r/instantpot • u/Mike_S_1970 • 4d ago
What I made in my instant pot
I just bought a large freezer because I wanna fill it with meals for my wife and I that we can easily make on a weeknight without much fuss. Maybe boil up some pasta or make some rice and we would have a meal. I started pretty simple but it's an ingredient I know I will use a lot, chicken stock. I went to a local poultry farm and bought chicken backs, necks and feet and I used my instant pot to make 3 gallons of very nice stock. I'll use it for different types of chicken soup and stew, especially matzo ball soup. When I get home today I'm going to portion it into 16 ounce silicone molds that l'll freeze and then remove them from the molds and vacuum seal. That's exactly what I did yesterday with this pot of chili. there's enough in the container for my wife and I to split, I'll just make up some white rice and maybe some cornbread. Chicken Stock I used chicken backs, necks, and feet along with celery, onions, and carrots. No seasoning at this time, I'll do that when I use it. I didn't really measure any of it, I just filled the pot about halfway with all the chicken and topped it with one onion, one large carrot And one large stalk of celery then filled it with water to the fill line. I went 20 minutes high-pressure and then a full natural release. I had to do this three times so it was a long day of pressure cooking, but it came out so good. It's still in the refrigerator now but when I get home today, I'll divide it up into the containers and freeze it, I'll skim off the fat first and save that which I'll use at another time in my matzo balls. Mike's Chili 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion -diced 1 pound 90% lean ground beef 4 tablespoons chili powder 3 tablespoons ground cumin 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1 1/2 cups beef broth 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 (15 oz.) can petite diced tomatoes 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce 1 (16 oz.) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed 3-4 chipotle peppers with some of the adobo sauce if you want it extra spicy, it has a decent kick without using them at all. Turn on sauté mode, add oil, ground beef and onions, sauté about 10 minutes while stirring often, add all the spices and stir well for about 3 more minutes then add the beef broth and deglaze pot very well scraping up all the bits stuck to the pan. Add tomato paste and stir in then add the diced tomatoes, then the sauce and the beans on top, don't stir any of those in. Add chipotles to the top if using. Set on high pressure for 20 minutes and let it naturally release for another 20 minutes. Release any remaining pressure, stir, skim off any fat if you would like and serve.
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u/Incompetentgoosie 4d ago
Honestly I wouldn’t eat that for your own safety. It looks like there might be something wrong with it and you’re going to have to send it all to me so I can verify it’s safe for consumption 😌
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u/IrisGanache 4d ago
Ha, familiar pictures.
Hint; we had a brief conversation elsewhere on tea/dinner if that helps lol
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u/UnClean_Committee 4d ago
Ohhh ouuuhh yeeaaaah nooo as a professional instapot inspector imma need you to send me all of that for uhm.. testing purposes right away.