Programmable Pressure Cookers

Programmable Pressure Cookers

A pressure cooker can save time and money while cooking healthy meals for your family.

Adapting a slow-cooker beef pot roast recipe for pressure cooker:

Take one amazing beef slow cooker recipe – like Slow Cooker Jerk Beef Pot Roast with Braised Carrots
Use an 8 quart (8 L) programmable pressure cooker. Use the sauté function to brown the seasoned beef pot roast all over.
Switch to the pressure-cooking function to finish the dish:
- cook for 45 minutes (without carrots) on high pressure with steam valve closed (NOTE: while pot roast cooks, make the short-cut Rice and Peas and prep the Wilted Greens to have them ready to cook).
- quick release the steam by opening the valve completely
- open the pot; add in the carrots that are coated with the flour (as in the slow cooker version of the recipe). Secure the pot lid; cook for 5 minutes on high pressure with steam valve closed
- quick release steam by opening the valve completely
Cook the Wilted Greens in minutes. Serve the Pot Roast with the carrots, Wilted Greens and Rice and Peas. Yum.

Notes from the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (Chef Cameron):

I believe my recipe could have used a small amount of additional salt to improve seasoning but I reckon that would depend on what jerk seasoning you use.
This recipe fit perfectly into the 8 quart pot I have. If you only had a 6 quart pot, or especially if you have a 4 quart, you may need to downsize the recipe.

Adapting a Dutch Oven slow-simmered short rib recipe for pressure cooker:

Take one amazing beef short rib recipe – like the Tuscan Braised Short Ribs with Spinach Mushroom Farro
Use an 8 quart (8 L) programmable pressure cooker. Use the sauté function to brown the seasoned short ribs and then remove them from the pot.
Add the vegetables and dried herbs and continue to use the sauté function until vegetables just soften.
Add the liquid and tomatoes. Add the short ribs back to the pot; switch to the pressure cooking function to finish the dish:
- cook for 50 minutes on high pressure with steam valve closed (NOTE – while the short ribs cook, make the Spinach and Mushroom Farro)
- quick release steam by opening the valve completely

Serve the short ribs with the Spinach and Mushroom Farro.

Notes from the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (Chef Cameron):

The seasoning made the sauce very flavourful.
This recipe fit the 8 quart (8 L) pot, but would absolutely need to be downsized if cooking in a smaller pot.

CUTS

Blade Pot Roast
Cross Rib Pot Roast
Beef Short Ribs
Beef Stewing Cubes
Blade Simmering Steak
Cross Rib Simmering Steak

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Cooks Notes:

Notes from the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (Chef Cameron):

Flavourful tougher beef cuts that you would typically braise, slow-cook, stew or pot roast – these are the best beef cuts for pressure cook appliances.
Brown and season beef prior to pressure cooking to develop the best beefy flavour.

Cuts used with Pressure Cookers:

Common Cuts | Broiling

Blade Pot Roast

One of the best beef cuts for pot roast or cut into chunks for stew, slowly simmer/ braise in a seasoned broth in a covered container for optimal tenderness.

Cross Rib Pot Roast Boneless

A lean flavourful beef cut, Pot Roast needs to be slowly simmered/braised for optimal tenderness, much like stew.

Simmering Short Ribs

Deep rich beef flavour is the hallmark of Short Ribs. Best cooked by braising to make them fall-off-the-bone tender – slowly simmer in a seasoned broth in covered container, just like a stew.

Chuck Short Ribs

Deep rich beef flavour is the hallmark of Short Ribs. Best cooked by braising to make them fall-off-the-bone tender – slowly simmer in a seasoned brother in a covered container, just like a stew.

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Stewing Beef

Cut from the Chuck, stewing beef cubes have deep rich beef flavour. Best cooked by braising to make tender – slowly simmer in a seasoned brother in a covered container.

Blade Simmering Steak Blade Simmering Steak

Blade Simmering Steak

One of the best beef cuts for simmering steak or cut into chunks for stew. Slowly simmer/braise in a seasoned brother in covered container for optimal tenderness.

Cross Rib Simmering Steak Boneless

One of the best beef cuts for simmering steak or cut into chunks for stew. Slowly simmer/braise in a seasoned broth in a covered container for optimal tenderness.