The pressure cooker is a highly visible tool in my kitchen. In addition to making soup, it can also transform a variety of delicious foods. Very convenient and fast, shortening cooking time by 50%.
One, braised chicken feet.
Chop the chicken feet into two pieces, rinse them and put them into a cooking pot. Add cooking wine and ginger. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for 5 minutes. During this period, skim off the foam on the surface and remove. spare. Put the chicken feet into the pressure cooker, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, salt, rock sugar, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, add enough water to submerge the chicken feet, cover the pot, and let the heat rise. , turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes, then turn off the heat. The chicken feet were covered with rich sauce, and when you smacked them gently with your mouth, they fell soft and fall off the bones.
Two, braised crispy fish.
For fish with many spines, such as croaker, grass carp, crucian carp, etc., it will be more troublesome to eat, especially if there are children at home, and they will worry about the spines getting stuck. Simply use a pressure cooker to make crispy fish, even the bones and fish bones will be soft enough to eat. Put oil in the pressure cooker, heat it up, add the prepared fish, add green onions and ginger slices, and slowly fry over low heat until the surface turns golden brown. Pour in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, rice vinegar, salt, five-spice powder, some Sichuan peppercorns and star anise, and add water to cover the fish body. Cover and simmer for 40 minutes.
Three, eight-treasure porridge.
Every year, my family will use a pressure cooker to make Laba porridge. Soak the required beans and rice in hot water overnight in advance. Wash your hair directly the next day and put it into the pressure cooker with enough water. , cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat and steam, then turn to medium heat and continue to cook for 30 minutes, then turn off the heat. Cover the pot and simmer for 10 minutes. The porridge is very thick and the beans that are difficult to cook become soft and waxy.
In short, whenever you encounter ingredients that are difficult to cook, you will ask the pressure cooker to solve them. It saves gas and time, and it tastes delicious. However, everyone must pay attention to safety when operating. Don't leave people in front of the stove, and adjust the size of the fire at any time to avoid accidents.