Instant Pot Roast

 When I make a roast in the instant pot I add the roast and any other ingredients required.  Then I pressure cook for 2 hours, remove the meat and cut it up into 4 chunks.  Put the meat back into the pot and pressure cook for 2 more hours.  Remove the meat and shred.  This works for any roast recipe, like french dip, or kalua pork.  However you may need to add a little more liquid for the first 2 hours of Kalua pork because it's only ingredients are liquid smoke and salt.  The Instant pot may not be able to come to full pressure without a little water added!

Kalua Pork

 6lb Pork Butt Roast

1 1/2 T. Hawaiian Sea Salt 

1 T. Liquid Smoke

Pierce pork roast all over with a fork.  Rub all over with salt and put in crock pot with liquid smoke and cook for 6-8 hours on low.  Take the roast out and shred, pour liquid on the shredded meat from the crockpot as needed.

Chicken and Sausage Pasta Da Vinci

Ingredients:
Pasta of your choice (country noodles or penne?)
1 Chicken Breast, cubed
1/2 of Polski Kielbasa, sliced
Olive oil
1 Cup broccoli flowerets
1/2 Red Onion, chopped or sliced
8-10 mushrooms, sliced
1/2 red pepper, sliced
1 tsp garlic
1 Cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2  to 3/4 cup grated Italian cheeses

Cook pasta according to package directions.
Fry chicken and sausage in oil for around 5 minutes.  Add broccoli, onion, mushrooms, and red peppers.  Continue cooking and stirring until meat is done and veggies are tender.  Add garlic.  Add chicken broth, then cream and heat through.  Add cheeses and stir until melted and thicker.  Serve over pasta.  Add a touch of parmesan if you want to each serving.

Ham and Potato Soup

3-1/2 Cups peeled/diced potatoes
1/3 Cup chopped celery
1/3 Cup finely chopped onion
1 Cup diced, cooked ham
3-1/4 Cups water
2 T. chicken bouillon granules
1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
1/4 tsp black pepper
5 T. butter
5 T. flour
2 Cups milk

Boil potatoes, celery, and onion in the water until tender.  Add bouillon, salt, pepper, and ham.

In a separate pan, Make a sauce by melting the butter, stirring in the flour, then adding milk.  Add the sauce to the ham/potato mixture.  You may need to add more water if it boiled down a lot.

Tortellini Soup

1 pound sausage (regular)

1 pound sausage (hot)

1 cup chopped onions

2 cloves garlic

3 – 4 cans beef broth

2 - 3 cans chicken broth

1 can stewed tomatoes

1 can (16 oz) tomato paste

1 cup sliced carrots

1 chopped red bell pepper

1 or 2 slender zucchini, sliced

1 or 2 slender yellow squash, sliced

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

2 Tbls. Parsley

1 bag of frozen 3-cheese tortellini

Brown the sausage in a frying pan, leaving it in coin-sized chunks.  Drain the grease and soak up as much grease as you can with a paper towel.  In a large stock pot add broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, carrots, red pepper, onion, garlic, and spices.  Bring to boil – then add the mushrooms.  Simmer until the carrots are tender.  Add the all the squash and the tortellini and simmer another 2 – 3 minutes or until all veggies are tender and pasta is done.  This makes a big pot of soup.  Serve with a spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese.

Note:  I hate chopping onions and garlic.  I use dried onions and chopped garlic from a jar.  This recipe is very flexible.  Add more or less according to your own taste.  Sometimes you may need to throw in more broth if it gets too crowded.  Enjoy!

Rootbeer Baked Beans

INGREDIENTS
½ pound ground beef
4 bacon slices
1 cup diced onion
3 (16-ounce) cans pork and beans, undrained
¾ cup root beer
½ cup hickory-smoked barbecue sauce
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper

INSTRUCTIONS
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2.  Brown ground beef in a skillet, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Drain and set aside.
3.  Wipe skillet clean and cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside and crumble when cool.
4.  Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. Saute onion in bacon fat until soft, about 5 minutes.
5.  Mix together all ingredients including crumbled bacon and place in baking dish.
6.  Bake uncovered for 1 hour 15 minutes.

Sweet Pork

2 pounds boneless pork
1 or 2 cans coke
1/4 cup brown sugar
Sprinkle garlic salt
1/4 c water

Cook in crock pot on low around 5 - 6 hours

Remove pork. Drain. Shred. Then mix with:

1 can diced green chiles
3/4 can red enchilada sauce
1 cup brown sugar

Cook for another 1 - 2 hours

Smokey Mesquite Pork

Weber's Smokey Mesquite seasoning and thick pork chops. Rub the seasoning all over the pork and grill at 325 for about 20 minutes or until done.

Country Style Ribs

• Full Rack of country style pork ribs
• 1 C Sugar
• 1 C Ketchup
• 2/3 C Vinegar
• 2 T Soy Sauce

Bake for 45 min at 400, or in the crock pot on high for 3-5 hours.

Stir Fry

• Oil
• Broccoli
• Celery
• Mushrooms
• Red Pepper
• Onions
• Carrots
• Snap peas
• Zucchini
• Chicken/Sliced Polska Keilbaska

Stir fry in hot oil, adding crispiest veggies first. Add sausage. Add about 3/4 cup water and 2 tsp chicken bouillon granules. Simmer until slightly tender. Serve over white rice.

Ham Fried Rice

• 1 Ham steak cubed
• 1 bunch green onions
• 1 Cup white rice
• 2 Cups water
• 2-3 eggs (scrambled)
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• Soy sauce

Put the water and rice in a saucepan. Add a few shakes of salt. Heat on high until it comes to a boil. Turn to low, cover with a snug lid and simmer around 17 minutes. Don’t peek while simmering. After the 17 min. remove from heat and fluff with a fork. If it seems not quite ready, put the lid back on (keep off the heat) for another 3-5 minutes. Chop the onions and fry them in oil on medium high heat. Add the ham and stir-fry awhile. Add the frozen peas, then the eggs. Mix this with the cooked rice. Add soy sauce to taste.

BBQ Pork Sandwiches

• ¼ Cup brown sugar (divided)
• 1 Cup chopped onion (1 large)
• 1 ½ T Mexican seasoning
• 3 T Worchestershire sauce
• 3 T Cider vinegar
• 3 T molasses
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 6 oz can tomato paste
• ¾ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 (2lb) boneless pork loin roast

Combine 3 T brown sugar, onion and next 6 ingredients in crock pot, stir well. Combine T brown sugar, salt, pepper and rub pork roast with mixture. Cut pork roast into 4 large pieces; add to slow cooker, turning to coat with sauce. Cover and cook on high 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cook 7 hour or until roast is tender. Remove roast and shred with 2 forks. Return to crock pot and stir well.

Oriental Soup

• 2 ½ cups cooked chicken (or pork) cubed
• 2 chopped carrots
• 4 green onions (about ¼ cup) (ends sliced thin, but greens cut in 1” pieces)
• ½ tsp minced garlic
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 6 chicken bouillon cubes
• 6 cups water
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 small can been sprouts
• 1 can sliced mushrooms (or 1 cup fresh)

Combine all ingredients except mushrooms and sprouts in stock pot. Bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer until carrots are slightly crunchy. Add mushrooms and sprouts and simmer until heated.