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Pressure Cooker Extravaganza

douglas_bd

Decided to pressure cook some veggies...all at once to save time. Been using them for soups the past couple nights.

2x carrots, 2x onions, beets, celeriac, and apple. Loaded in the PC.

Caramelized carrot soup w/ maple syrup, sour cream and pepitas

Caramelized apple-beet soup w/ apples, sour cream, radish micros and candied walnuts

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meichejp

Looks great! Could you please elaborate on the process? Are you filling the pressure cooker with water, if so how high up on the jars? Are you tossing the veg in butter and baking soda before jarring to encourage caramelization? Thanks for help!

douglas_bd

Sure. Veg, butter, salt, baking soda and just a bit of water in the jars. I sealed and shook to coat everything, then opened a quarter turn. Filled pic with water about 1" up from the bottom of the jars, then cooked at 15psi for ~30 minutes. This is longer than I'd normally do carrots, but shorter than onion and celeriac, so I split the difference. I assumed this would be a bit long on the apple and short for beets, but no prior experience there. Mostly, I was lazy and just wanted to batch it all together. The carrot soup used the MCAH recipe. For the beet soup, the apples and beets went into the blender with apple cider. Blended until very smooth, then heated in a pot and added some butter with the stick blender to emulsify. I liked this a lot. It was on the sweet side, but earthy, and the beets shone through so it could easily work as a sweeter savory course. I would have preferred creme fraiche, but none at the store and I didn't plan ahead to make my own. Sour cream worked fine for my needs though it may not be strictly necessary. I thought about pickling the apple slices, but did not, and I think the fresh apple played well, so maybe that was the right choice. Radish micros were just on hand, so I used them, but it was a good fit. I liked that extra bite they brought to the dish. Served this with a pork chop for an easy dinner. Very delicious.