Simple Whipped Jewel Yams 4 Qt Pressure Cooker Recipes

PRESSURE COOKER SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel and cut sweet potatoes in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 1/4-inch slices. Place the slices into the pressure cooker's steamer basket. Sprinkle slices with salt.
• Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Mix well.
• Pour orange juice into the cooker (see Editor's Note, below). Place the trivet and the steamer basket with the sweet potatoes into the pot. Sprinkle the potatoes with brown sugar mixture. Place butter pieces on top.
• Lock the lid into place and bring the cooker up to full pressure (15 pounds per square inch) over high heat. Once pressure is reached, reduce heat to low and cook for 7 minutes.
• Quickly release the pressure using the method recommended by your cooker's manufacturer. Do not discard the cooking liquid.
• Remove the steamer basket from the cooker and carefully place potatoes into a serving dish. Return the cooker to the stove and bring cooking liquid to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently, until the cooking liquid is reduced and syrupy, 5 to 7 minutes. The mixture should coat the back of a spoon.
• Pour syrup over sweet potatoes and serve.

SIMPLE WHIPPED JEWEL YAMS - 4-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Place trivet in bottom of a 4-quart or larger pressure cooker. Add yams and water.
• Close lid and bring pressure to 2nd red ring (high pressure) over high heat. Adjust heat to stabilize pressure at 2nd red ring (high pressure). Cook for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow pressure to drop naturally.
• Slip the yams out of their skins and mash with butter, nutmeg and salt.
• Place in a decorative, warmed serving dish.

MONSOON CURRIED YAMS & POTATOES - 2-QT. PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• In a 2-quart Pressure Frypan, or larger pressure cooker, saute onion, garlic and curry paste over medium heat until onion is translucent.
• Stir in yams and potatoes. Let them sizzle for 1 minute or until the bottom of the pan is sticky and slightly burned.
• Add sake.
• Close lid and bring pressure to 1st red ring over high heat (low pressure). Adjust heat to stabilize pressure at first red ring. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and use Touch or Automatic Release Method. (Touch means releasing the pressure quickly by a depressing lightly with a finger or long-handled wooden spoon. This method is best when additional ingredients will be added and you don't want to cool off the pot. Automatic Release is for Duromatic Top models: lift the valve cap slightly and rotate it by 75 degrees until it engages for the first time for normal automatic pressure reduction.).
• Add peas. Close lid and bring pressure to first red ring (low pressure) over medium high heat.
• Immediately remove from heat and use Natural Release Method (let button fall on its own).
• If desired, accompany each serving with dollops of yogurt, mango chutney and several cucumber slices.