Modern Kitchen Wizardry for the Woman on the Run
Time is tight for modern households and the kitchen becomes a stage for speedy meals. Pressure cookers and canned soups save 2 to 3 hours, turning budget cuts into tender pork shoulder and quick minty lamb dishes with condensed soups and fruit accents.
Pork Shoulder with Onion Fruit Sauce
A 2 pound rolled boneless pork shoulder is browned then braised with Condensed Onion Soup apple juice dried fruit and cloves. After pressure cooking for 10 minutes the sauce is thickened with flour then served over rice. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Saucy Brussels Sprouts and Yams with Bacon
A vintage recipe card describes cooking Brussels sprouts and yams with bacon in a pressure cooker. It outlines browning bacon, reserving fat and broth, combining orange juice and ginger with yams, adding Brussels sprouts, cooking under pressure, then thickening a sauce with cornstarch and reserved broth, and serving with bacon garnish.
Minted Lamb and Vegetable Pot in Pressure Cooker
Recipe details a pressure cooker method for braising lamb cubes with turnips and peas in a mint and rosemary sauce. It includes browning meat, adding condensed soup and jelly, cooking under pressure, then finishing with a thickened sauce and serving with turnips, yielding six servings.
Double Delight Tongue Smoked Tongue Recipe
Recipe for preparing smoked tongue using a pressure cooker and mushroom sauce. Soak tongue, pressure cook, then heat with sour cream horseradish lemon juice and golden mushroom soup. Serves 8 to 10 with about 1.5 cups sauce.
Beef and Bean Platter with Tomato Gravy
Instructions for a pressure cooker pot roast with lima beans and olives. Includes 3 pound boneless beef roast, condensed tomato soup, lima beans, olives, bay leaf, garlic powder, water. browning beef then cooking under pressure, final serving with sauce thickened if desired. Makes six servings.