I’ve told you before that I love my pressure cooker. Â It has been SUCH a time saver and money saver. Â I’ve been known to burn a simmering pan of food because I was sewing up two more quilt squares. Â Since the pressure cooker….no burned food.
My family loves what we call challupa  meat.  I don’t know if there’s a real name for it…but that’s what we call it.
In my pressure cooker I put:
One small pork roast
1 lb pinto beans-dry
1/2 chopped onion
2 T minced garlic
3 T chili powder
I filled the pot to half full with water
I closed the pressure cooker and put the heat on high. Â Once it started hissing, I turned it to low and kept in on low for 25 minutes. Â I let the pot sit. Â Later I opened the pot and poured half of the water out (I saved it in case I needed it later). I took the roast out. Â I used my immersion blender and chopped up the beans. Â I shredded the pork and put it back in with the beans. Â Stir and it’s ready to eat. Â If you want it warm, put it in microwave to warm.
It’s great on nachos….great in tortillas too. Â We like it better than taco meat.
I do have to tell you about my immersion blender. Â I love it. Â I had one previous to this and made my kids’ baby food with it. Â I lost one when moving and bought another. Â The next one I burnt out. Â I had recently purchased one again but now the design is different. Â It comes apart and can have a beater attachment. Â I used it once, hated it and returned it. Â I thought I would be patient and hope that I found one at at thrift store. Â The other day at Goodwill, Hubby found this one. Â I am so happy. Â It’s the right design and at $4, it’s the right price….
Being patient and waiting for what I really want really works for me most of the time. Â I typically can find things used if I am willing to wait it out…. Â $4 at Goodwill certainly beat the $39 price at Wal-Mart….if you don’t have an immersion blender, you can use a regular blender or potato masher. Â The goal is to crush the beans, not puree them. Oh, it’s yummy.
You can see more good ideas over at We Are That Family.
I love my immersion blender too. I wore my Braun out (can’t find another Braun to replace it) so I purchased one & did not like it. Recently purchased a Hamilton Beach brand & it seems to work well. But, I do miss my Braun.
I have a Braun immersion blender that I use quite a bit. It has the beater attachment that I use when mixing the milk, sugar and cream for ice cream. The blender itself I use when making applesauce, tomato sauce and some soups. Just can’t imagine not having this. I usually go by the name Emeril uses for this, which is a boat motor.
I am going to try this. My neighbor gave us a brand new digital pressure cooker when they moved. I have been scared to use it! My mom used to always tell me stories of pressure cookers exploding all over the kitchen when we were little. The one I have now is much more advanced!
I think this will be perfect for our family. Thanks!
I would love more recipes!