Experiments in Cooking

Central American

Mexican meal Part 2: Carnitas x Pibil Pork in IP

Mexican meal Part 2: Carnitas x Pibil Pork in IP

I love the carnitas recipe I’ve been making, but I wanted something slightly different to serve with rice. I read up a few puerco pibil recipes, and settled on this delicious hybrid between citrusy carnitas and pibil. Despite having all the ingredients to make my […]

Mexican meal part 1: Spanish rice in IP

Mexican meal part 1: Spanish rice in IP

I had about 30 minutes in which to use the IP, clean it out, and then use it again to make pork. I decided upon this no-saute version of Spanish rice, in which you get to simply dunk everything in the pot and pressure cook […]

Pork Carnitas in IP

Pork Carnitas in IP

I decided to try a carnitas recipe from Nom Nom Paleo’s website, and man was it amazing! The kid has already requested that I make this again, and I guess I will! There is no browning to be done beforehand- everything gets tossed in the […]

Cuban Plantain Soup in IP

Cuban Plantain Soup in IP

I am experimenting with soups and cuisines I don’t normally make. Enter the Cuban Plantain Soup, which I made exactly as described in this recipe. Changes: Season the oil with 1/2 tsp cumin seeds before sauteeing. Cook in IP (High Pressure for 12 mins) instead […]