Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals: Fast, Fresh & Affordable (Official Instant Pot Cookbook)

by Patricia Tanumihardja

Overview

Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals shows you how to cook more than 60 Asian dishes at home using healthy, inexpensive ingredients and your Instant Pot!

In this cookbook, Asian-American food expert Patricia Tanumihardja shows you how to buy fresh ingredients, condiments and spices from your local supermarket, farmers market or health food store on a budget, then how to use them to prepare delicious and flavorful Asian dishes using an Instant Pot.

The author takes you through all the basics—including making rice and soup stocks—then shows you how to prepare all the popular dishes you love, including:

• Sweet and Sour Pork (Chinese)
• Lemon Teriyaki Chicken (Japanese)
• Kalbijjim Braised Beef Short Ribs (Korean)
• Chicken Adobo (Filipino)
• Pho Chicken Noodle Soup (Vietnamese)
• Pad Thai Rice Noodles (Thai)
• Red Lentil Dal with Dates and Caramelized Onions (Indian)

To round off the menu, Tanumihardja even presents a handful of popular Asian desserts and snacks. Sticky rice with mango or Filipino caramel flan? As the author reveals, everything is possible in your Instant Pot, and this cookbook shows you how to do it!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804852579
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	519,481
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Patricia Tanumihardja is an experienced food writer and cookbook author who was born in Indonesia and brought up in Singapore before moving to the U.S. Growing up in different food cultures, she learned to appreciate a variety of dishes and flavors from a young age, and learned to cook as soon as she could tell the difference between garlic and ginger. As a writer, she sees the world through a multicultural lens and enjoys covering topics relating to travel and food culture. She has contributed to Edible Seattle, Seattle, Sunset, Saveur, and other magazines. Her debut cookbook was The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook: Home Cooking from Asian American Kitchens, followed by her widely-acclaimed Tuttle book, Farm to Table Asian Secrets: Vegan & Vegetarian Full-Flavored Recipes for Every Season. Pat writes the "Pickles and Tea" food blog in collaboration with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, which showcases Asian-American food culture. She lives with her family in northern Virginia and can be found on social media @pickles.and.tea

Table of Contents

Getting the Most from Your Instant Pot® 4

About Your Instant Pot® 6

Instant Pot® Accessories 10

Useful Tips 12

My Asian Pantry Staples 14

The Basics

Cooking Rice in an Instant Pot® 20

Making Asian-Style Chicken Stock 22

Making Japanese-Style Dashi Fish Stock 23

Soups, Starters & Sides

Homemade Wonton Soup 26

Japanese-Style Soy Sauce Eggs 28

Seasoned Bamboo Shoots 29

Pickled Chinese Mustard Cabbage 30

Quick Cucumber Kimchi 31

Japanese Savory Egg Custard 32

Thai Chicken Coconut Soup 33

Vegetables & Meatless Mains

Tips for Cooking Instant Pot® Vegetables 36

Panang Vegetable Curry with Tofu 38

Lohan Mixed Vegetables 40

Spiced Cauliflower and Potatoes 41

Curried Lentils with Dates & Caramalized Onions 42

Spicy Chickpeas in Tomato Sauce 43

Kimchi Tofu Stew 44

Baby Eggplant Curry 45

One-Dish Meals for a Crowd

Indian Chicken Biryani Rice 48

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup 50

Hainanese Chicken Rice 52

Vietnamese Meatballs with Rice Moodles 54

Thai Red Curry Chicken Noodles 57

Fragrant Oxtail Stew 58

Japanese Shoya Roman Noodles 60

Taiwanese Spicy Beet Noodles 63

Korean Bibimbap Mixed Rice Bowl 64

Noodles & Rice

Korean Glass Noodles 68

Chicken Lo Mein 69

Thai Basil Chicken Rice 70

Filipino Panoit Canton Needles with Pork 71

Pad Thai 72

Filipino-Style Spaghetti 75

Fried Rice "Risotto" 76

Vietnamese Garlic Butter Noodles 77

Beef Dishes

Japanese-Style Beef and Potato Stew 80

Braised Korean Short Ribs 81

Tangy Filipino Beefsteak 83

Beef with Broccoli 85

Chicken Dishes

Lemon Teriyaki Glazed Chicken 88

Orange Chicken 91

Chicken and Egg Rice Bowls 92

Chicken Adobo 95

Chicken Rendang Curry 96

Yellow Chicken Curry 98

Chicken and Mushroom "Stroganoff" 99

Pork Dishes

Marinated Pork Bulgogi 102

Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce 103

Honey Garlic Pork Chops 104

Chinese "Red Cooked" Pork 105

Japanese-Style Braised Pork Belly 106

Sweet and Sour Pork 109

Seafood Dishes

Green Curry Mussels 112

Tangy Tamarind Shrimp 113

Hot and Sour Salmon Soup 114

Steamed Fragrant Fish 116

Desserts

Tapioca Pearls with Coconut Milk and Banana 120

Chocolate Rice Pudding 121

Quick & Easy Flan 122

Chinese New Year Cake 123

Sweet Sticky Rice with Fresh Mango 124

Index 126

Editorial Reviews

"The Instant Pot is an ideal vessel for quick and simple weeknight meals, and Pat Tanumihardja shows just how ideal it is for Asian cuisine. From chicken adobo to eggplant curry, Pat delivers flavors, textures, and experiences from across the spectrum of Asian cookery, and makes them easy and accessible to any home cook via the Instant Pot." —Marvin Gapultos, author of Pulutan! Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats and The Adobo Road Cookbook

"…the dozens [of recipes] offered here will appeal to those looking for relatively easy-to-prepare meals, and the popularity of these cookers ensures this title will be in-demand in many libraries." —Booklist

"Filled with practical tips, budget-friendly ingredients, and delicious flavors, Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals is the perfect way to reinvent the weeknight meal. Patricia Tanumihardja takes us on a sweeping tour of Asia to offer an array of easy and mouthwatering one-pot meals." —Ann Mah, author of Instantly French

"Instant success!…Pat's enticing and accessible collection of recipes, clear explanations of ingredients, and precise instructions give you confidence to dip into pan-Asian spice pots and complete many long simmering dishes in under an hour—including prep time!…This book is my new go-to gift." —Debra Samuels, author of My Japanese Table and co-author of The Korean Table

"…Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals has a wide range of authentic Asian recipes, from Indian to Japanese, all made quicker and easier thanks to the Instant Pot. With concise, clear instructions, loads of process pictures, and recipes that are packed with flavor, this book is a must-have for every Instant Pot owner. Get it now!" —Ivy Manning, author of Instant Pot Miracle: 6 Ingredients or Less

"Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals has fast, fresh and affordable meal ideas to make right in the pressure cooker." —Parenting Healthy blog

"With precious kitchen time on the line and one very handy appliance, the 60 recipes in this book will have you singing its praises…[you'll find] a list of pantry staples that will have you whipping up a recipe no matter which page you turn to." —Leite's Culinaria blog

"…if you're a fan of every style of Asian cuisine and you want a cookbook to help walk you through the different Asian flavors, the Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals: Fast, Fresh & Affordable by Patricia Tanumihardja is a good, well-rounded choice. […] You really will enjoy a light tasting tour of the world's largest continent as you work your way through this cookbook." —Mashed.com

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