rectify that in 2017! This is her Sausage and Apple Casserole for the Instant Pot or, as she christened it: Sausage and Apple Pot.
Perhaps it should be Sausage and Apple (Instant) Pot?
We really enjoyed this dish, my tip would be to replace the courgette with leeks (or adding both courgette and leeks). You could also skip the potatoes and serve with mash instead (less of an all-in-one dish that way though and we do love one-pot meals that mean less washing-up!).
If you decide to do mash the Instant Pot way: 250 ml of cold water (right from the tap) in the inner pot, trivet with quartered potatoes on top (or in a steamer basket in which case no need for the trivet), press the “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” button, 10 minutes. Just mash as you normally would. I tend to mash with a bit of milk, a bit more butter than milk and black pepper. You can set this to cook any time of the day and the Instant Pot will keep it warm for you to mash whenever you’re ready to eat. You can do a quick release or a natural release. It’s the perfect Instant Pot side dish.
You can find all my Instant Pot recipes right here. If you haven’t got an Instant Pot yet, what are you waiting for? The new LUX model, V3, is now out and it is awesome, this one can pressure cook for up to 240 minutes.
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| Jayson liked this one, a lot, these are his photos |
Nic’s Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Sausage and Apple Pot
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Quick Lime Pickle – Instant Pot, Thermomix, pressure cooker and conventional methods
Last year the Feisty Tapas crew went crazy for lime pickle for the Christmas makes. Preparing lime pickle the traditional way is a lengthy process so this year I have put my research hat on (doesn’t it look cute?) to see if we could speed up the process. A lot of reading and notes later, yes we can! It may not be the authentic way of doing it but it has all the flavour and you can do it in no time ready for curry night or to surprise a friend or loved one if they are the ones cooking you the curry, just remember it’s best if you let it mature for a week before eating, let those flavours combine.
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Vanessa and Gill’s Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Christmas Pudding
First of all I have to confess to not liking Christmas Pudding. Anything with candied or dried fruit has never been my thing so I am delegating this one to our fabulous Feisty Tapas Christmas Fairy, Vanessa, and the rather lovely Gill. You will recognise both names from the Feisty Tapas communities. Last year, armed with the recipe that Gill’s mother used to make every year, Vanessa made this Christmas pudding and advised a ton of people on theirs. This year we are recording it here for posterity (and adding the link to the Christmas Makes post). Christmas Pudding made easy in your Instant Pot. This Christmas Pudding is part of the list of Feisty Tapas Christmas Makes. Have you started your Lime Pickle??
Before I forget, please feel free to play a bit with the ingredients, add things at the back of the cupboard that need using up even.
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Instant Pot Sausage and Tomato Pasta
This All-in-One Pressure Cooker Sausage and Tomato Pasta was improvised today in the Instant Pot for the little Tapita’s dinner, it went down so well that I thought I’d share it with you all.
Even better, there are leftovers.
The little Tapita very excitedly proclaimed that the sauce and the pasta taste like dumplings.
She’s very into dumplings since we have a dumpling man at Ely Market on Saturdays.
I used Heck’s Chicken Italia sausages, they are very thin, like chipolatas, if you are using thicker sausages, make sure you fry them really well otherwise they may not be quite cooked in the short time it takes to cook the pasta.
I have another one pot pasta recipe for the Instant Pot right here.
And a fabulous Mac and Cheese recipe here.
Soon I’ll publish my one pot Tuna Pasta too.
All my Instant Pot recipes are right here, all with UK ingredients and measurements.
Do I have to use heck sausages?
Heck no! See what I did there? Just use whatever sausages you have.
Do I have to use fusilli?
Not really, over the years we’ve seen people use different pasta shapes.
Just bear in mind that different pasta shapes may cook at different rates so here’s my advice:
If you use a different pasta shape just remember that the key is in halving the cooking time and not waiting too long to do a quick release.
Otherwise it may be overcooked, if it’s undercooked, pop the lid back on and let it rest for a little while.
What I do sometimes is cook the pasta for 1 minute so that it can do a longer natural pressure release before I let the rest of the steam out.
That way I can get on with doing things like setting up the table or tidy up the kitchen before dishing up.
That way there’s less to do once I’ve sat down and relaxed.
Ready for the recipe?
…Instant Pot All-in-One Lamb Shanks with New Potatoes and Chantenay Carrots
How are you at following recipes to the letter? Me? Incapable. This is how this Instant Pot All-in-One Lamb Shanks recipes came about.
You know those days when you’re feeling organised and you’re going to cook a particular recipe and then realise you’re missing key ingredients and in fact you have certain other ingredients that could do with using up…
Instant Pot Beef Stew
Did you know there’s such a thing as a National Chocolate Week? There is, and it’s right now. Not that I need an excuse to celebrate or eat chocolate any day of the year! In this household the chocolate we buy regularly is Lind’ts 85%. That’s dark, very dark. But the little Tapita absolutely loves it. The other day I had the chocolate next to the beef I was buying in my basket at the supermarket and I thought to myself: “well, husband does add cocoa to his chilli, doesn’t he?”.
This Chocolatey Beef Stew makes a luscious sauce, enjoy with a nice glass of red wine if you can. Or a beer. Can you tell I am still off the alcohol due to my meds? At least I can eat chocolate, in everything it would appear.
I made this in my Instant Pot, you can make it in your stove-top pressure cooker if you have one. I like the Instant Pot because I don’t have to babysit it, I just leave it to it and I get on with life (or with putting my feet up). You will find all my Instant Pot recipes here and, if you’re a newbie, you will find my guide to get started here.
Ready to give it a go?…
Chicken, Serrano Ham and Mushroom Stew – Instant Pot or conventional cooking
I am a big fan of serrano ham, it’s right up there with chorizo (chorizo being the clear winner as you may have gathered from previous recipes). In particular, I love serrano ham with very garlicky mushrooms (recipe here). So this Chicken, Serrano Ham, Mushroom Stew was bound to happen sooner or later.
Instant Pot Seafood Pasta
I needed a quick dinner tonight and it had to be seafood. I absolutely love seafood. This One Pot Pressure Cooker / Instant Pot Seafood Pasta is very tasty, rather easy and also rather farfetchedly in the style of a quick Spanish fideuá, with thicker pasta.
How to reheat frozen homemade food in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot
Want to learn how to reheat frozen homemade food in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot? Boy do I have just the trick for you!
Perfect steamer baskets and inserts for your Instant Pot
I am often asked about perfect steamer baskets (sometimes called steamer inserts) for the Instant Pot available here in the UK so I thought I’d compile them in one place, the Feisty Tapas blog (of course).
The inner pot of the 5.7 litre / 6 litre / 6 quart Instant Pot has a diameter of 20 cm so you need something that will fit in there (some of them actually indicate that they are suitable for 20 cm pressure cookers, like the Kuhn Rikon).
The inner pot of the Instant Pot 8 litre has a larger diameter and you can choose pretty much any steamer basket for that one.
For the 3 litre / Mini Instant Pot, you’ll need something smaller. The umbrella / collapsible type of steamer is perfect for this.
Of course, your Instant Pot also comes with a trivet which you can use to steam ingredients but a steamer basket will make life much easier.
Below are the steaming baskets and inserts that I have and use all the time, as well as the ones that have good reviews from the people who use them regularly.
If you are happy with your steamer basket and it’s not included in this list, please let me know and I’ll add it to the post and probably to my basket collection!
Have you taken the Instant Pot electric pressure cooker leap?
You havent? You must know by now that there is nothing to be scared of, that it has ten safety mechanisms, that it’s virtually silent and that you can set it and go, right?
Even better, it pressure cooks and slow cooks (and at the end keeps your food warm). B
ut not just that, I run a Pressure Cooking group on Facebook to support you and I’m Instant Pot UK’s social media girl. So, basically, you will use it! Oh and I blog Instant Pot recipes with familiar UK measurements and ingredients right here.
Ready for my list of perfect steamer baskets for your Instant Pot all available in the UK?
**This post contains Amazon affiliate links, this means that, if you buy through these links, it doesn’t cost you any extra money and I get a small kickback to help me support Feisty Tapas**
Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Trio Separator Set 20 cm
I personally have (and love) the Kuhn Rikon Duromatic Trio separator, the separator pops out for those times when you don’t need it.
To use it, all you need to do is pour a cup of water (250 ml) in your inner pot.
Place your veg in it.
Press the Steam button and set the time. For example, for a selection of unpeeled new potatoes and chantenay carrots, I press Steam and set it to 5 minutes. steam release is pointing to Sealing. Then do a quick release at the end.
One great thing about this one is that the Instant Pot trivet fits very neatly on top for layered cooking.
Fits in the 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots. Doesn’t fit in the 3 litre / Mini.
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| Multiple purposes. On this occasion I was keeping food warm. I do love that Keep Warm function |
*Unfortunately the photo is not appearing in the amazon.co.uk pic above but it leads you to the exact same one I bought*
Silit 1529602201 Insert Basket 19 cm
A lot of Instant Pot users have this Silit basket to use with their Instant Pot (it has a slightlhy larger capacity).
Many people use this Silit basket for their bone broths as they can easily strain them at the end just by lifting the basket.
This one changes price all the time, the lowest I’ve seen it for is probably around £16.
Fits in the 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots. Doesn’t fit in the 3 litre / Mini.
RSVP Wide Rim VEGETABLE STEAMER Mesh Basket Stainless Steel Strainer
Then there is the RSVP (official name RSVP Wide Rim VEGETABLE STEAMER Mesh Basket Stainless Steel Strainer). It has a good price BUT you have to use pliers to gently bend the handles up and down to snap them off, otherwise the basket doesn’t fit. It’s very important to bear this in mind. Some people have successfully bent the handles inwards to make it fit. I’m not too familiar with this one but people who have it seem happy with it.
**Edited to add: I now have this one, I managed to snap the handles myself after a bit of trying, despite the fibromyalgia so it can be done, I use it a lot**
Fits in the 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots. Doesn’t fit in the 3 litre / Mini.
Wilko Saucepan 3 Division Separator
For a tenner, this Wilko separator is gaining lots of followers among the Instant Pot crowd.
If you don’t find it at your store, you can order it in, or order online. Find it here.
Fits in the 3 litre/Mini, 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots.
Instant Pot Silicone Steamer Basket or Steamer Set
The Instant Pot Silicone Steamer Basket and the Steamer Set.
They fit neatly on the new long-handled Instant Pot trivet (which has higher feet than the trivet supplied with your Instant Pot).
Fits in the 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots. Doesn’t fit in the 3 litre / Mini.
Joseph Joseph Lotus Steamer Plus
If you prefer a collapsible style one, this Joseph Joseph Lotus Steamer Plus does the trick as will an stainless steel one like this Wilko one or this Ikea one, for very little money.
You just have to bear in mind that your Instant Pot’s inner pot has a diameter of 20 cm if it’s a 6 litre and 22 cm if it’s a DUO 8 litre so it has to be able to fit in there.
*Edited to say* I picked up the Joseph Joseph for £7.99 at TKMaxx recently and I’m really liking it. It has a good grip to get things in and out.
The Joseph Joseph Lotus Steamer Plus fits in the Instant Pot Duo Mini, 5.7 / 6 litre and 8 litre.
OXO Good Grips Pop Up Steamer
Another collapsible stainless steel steamer basket is this OXO Good Grips Pop Up Steamer, preferred by many Instant Pot users because of the large, tall, sturdy handle.
Fits in the 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots. My guess is it fits the Mini too but haven’t confirmed it as I don’t have it.
Kuhn Rikon 2-in-1 Stackable Steamer Basket (two-tier)
Fits in the 5.7/6 and 8 litre Instant Pots. My guess is it fits the Mini too but haven’t confirmed it as I don’t have it.
Finally, Steamer baskets and inserts you may have lying around the house already!
I am reliably told that, should you have any steamer inserts from an old stove-top pressure cooker you may have had before your Instant Pot, they work well in the Instant Pot too. People have been singing the praises of Prestige in particular.
Remember, if you have a good steamer basket that is not mentioned here, please let me know and I’ll add it.
You might also be interested in my What is Pot-in-Pot (PIP) Cooking post.
