Month: January 2018

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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I recently purchased an Instant Pot. These are really cool cookers that allow you to use one pot to cook in and do it in a very short time using pressure cooking. I wanted to see how it would do on hard boiled eggs and this is what I did to come up with a perfectly cooked egg (yolk just cooked till solid, no more). Additionally the shell of the egg peels off perfectly with no sticking every time.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs (can use more if you want to cook more)
  • 1 cup of water

Directions

Add water into Instant Pot and put in steamer rack (the one that comes with the Instant Pot). Put on the lid and close the pressure valve set the Instant Pot for pressure cook low and set the timer for 9 minutes and let it start. When done immediately press cancel and release the pressure using the pressure release valve. Take out the eggs and put into cold water. When they are cool enough to eat, enjoy.

Instant Pot Ribs

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Ingredients

  • 1 Rack of Baby Back Ribs
  • Your favorite BBQ sauce
  • Rub
    • 4 tbsp of brown sugar
    • 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
    • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
    • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    • 1/4 tsp old bay seasoning
    • 1/4 tsp thyme
    • 1/4 tsp onion powder
    • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • Braising liquid
    • 1 cup of water
    • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar

Directions

Apply rub to both sides of ribs, then wrap tightly in saran wrap and refrigerate as little as a hour or overnight to cook the next day. Take out from refrigerator and cut into serving size portions (about 4 ribs). Add braising liquid to Instant pot and then put in the rack that came with the instant pot. Add ribs so there is a little space between them put lid on and cook on high pressure for about 20 mins. When Instant pot is done, quick release pressure and brush with BBQ sauce and put on rack and broil in oven till BBQ sauce is carmelized to your liking. You can also finish on the grill if you prefer.

RX Bar Copy Recipes

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I wanted to have healthier snack bars to eat and I was told about the RX Bar. These are made from real food, not processed, however these are more than $2 each. So I looked around and found a recipe and found they are very easy to make, no baking. I made up my own recipes from what I learned. So I am making these for my snacks.

Base Bar Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unflavored egg white protein powder
  • 1 cup medjool dates
  • 1 cup raw almonds
  • 3/4 cup raw cashews
  • 2 tbsp water

Flavorings for different flavored bars

Coffee Chocolate

  • 1/4 cup raw cocoa nibs
  • 2 tsp espresso powder

Chocolate Peanut butter

  • 1/4 cup raw cocoa nibs
  • 2 tbsp PB2 powdered peanut butter

Peanut butter

  • 3 tbsp PB2 powdered peanut butter

Add Base bar ingredients to food processor. Decide on flavor and add Flavorings for bar you want. Process in food processor till it forms a thick paste or dough. Put into a 9×13 pan lined with saran wrap and press or roll out till evenly spread. Cut into 12 bars and wrap in saran wrap or seal with food saver or seal a meal.

Instant Pot Red Chili Beef

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This is a Instant Pot recipe of my Red Chili Beef recipe with coffee added.  I recently bought one and it is really easy and quick to use and clean. This is a spicy no-beans chili made with beef, a few vegetables, and spices. It can be served with white rice if you want some carbs to go with it.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs of sirloin steak (other beef can be used also, just cook longer) cubed in about 1/2 to 3/4″ cubes
  • 1 tablespoon of cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of chipotle chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of new mexico hot chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 cup of coffee (optional) water can be used
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 small onion diced finely
  • 5 cloves of garlic minced
  • Canola oil for frying meat (1 tablespoon)
  • 1 teaspoon flour
  • 1 8 oz can tomato sauce

Directions

Put Instant Pot on saute and let heat up for a minute or two, then add Canola oil and fry meat on 1 side till browned, then deglaze with coffee and water and cancel saute setting. Now add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Close lid and pressure valve on Instant Pot. Set for meat/stew setting and select less, then start pressure cook cycle. When done cancel and natural release pressure, now serve and enjoy.