The beauty of pressure cooking is that it allows the home cook to make traditionally labor-intensive dishes like stews, braises, briskets, and pot roasts literally in a matter of minutes, opening up vast new possibilities for weekday cooking.
In a thorough introduction, Victoria Wise explains how to use the modern pressure cooker (which has been completely reengineered for safety and ease of use) and outlines what it particularly excels at, from basic beans and grains to hearty one-pot entres. Then she presents outstanding dishes such as Lamb Shank Braised with Garlic and Rosemary (cooking time 25 minutes); Sunday Chicken Poached Belgian-Style (25 minutes); Risotto with Shrimp, Fennel, and Saffron (18 minutes); Tamales with Black Bean and Plantain Filling (16 minutes); In-House Clam Bake (20 minutes); and Peanut Butter Swirl Cheesecake (30 minutes).
368 pages
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Cookbook.......2007-06-08
Although I haven't had the chance to try more than a handful of recipes, the ones I have tried have been terrific. Instructions are clear and easy to read.
Excellent gourmet recipes for a pressure cooker!.......2007-04-23
The recipes in this cookbook are amazing, producing very well-balanced and complicated-tasting dishes. The Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms and Escarole is one of our favorites. To get these great results, the recipes in this book can be somewhat lenthy, complicated, and/or require unusal ingredients. When we don't have the time (or we're fresh out of escarole), we balance this book with the much simpler (both in terms of taste and preparation) recipes from The Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Toula Patsalis. The Pressure Cooker Gourmet contains a great collection of recipes we never would have been able to prepare before -- although they sometimes can be difficult, the dishes that result are well worth the effort!
Ingredient problem.......2007-04-03
Gourmet is the major description of this book. It is not for some who just wants to use a pressure to prepare every day meals.
Disappointment!!
Pressure Cooking.......2007-01-09
This helps anyone get more comfortable with pressure cooking and includes some great recipes.
Disappointing.......2006-10-02
I have been cooking "from scratch" for more than 30 years and own more than 50 cookbooks, including most of the great classics. Favorite cookbook authors I return to again and agin include Julia Child, Craig Claiborn, Christopher Kimball, Diana Kennedy, Ruth Reichl, Irene Kuo, Paul Prudhomme and Irma Rombauer (& her descendents). I love ethnic food, gourmet food and great American regional home cooking. The best cookbooks provide detailed techniques and enough information so a confident cook can develop variations based on personal taste and available ingredients. I was dissappointed to find that this book fails in that regard. I purchased it hoping it would be like Barbara Kafka's Microwave Gourmet (still the best on its subject), laying out what this kitchen utensil is best suited for and honestly explaining what it can and cannot do well. Instead, the author seems to believe the pressure cooker should be able to tackle any task. For example, she includes several recipes for items like seafood that are best cooked quickly, but leaves out foods that benefit from long, slow cooking, like soups, sauces and stews. There are only two barebones recipes for stock, one for beef stew (Bouef Bourgiugnon), and a few for odd soups and sauces (like a "blonde onion soup" but no French Onion Soup, a lentil soup but no other legume soups, a Bolognese sauce that dumps raw beef and tomatoes in all at once in violation of all principals I have learned), and several recipes for things like custard and cheesecake. There are unusual, tasty recipes in here, and excellent directions on timing, but I agree with another reviewer who warns that her temperature recommendations are way too high.
Product Description
Imagine being able to prepare a wonderful beef stroganoff in only 10 minutes. Or a rich, creamy cheesecake in only 20 minutes. That's a complete meal in just half an hour! And it's what you'll be able to enjoy with your pressure cooker and 125 Best Pressure Cooker Recipes.
While the benefits of pressure cooking have been known for generations, advances in pressure cooker design have made these small appliances safer and more convenient than ever before. Today, North Americans are discovering that pressure cooked meals are not only faster (about 75% faster, on average) but also healthier since the food retains more of its nutrient value while requiring less fat for cooking. The result is that over the past decade, pressure cooker sales have continued to rise, now approaching 1 million units a year.
While the resurgence of pressure cooking is comparatively new to North American households, in other countries (from France to India) it has always been the preferred method for preparing moist and flavorful stews, vegetables, risottos, and soups. In fact, many homes in Europe and Asia will use two cookers simultaneously to prepare a meal.
With 125 Best Pressure Cooker Recipes you get recipes specifically designed to take advantage of what pressure cookers do best. And as you'll discover, pressure cookers are amazingly versatile. Sample from starters such as Braised Artichokes with Red Pepper Aïoli or Winter Mushroom and Barley Soup. Delicious main course offe
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Cookbook.......2003-04-14
I wrote this review when I had just finished eating my second recipe from this book. The food was excellent, and the recipes were very easy to follow.
We have now tried 4 of the recipes and I like the book even better than I did two weeks ago.
This is a great book.......2002-09-29
When I bought a pressure cooker, I wasn't sure which book to buy out of the myriad books in the store. The reason I bought this was because it was the cheapest! It just goes to show you that something cheap can be a rare and wonderful find. The recipes are just delicious and very easy to make, even for a novice cook. I've had great fun experimenting on my husband and son and nothing beats a hearty stew in the middle of a Calgary winter. What used to take me all day in a slow cooker, now takes just 30 minutes, even with the cheapest, toughest cuts of meat. Buying this book has certainly made my meat purchasing easier, because I'm saving money buying cheaper cuts but not sacrificing quality in the end result.
The desserts in here are delicious and melt in your mouth. Don't listen to people who baulk at making cheesecake in a pressure cooker. Cinda's Layered White and Dark Chocolate Cheesecake is heaven on a fork. It took me 10 minutes to prepare and and exactly 20 minutes to cook, just like the recipe says. I had compliments galore from my husband and he doesn't usually like sweet desserts! I will never go back to eating store bought cheesecake again.
Some of the recipes I would never make - like the fish recipes. Fish doesn't take that long to cook and you're not saving yourself much time that way, but the ribs and campfire beans recipes are fantastic and if you like risotto, this book is for you. Vegetarians don't miss out either. Beans and lentils are provided for and the results are outstanding. Cinda gives you lots of information about the history of the pressure cooker and safety and cleaning tips. She also gives a breakdown of cooking times for various foods in the front of the book. I use this index a lot when I'm making things like beans and lentils.
I usually follow the recipes fairly closely, but I cut corners where I can. Instead of using chicken breasts which can be expensive, sometimes I just substitute a whole chicken and the end result in the same. And the great thing about a pressure cooker is, I don't even defrost my whole chicken. I just prepare the recipe as stated and cook the chicken for 30 minutes. And you would never know it had previously been frozen solid. It's soft and moist and just delicious. Try the Coq Au Vin. C'est magnifique!
I just love this book, so much so that my copy is well worn and slightly ragged and I've only had it less than a year. This book is clearly written and well laid out and has a wealth of information. But I took one star off, because there are only a few high gloss colour photographs of the finished recipes. More photos would have been nice but that's the only bad thing I can say about it. It's the best [money] I ever spent!
Product Description
Pressure Cooking Cookbook, Hard Cover
Each Recipe Includes Vital Nutritional Information.
Customer Reviews:
The Official Presto Pressure Cooker Cookbook.......2007-03-15
The book arrived within the scheduled delivery time in excellent condition.
Thank you,
Francine Keehnel
Orricial Presto Pressure Cooker Cookbook.......2006-03-11
Recipes are NOT family friendly.
Eg, who wants to eat "rabbit with stewed prunes??"
I was very disappoionted in the book, and I do not recommend it, especially if you are cooking for children/teens.
excellent book for pressure cooker users.......2005-09-04
I was happy to fine that the recepies in the book are easy to use and healthful.
This is a great book for getting me back to cooking with a pressure cooker the way my mother did. The first try was stewed chicken and it was delicious.
Book Description
Discover the simple and delicious solution for time-pressured cooks!
Pressure cooking is fast and furious, allowing you to cook various elements of your meal simultaneously. It is a quick and easy method with no end to the great dishes that can be created, literally in a matter of minutes.
With 100 quick and original recipes, this cookbook demonstrates the diverse range of dishes that can be created, from traditional favorites with a contemporary twist to all-new recipes for light lunches, elaborate dinners, and decadent desserts.
Book Description
Pressure cookers have changed a lot since your grandmother's day. They were once noisy, risky, and ineffective, but today's new machines are safe and sleek, and make cooking fabulous meals in no time a snap. In The Ultimate Pressure Cooker Cookbook, Tom Lacalamita's expert advice will guide you through buying and caring for your pressure cooker, and his delicious foolproof recipes are your keys to success.
By cooking with high temperature and steam pressure, a pressure cooker seals in flavor and prepares in minutes what takes hours with conventional methods. Besides being an incredible time saver, a pressure cooker is capable of producing delicious, intensely flavored food that is also low in fat. Imagine being able to produce healthy nutritious home-cooked meals any night of the week. With The Ultimate Pressure Cooker Cookbook as your companion, it is all possible.
Just pile the ingredients into a pot, lock the lid, and bring to full pressure, and in 20 minutes you can have rich homemade soup that tastes as if it had been simmering on the stove for hours. Perhaps you feel like a taste of Italy...how does perfect creamy risotto in 10 minutes sound? Delicious meals that taste as though you spent the day in the kitchen are at your fingertips when you use a pressure cooker.
With the same thoroughness used in his three previous books in the Ultimate Cookbook series, Lacalamita begins by methodically examining all the types of pressure cookers available, giving careful instructions and expert advice on their use and maintenance. In over 85 triple-tested recipes derived from the Mediterranean tradition, he then shows how pressure cookers are great tools for today's cooks. Step-by-step instructions guide you through these tasty and healthy pressure-cooker recipes -- from rich Vegetable Soup with Basil or hearty Turkish Bean Stew to Mussels h la Cataplana and Loin of Pork with Bitter-Orange Sauce. In addition to nutritional analysis for each recipe, charts of basic cooking times and conversion formulas are provided so that favorite home recipes can also be adapted to cooking in the pressure cooker.
In The Ultimate Pressure Cooker Cookbook, Tom Lacalamita is your guide to the world of fast, fabulous cooking.
Customer Reviews:
fast, savory, healthful Mediterranean cooking.......2004-09-15
When I recently purchased a pressure cooker, a friend suggested this book and loaned me her copy. (I had already ordered copies of two of the Lorna Sass pressure cooking books, "Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure" and her new one, "Pressure Perfect.") I saw so many recipes I wanted to try that I am purchasing this book, too. My friend has made many of the recipes for her family and vouches for them. This book is clear, practical, and the author has had many years of perfecting the recipes for his favorite Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and North African dishes. I didn't find it intimidating at all.
By the way, after researching various models, I chose the Kuhn Rikon 7.25 liter pressure cooker. This Swiss line, which comes in a variety of sizes and shapes, has been called by the NY Times "The Mercedes of pressure cookers" and is renowned for quality and excellent customer service. For cooking grains and legumes, I also got an Ohsawa Pot, a lidded ceramic pot that fits inside.
Meditteranean Cooking for the Pressure Cooker.......2004-02-01
The book cover doesn't mention Meditteranean Cooking, although the Amazon listing does. This book focuses on how to use the pressure cooker to eat a healthier diet with a focus on Meditteranean cuisine. I read this book as part of deciding whether to get a pressure cooker (so can't yet tell you how great the recipes are). This was definitely one of the most interesting - it had the basics on pressure cooker use, but also focused on menus that weren't to me the "same old, same old."
Fantastic book.......2003-12-05
Everything I've made from this book has been delicious. I use it all the time. I don't think the ingredients are exotic! From reading the other customer reviews you can tell that the title should have emphasized the mediterranean aspect more but if super healthy delicious food is what you like, you'll like this book.
Not For Everyone.......2002-11-18
This book was extremely disappointing. I was looking for my first book on pressure cooking, and this one had nothing that my family would have wanted to eat. It was more for someone who is looking for gormet fare and exotic ingredients than for someone who just wants to feed their family a tasty, healthy meal.
Easing the Pressure.......2002-09-02
Tom LaCalamita is The Italian Pressure Gourmet. Some cookbooks are, as a friend, full of information and some are simply filled with dependable recipes that are easy to prepare and delicious; This cookbook is both.
I find the exact ingrediants are important to the final finish. When I don't know what a particular ingredient is, I ask GOOGLE. For instance: I found that Italian frying peppers are simply very special in themselves as such, but that you can substitute yellow sweet peppers and be very close.
I enjoy the book. It helps a great deal with simple, easy to follow directions, in making the pressure cooker a normal method of cooking without emotional pressure.
Product Description
Pressure cookers are "hot," and this newly revised collection provides over 100 recipes to take advantage of pressure cookers' fast, economical and healthful qualities. Includes a discussion of safety features, step-by-step instructions for using contemporary pressure cookers and proven methods for adapting your own recipes to pressure cooking.
Customer Reviews:
OK book.......2007-03-13
OK but not up with the better items on the market...I have 8 pressure cooker books....this is one that would rank last of the better items I have....
You'll need a casserole dish..........2004-11-03
This book is good for basic pressure cooker info and recipes. There is a good bean cooking reference. However, some of the tastier recipes require you to place a casserole dish inside your pressure cooker. This doesn't work in my case (5 qt pressure cooker).
I love the pressure cooker and this book. Why?.......2001-02-23
I work and coming home to face a pile of raw ingredients that somehow must be converted into a dinner is pretty depressing sometimes. Besides, I'm hungry too!
Many people don't think of the pressure cooker as a tool for speedy cooking, but you can make delicious stews (try the one in this book, it's wonderful) and other roasts and one-pot dishes really quickly. I really love the steamed chicken; it's so digestible and really delicious. It helps to have this cookbook because it isn't always easy to figure out how to convert a regular recipe to a pressure-cooked version. These recipes never fail. We got a T-Fal pressure cooker and really use it a lot. I even make desserts in it.
Thank heaven!.......2001-01-14
I absolutely loved this book. It saved me so much time in the kitchen. The recipes were delightful as well. If you like this book, you'll love Angela Spenceley's two new books "A Taste of the Caribbean" and "Just Add Rum! Cookbook". Both books feature recipes which can be easily adapted to the pressure cooker. A must for any good cook who wishes to add exotic island cuisine to her list of accomplishements.
Great Book. Easy to follow........1999-01-06
The recipes in this book are easy to follow and taste wonderful. The Steam-Roasted Chicken (page 83) was falling off the bones and was very tender and juicy. The Low-fat Chicken Cacciatore (page 84) was just as wonderful. I had to buy my sister her own copy so she would quit taking mine.
Book Description
These palate-pleasing recipes will take the pressure off of you and put it where it belongs! Now you can make the most of your pressure cooker (or buy the latest and best with the author's tips) and save time and effort as you make healthy, low-fat, nutritious meals with ease. In less than an hour you can prepare a tender, flavorful roast in rich, dark mushroom gravy. Or corned beef and cabbage with boiled potatoes. In minutes you can whip up Black Bean and Corn Chili with home-cooked beans (not the canned variety that's loaded with sodium). For dessert, produce a spur-of-the-moment Chocolate-Chip Cheesecake Dessert to tempt any chocoholic. Eighty different family-favorite meals are fast to make and fantastic to eat. You also get tips on preparation--such as cutting all meat, poultry, and vegetables to assure everything gets done at the same time, and how to add seasoning in stages for the best results. The friendliest sound in your kitchen can be that gurgling, hissing, clanking pot on the stove. Each recipe has a calorie count, as well as information about fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Sterling 144 pages, 6 x 9.
Customer Reviews:
Tastes healthy too!.......2005-12-01
I have tried several recipes out of this book and have decided that I can do better. Some of the recipes are average and some are almost inedible. True, they do seem rather healthy and I have lost weight trying the recipes, but it is probably because I'm not eating much!
A wonderful book.......2003-02-01
I picked this cookbook up after spending sometime trying recipes from Carol Heding Munson's crock pot book, "Smart Crockery cooking." My experience with that book was so wonderful, every recipe was absolutely delicious. When I saw "Smart Pressure Cooker Recipes," I decided to pick this book up strictly on my experience with the crock pot book.
The recipes are generally one page long, a few go on to a second page. The book is well edited so it's very readable and well laid out.
Again, so far every recipe I've tried has been delicious. If you want to buy only one pressure cooker cook book, this is the one.
Happy cooking
Great all around cookbook.......2002-11-12
After flipping through many books at the bookstore, I thought this one looked the best. I really like it! The meals are practical (normal ingredients and standard prep times) and they taste very good. Its seems to be getting harder to find cookbooks that have easy to find ingredients and don't take forever to prepare. This book is worth its price.
Quick meals, fun meals, good eating........2000-03-29
I definitely enjoyed this book -- whether just reading the recipes or cooking them. Simple plain meals, along with fancy meals -- it's all here. Tasty and quick, fresh and healthy. I review the recipes and use foods I already have on hand. Everything comes out great. A p.c. cookbook must!
Book Description
When you come home, after a long day at work, wouldn't you love to have a delicious, healthy dinner all ready and waiting, filling the air with an irresistible aroma? You can--by tossing some vegetables, meat, or fish into a slow cooker in the morning and then just letting it simmer into a robust stew, light soup, or pasta sauce. Not only do these recipes require little preparation time, but each has an incredible marriage of flavors that results only from lengthy cooking. And, they're low in fat and sodium, too! You'll get simple instructions on how the equipment works so that you'll feel like a real chef as you whip up such mouthwatering temptations as Grecian Beef Stew, Winter Vegetables with Cheddar and Croutons, Italian Tomato Soup, Twice-Cooked Almond Potatoes, Easy Turkey Meatballs, Rainbow Trout with Orange, Banana-Almond-Maple Custard, and more--all marvelously yummy.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful Illustrations, Simple Recipes, BUT................2004-01-25
I was very excited about dusting off my crock pot and simplifying my life! This is a beautifully illustrated cookbook that is nicely organized. The recipes are easy to follow. Unfortunately, the results are something else. The "Country-style Chicken Stew Provencal" had a great aroma but the chicken was overdone, the potatoes underdone, and the stew had far too much garlic to be palatable. The Portobello mushrooms turned everything a muddy color. I hope others have had more success with this very attractive cookbook.
An Excellent Cookbook.......2003-03-10
I borrowed this book from a friend and loved it. I totally disagree with a previous reviewer who said these meals were involved, contained ingredients that were hard to find and not very appetising. I stay at home with two very young children (both under 4), so trying to do anything complicated in the kitchen is out of the question. Thank God for crock pots. So far I have made the Meatball/Bow Tie Pasta soup, the Chicken Stroganoff, the Chicken Casserole with Swiss Cheese and the Cheese Tortellini soup and they have all been hits. Based on how well I liked this book, I'm going to buy Munson's pressure cooker cookbook.
Bought on a Clearance Rack.......2003-01-22
I bought this cookbook locally and I got it very cheaply. It is worth that, but I would not buy it full price. It has some good recipies in it, but many that are either very invovled, call for obscure ingredients, or aren't appetizing at all. but there are some that are a little different, and a good variety of more up-to-date recipies for slow cooker meals.
'Ultimate' is a gross overstatement!!.......2002-02-18
I have tried two recipes from this book and liked the results of neither. The Asian Stir-Fry Stew was no substitute for a stir fried dish and a waste of good scallops. The Hearty Corn Chowder with Peas looked nothing like the accompanying photo and tasted so bad, that it went from the crock pot directly to the garbage disposal. The book has many beautiful illustrations but I am reluctant to waste good ingredients (and money) on a book that is long on promise, touting itself as the 'ultimate', but short on results. For people wanting to create a delicious meal with a short preparation time, 'Crock-It' is a better choice. For those of you who have the time to create more gourmet meals with your slow cooker, 'The Slow Cooker Ready and Waiting Cookbook'is an excellent resource.
Sophisticated easy recipes!.......2001-09-28
I really like this slow cooker cookbook. It's easy and has a variety of recipes that are healthy and low in fat. Nutritional analysis is provided for each recipe. There are a lot of creative recipes, not just your usual slow cooker fare. There are also a lot of beautiful photographs. This book is better than a lot of other slow cooker books I've seen. I'm sure there is something for everyone in this book!
Product Description
It measures 4 3/4" by 6 3/4"and has 127 pages full of fun vintage illustrations.
Product Description
A SEB cooking manual with recipes for the use of pressure cooking.
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Pressure Perfect: Two Hour Taste in Twenty Minutes Using Your Pressure Cooker
The Pressured Cook: Over 75 One-Pot Meals In Minutes, Made In Today's 100% Safe Pressure Cookers
Pressure Cookers for Dummies
The New Pressure Cooker Cookbook
The Pressure Cooker Cookbook Revised
