Brisket
Ingredients
■ 1 brisket 5 to 6 pounds
■ 2 cups thinly sliced Spanish onion
■ 1 cup peeled, coarsely chopped carrots
■ 1 cup chopped celery
■ 1 cup grain mustard
■ 2 envelops Lipton’s onion soup mix
■ 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
■ 1/3 cup red or white wine
■ 1/3 cup canola oil
■ ¼ cup minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
■ 5 cloves garlic, minced
■ 2 bay leaves
■ Kosher salt
■ Freshly ground black pepper
Procedures
Heat oil in open cooker
Season brisket with salt and pepper
Sear brisket on all sides until brown
Remove brisket and add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, and bay leaves
Spread mustard on brisket
Sprinkle onion soup mix on each side
Place brisket fat side up on top of vegetables
Top with remaining vegetables
Pour wine and Worcestershire sauce over meat and vegetables
Close and lock lid
Set for 45 minutes
Release pressure naturally
Remove brisket and allow to cool
Slice against the grain
Remove sauce from cooker into foil tray
Place brisket back into sauce and vegetables in tray and cover with foil
Place in oven at 325 degrees for 10 minutes and serve hot
Carnitas
Ingredients
■ 4 lbs. boneless pork shoulder/rump roast
■ 2 tsp. salt
■ 2 tsp garlic powder
■ 2 tsp. gr cumin
■ 1 tsp crumbled dried oregano
■ 1 tsp gr coriander
■ 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
■ 2 bay leaves
■ 2 Serrano Peppers, chopped
■ 2 small chili peppers
■ 2 cups chicken broth
Proceedure
Mix all the dry spice ingredients, except for the Chiles and bay leaves in a bowl
Rub the roast with the mixture
Pour chicken stock and bay leaves into cooker
Place chopped Serrano peppers in stock
Set roast on trivet in cooker
Close and lock lid
Set for 60 minutes
Release pressure
Remove roast and trivet, replace roast in liquid
Set for 30 additional minutes with lid locked
Release pressure and serve or divide into pieces for carnitas
Herbed Lamb
Ingredients
■ 4 lbs. boneless lamb, cubed
■ Salt and pepper
■ 2 Tbs. olive oil
■ 4 cloves of garlic, minced
■ 3 Tbs. flour
■ 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
■ 4 pieces of fresh rosemary
■ 1 cup thickly sliced carrots
Proceedure
Season lamb cubes with salt and pepper
Heat olive oil i open cooker
Add lamb and garlic
Brown on all sides
Stir in flour, mix well
Stir in stock
Add carrots and rosemary
Close and lock lid
Set for 20 minutes
Release pressure
Remove herb stems
Serve warm
Latin Pork Loin with Vegetables
Ingredients
■ 2 lbs. boneless pork loin
■ 4 to 6 small cloves garlic
■ Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
■ 2 Tbs. oil, olive or veg.
■ 2 cups water
■ 1 bay leaf
■ 1 medium onion
■ 3 carrots
■ 3 stalks of celery
■ 3 medium potatoes
■ 3 Tbs. butter or olive oil
Procedure
With knife, cut 1/2” deep slits in pork about one inch apart
Insert garlic cloves and onion slivers alternating
Season with salt, pepper
Brown meat in open cooker using oil to brown on all sides
Carefully add water not to exceed 2/3 mark
Close and lock lid
Set for 30 minutes
Release steam and remove meat
Cut potatoes and onion in quarters - carrots and celery (about 2” pieces)
Place potatoes and vegetables on rack
Place meat on top of vegetables
Add oil close lid and lock, cook for another 5 minutes
Rest meat for 5 minutes before slicing
Juices can be used as sauce
Serves 4
Pork Sandwiches
Ingredients
■ 3 lbs. boneless pork loin roast
■ 1-1/2 Tbs. sugar
■ 1-1/4 cups cider vinegar
■ 3/4 cup barbecue sauce, plus extra if desired
■ 6 hamburger buns, toasted
Procedure
Combine pork loin, sugar, and vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Close and lock lid
Set for 45 minutes
Release pressure
Place pork in bowl to cool
Shred meat by hand or with fork
Stir in BBQ sauce to moisten
Serve on buns
Delicious with or without sauce
Pot Roast
Ingredients
■ 3lb chuck roast
■ 3 Tbs. olive oil
■ 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
■ 1 cup