Pressure Cooker Pork

This was created because I forgot to put my pork loin slices into the crock pot before church and needed to come up with a quick dinner.  This turned out really yummy.


Family Overall Rating: 4
(Morning Glory gives it a "10 out of 5", hubby gives it a 4, Lady Slipper wasn't in the mood to eat and I give it a 5)

Note: This recipe uses a Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker.  If you use a different pressure cooker be sure to see your instruction manual.

Ingredients:

Boneless pork loin roast sliced into 3/4 inch slices (mine were still partially frozen and I had 6 slices)
4 oz can green chilies (I blend them in the blenders if using whole)
1 14 1/2 oz can diced tomatoes
3 Tablespoons dehydrated red and green bell peppers in 1/3 cup hot water (or use fresh)
3 Tablespoons dehydrated onion soaked in 1/3 cup hot water (or use fresh)

1)Set electric pressure cookery on Browning setting and brown each slice of pork on both sides.

2)Put all the pork slices back into the pressure cooker and pour the rest of the ingredients over the top. Set the pressure cooker on the high pressure setting set for 9 minutes.

3) After the timer beeps use quick pressure release --being sure to wait until steam stops escaping before opening.

Serving Ideas: I loved this dish as is served with the sauce but you could also take one more step and thicken the sauce after removing the pork slices or make a vegetable soup with the sauce.

Brown Rice and Beans Cooked "Together but Separate"

Serving suggestion: layer shredded chicken, rice and then beans.

I love making beans in my pressure cooker.  It doesn't take long and I don't have to pre-soak the beans at all.  I also love using my pressure cooker as a rice cooker.  Now I have learned that I can do both at the same time but still have the ability to serve them separately. I doubled the amounts listed in this wonderful recipe and used the Cuisinart Pressure Cooker I have:

 Ingredients
2 cups dry pinto beans ($2.76 Amazon Prime Subscribe and Save)
6 cups water
2 cups brown rice  ($1.76 Amazon Prime Subscribe and Save)
4 cups water or make  broth adding 4 tsp chicken bouillon ($0.64 Amazon Prime) 
seasonings or salt as desired

Estimated Cost: $5.16 enough for two meals for a family of 4 = $2.58 meal
My Actual Out of Pocket Cost: $0.00 using items from my storage

Place 2 cups of sorted dry pinto beans in the bottom of the electric pressure cooker. Then place a small trivet in with the beans and pour 6 cups of water over the beans and trivet.

Use a small stainless steel mixing bowl (6 cup capacity) and set it on top of the trivet. Then put 2 cups of brown rice and pour 4 cups of desired liquid along with desired seasonings into the bowl. (I like to use mostly vegetable, chicken or beef broth and about 1/2 cup of vegetable puree like beets, broccoli, carrots etc and season with a couple teaspoons of Mrs Wages salsa seasoning mix the rice tastes great and you don't notice the veggies).

Put the lid on the pressure cooker and set on high pressure for 35 minutes. (or follow your pressure cooker instructions for the type of beans you are using).
When the timer goes off, DO NOT OPEN THE LID. Use natural pressure release which means to let it sit until the steam and pressure release themselves.  If the beans are not quite as tender as you like, then set the cooker on "browning" and allow them to simmer a little longer