The entire "Instant Pot" brand doesn't exist in Australia, as far as I know, but I own an identical device (they're electronic pressure cookers/slow cookers). Definitely recommend one. As a single guy it's not as useful as it could be, but they're a godsend for families.
I keep seeing stuff about instapots. Is it just a well branded pressure cooker?
Yeah. It's electric, as opposed to stove-top, which means it's got a bunch of programmable recipes and things to play with, but at heart it's just a pressure cooker.
We have the IP Duo that’s 6 quarts. Use it all the time.
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Originally Posted by Tom Ames
We have the 8-qt which was on sale last BF for essentially the price of the 6-qt. The 8-qt just fits underneath our kitchen cabinets on our counter, so that made it a pretty easy decision for us.
*caveat: i have no concept of what is 'authentic', i just know what i enjoy*
i like the sausage with peppers, onions and a zesty/spicy tomato sauce. i prefer the roll with a hard crust but somewhat soft on the inside so that it can be toasted to allow the sauce to soak into the middle and still be easy to hold because the crust stays firm.
Nugz, does the fish sauce make a difference in the dish or is it just trendy?
I didn't taste it before adding fish sauce since I trusted the recipe, but I'd say it makes a noticeable difference. hard to describe...it just wasn't as flat as regular salsa verde, which I have made many times.
2 lb spicy Italian sausage
1 lb ground beef
1 lb carrots
Red and green bell peppers
1 lb crimini mushrooms
2 onions
Parsley
Garlic
28oz can crushed tomatoes
Few tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups red wine
Salt, pepper, oregano, basil
Brown the meat, chop and sauté the vegetables, deglaze pot with red wine, then toss all the stuff in the pot and let everything simmer for a few hours.
The pork chile verde recipe is excellent as well. Does Red Boat make such a difference in this style of dish over any other fish sauce? I have the one with the happy looking baby on the bottle.
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Originally Posted by nuggetz87
combined Red Boat fish sauce and Instant Pot for a start-to-finish 65 minute dinner. like every Kenji recipe I've tried it tasted great.
I’ve only ever had Red Boat, but my guess is if you’re just adding a teaspoon or two to a big dish, it probably makes no difference. In Nuoc Cham it probably does though.