Saturday, October 14, 2017

Pressure Cooker: Egg Bites

I have wanted to make egg bites for a while. Got out my Beaba silicone multiportions container. You can also use ramekins, stainless steel bowls, etc. Did not really measure things out. Tons of variations for this. Add sausage, veggies, etc, etc..

Egg Bites
Ingredients:
3 eggs
some milk
some cheese
bacon bits
salt (to taste)

Directions:
In a medium sized bowl, crack the eggs with some milk (maybe 1/8 cup). Sprinkle sea salt. Mix in some cheese. Scramble it together. Place some bacon bits at the bottom of the Beaba multiportions; pour the rest of the mixture in. I filled mine about 2/3 of the way since I did not want to overfill them. (4 eggs would fit also)

Pour 1 cup water in the inner pot. Place the Beaba multiportions (or other silicone mold) in. Close lid (make sure it is in 'seal' position). Set to Manual for 3 min HP. QR.




That's it! Enjoy!!

Note: I spray nonstick oil since I hate cleaning/scrubbing.

Other pictured items are:
Cinnamon Raisin French Toast made in a pan on the stove.
Mashed potatoes made in the pressure cooker leftover from the night before.

Below is another idea for the silicone mold:
I put chicken broth made from pressure cooked chicken thighs. Poured it into the mold to freeze.
When I want chicken broth for another recipe, all I have to do is pop the amount I want in.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Gobble!! Gobble!! (Pressure Cook: Turkey Breast)

It was Canadian Thanksgiving a couple days ago. Seeing posts of Thankgiving recipes made me want to make turkey. Thought I'd give it a shot after some research.

Bought a bone-in half turkey breast which just fit in my 6 quart IP (Instant Pot).

Bone In Half Turkey Breast 
Ingredients: 
Bone in half turkey breast
1 cup broth
celery stalk
onion (chopped)
Some butter (Optional if you are browning your breast)

Directions:
Season your half turkey breast. I sprinkled sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, rosemary. Brown first to get some color. Press 'Saute' set to medium. Place butter in the pot (I used 3 Tbsp since it was leftover from a stick). Place turkey in breast side down. I did not touch it for 6 minutes. Then press "Cancel". Remove the turkey.

Add 1 cup broth (or water) to deglaze (make sure nothing is stuck at the bottom of the pot). Throw in chopped celery and onion. Put the turkey back breast side up.

Close the lid. Set your Pressure Cooker on Manual 20 min HP. Time will depend on how many pounds your bone in turkey breast is. Mine was 2.5 lbs, so I set it for 20 min. If yours is bigger, set it for more time. Natural pressure release after it is done.

To make the gravy, mix 3 Tbsp flour (or cornstarch) and 3 Tbsp water together. Whisk it into the IP which already has broth, celery, onions. Add more flour as needed to desired thickness.

Enjoy!!



Notes: 
Photo also includes carrot-potato mash (made it as an experiment but regular mashed potatoes taste so much better!)