Comerford - Fix-It and Forget-It Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook: 127 Super Easy Healthy Recipes

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Good Books is an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.goodbooks.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover design by Mona Lin Cover photo by Bonnie Matthews Print ISBN: 978-1-68099-532-9 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-68099-543-5 Printed in China Table of Contents Welcome to Fix-It and Forget-It Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook There is a lot of worry that comes with being on any kind of a special diet. Were happy to have the brand new Fix-It and Forget-It Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook available to you with 127 recipes you know will fit your dietary restrictions. When youre diabetic, its important to manage your calorie, carb, fat, and sodium counts.

Thats why weve put together these recipes, each with nutritional information included, so you and your loved ones can enjoy your meals without the guesswork. Each recipe is followed by its Exchange List Values, listing carbs, fats, starches, etc. and the Basic Nutritional Values as well. Youll find this cookbook to be full of easy recipes everyday home cooks can tackle with their Instant Pot. If youre new to Instant-Potting, just getting your feet wet, or are a total newbie, fear not! This cookbook has you covered! Even if youre a seasoned Instant-Potter, Im sure youll be thrilled to find some new recipes to add to your rotation of Instant Pot recipes. Fix-It and Forget-It has always brought you recipes for your slow-cooker you can make with confidence and ease.

We are thrilled to be bringing you something new! We think youre going to love using your Instant Pot and cant wait for you to get started! What Is an Instant Pot? In short, an Instant Pot is a digital pressure cooker that also has multiple other functions. Not only can it be used as a pressure cooker, but depending on which model Instant Pot you have, you can set it to do things like saut, cook rice, multigrains, porridge, soup/stew, beans/chili, porridge, meat, poultry, cake, eggs, yogurt, steam, slow cook or even set it manually. Because the Instant Pot has so many functions, it takes away the need for multiple appliances on your counter and allows you to use fewer pots and pans. Getting Started With Your Instant PotGet to Know Your Instant Pot The very first thing most Instant Pot owners do is called the water test. It helps you get to know your Instant Pot a bit, familiarizes you with it, and might even take a bit of your apprehension away (because if youre anything like me, I was scared to death to use it!). Step 1: Plug in your Instant Pot.

This may seem obvious to some, but when were nervous about using a new appliance, sometimes we forget things like this. Step 2: Make sure the inner pot is inserted in the cooker. You should NEVER attempt to cook anything in your device without the inner pot, or you will ruin your Instant Pot. Food should never come into contact with the actual housing unit. Step 3: The inner pot has lines for each cup (how convenient, right?!) Fill the inner pot with water until it reaches the 3-cup line. Step 4: Check the sealing ring to be sure its secure and in place.

You should not be able to move it around. If its not in place properly, you may experience issues with the pot letting out a lot of steam while cooking, or not coming to pressure. Step 5: Seal the lid. There is an arrow on the lid between and open and close. There is also an arrow on the top of the base of the Instant Pot between a picture of a locked lock and an unlocked lock. Line those arrows up, then turn the lid toward the picture of the lock (left).

You will hear a noise that will indicate the lid is locked. If you do not hear a noise, its not locked. Try it again. Step 6: ALWAYS check to see if the steam valve on top of the lid is turned to sealing. If its not on sealing and is on venting, it will not be able to come to pressure. Step 7: Press the Steam button and use the +/- arrow to set it to 2 minutes.

Once its at the desired time, you dont need to press anything else. In a few seconds, the Instant Pot will begin all on its own. For those of us with digital slow cookers, we have a tendency to look for the start button, but there isnt one on the Instant Pot. Step 8: Now you wait for the magic to happen! The cooking will begin once the device comes to pressure. This can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes Ive found in my experience. Then, you will see the countdown happen (from the time you set it at).

After that, the Instant Pot will beep, which means your meal is done! Step 9: Your Instant Pot will now automatically switch to warm and begin a count of how many minutes its been on warm. The next part is where you either wait for the NPR, or natural pressure release (meaning the pressure releases all on its own) or you do whats called a QR, or quick release (meaning, you manually release the pressure). Which method you choose depends on what youre cooking, but in this case, you can choose either since its just water. For NPR, you will wait for the lever to move all the way back over to venting and watch the pinion (float valve) next to the lever. It will be flush with the lid when at full pressure and will drop when the pressure is done releasing. Making a Foil Sling In many recipes in this book, youll see instructions to make a foil sling. Making a Foil Sling In many recipes in this book, youll see instructions to make a foil sling.

To do so, cut a length of aluminum foil thats about 20 inches long. Fold it into thirds, lengthwise. Place it beneath the inner pot. This makes it easy to remove the inner pot later without spilling its contents! The Three Most Important Buttons You Need to Know About You will find the majority of recipes will use the following three buttons: Manual/Pressure Cook: Some older models tend to say Manual and the newer models seem to say Pressure Cook. They mean the same thing. From here, you use the +/- button to change the cook time.

After several seconds, the Instant Pot will begin its process. The exact name of this button will vary on your model of Instant Pot. Saut: Many recipes will have you saut vegetables, or brown meat before beginning the pressure cooking process. For this setting, you will not use the lid of the Instant Pot. Keep Warm/Cancel: This may just be the most important button on the Instant Pot. What Do All the Buttons Do With so many buttons, its hard to remember what each one does or means. What Do All the Buttons Do With so many buttons, its hard to remember what each one does or means.

You can use this as a quick guide in a pinch. Soup/Broth. This button cooks at high pressure for 30 minutes. It can be adjusted using the +/- buttons to cook more for 40 minutes, or less for 20 minutes.