Monsoon Curried Yams Potatoes 2 Qt Pressure Cooker Recipes

SWEET POTATOES, ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• 1. Wash sweet potatoes, skin on, leave whole and and place in a steamer basket inside your electric pressure cooker & poke a few times with a fork. Add 2 cups of water.
• 2. Set timer for 24 minutes.. When timer goes off, let set (keep warm) until time to serve.
• 3. Cut in half and serve with skin on or off depending on your preference. Serve with butter and brown sugar and a little cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
• 4. If you prefer to prepare differently: How to cut sweet potatoes Larger sweet potatoes can prove difficult to cut. When cutting lengthwise, or into slices or wedges, use a large knife and gently apply your weight forward to thrust the knife through the sweet potato. Slices, wedges, sticks and slicing lengthwise are all suitable cuts for sweet potatoes. To avoid browning, rinse the flesh with cold water.
• 5. How to cook sweet potatoes Sweet potatoes are delicious cooked whole. When baked, their thin skin puffs to a crisp finish and inside you'll discover a sweet, pillowy flesh. While baking is the most traditional way to cook sweet potatoes, there are countless ways to prepare them and cash in on their heavenly sweetness. When cooking whole sweet potatoes, pierce their skin several times with a fork and bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until fork tender. Sauté sliced or diced sweet potatoes in oil for about 10 minutes. Quick boil by adding 1-inch thick slices to a skillet with 2 inches of boiling water; cook for about 12 minutes. Steam 1-inch slices over simmering water. Microwave whole sweet potatoes for 5 to 8 minutes rotating halfway through. Micro-bake whole sweet potatoes: microwave 4 minutes, then bake at 450 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes. Grill or broil 1-inch thick slices for 10 minutes or cut sweet potato in half lengthwise and grill 20 to 25 minutes. Grate raw into slaws and salads. http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/sweet-potatoes-101/sweet-potato-varieties/
• 6. Wash cured sweet potatoes and bake or boil until slightly soft. If boiled, drain immediately. Thoroughly cool the baked or boiled sweet potatoes. Wrap individually (skins left on) in freezer film or foil and place in plastic freezer bags. Seal, label and freeze. Most sweet potato dishes freeze well. Save time and energy by making a sweet potato dish to serve and one to store in the freezer. For more information: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/vegetables/sweetpotato.html

SLOW-COOKER CURRIED SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH COCONUT AND KALE

Steps:

• Combine the sweet potatoes, onion, garlic, oil, sugar, turmeric and salt in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Add more than half of the jar of curry paste (about 1/3 cup) and 1 cup of water. Stir to combine all the ingredients and cook on low until the potatoes are quite tender, about 8 hours.
• Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, remaining curry paste and 2 1/2 cups water to the slow cooker. Using an immersion blender, purée the soup until it is uniformly creamy. Add the lime juice and the kale, and stir to combine. Cook on low until the greens are wilted and tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in more warm water if you would like a looser texture. Taste and add more lime juice or salt if necessary. Serve in bowls with peanuts on top.

PRESSURE COOKER SWEET POTATO-COCONUT CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Using the sauté setting, heat the coconut oil in the pot of a 6- to 8-quart pressure cooker. Add the onion, season with a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the curry paste and stir until combined, 1 minute. Stir in the brown sugar and turmeric, then add the sweet potatoes, 2 1/2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
• Release the pressure naturally for 10 minutes, then release the remaining pressure manually. Open the lid. Stir thoroughly, allowing some of the sweet potatoes to fall apart and thicken the soup. Add the coconut milk and peanut butter.
• Using an immersion blender, purée the soup. Add the kale and lime juice and stir to combine. Cook until the greens are wilted and tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Taste the soup and add cayenne, more salt, brown sugar, lime juice or curry paste as desired. Serve in bowls with peanuts on top.

PRESSURE-COOKER CHICKPEA AND POTATO CURRY

Steps:

• Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, cook and stir onion until crisp-tender, 2-4 minutes. Add garlic, ginger and dry seasonings; cook and stir 1 minute. Add stock to pressure cooker. Cook 30 seconds, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel. Stir in chickpeas, tomatoes and potato., Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. , Stir in lime juice; sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with rice and, if desired, red onion and lime wedges.