RECIPES: 6 unusual multicooker dishes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

It turns out that in a multicooker you can cook not only rice and soup, but also tacos, cheesecakes, ribs and other unusual dishes. Don't believe me? Read this article and see for yourself.

Multicooker appeared in our kitchens just a couple of years ago and quickly won the hearts of housewives.

Still would! Pressure cooker, double boiler and bread maker in one appliance. You want to cook, you want carcasses, you want bakes, but you want to cook for a couple. Convenient, healthy and tasty.

Soup or pilaf from a multicooker will surprise no one. But there are dishes that you do not even know about, that they can be cooked in this "miracle saucepan".

The "great-grandmother" of the multicooker is a rice cooker. Japanese women have been cooking rice in them since the 1950s, and at the end of the 20th century, rice cookers acquired additional functions - stewing, frying, and baking. So, the multicooker was "born".

Advantages of multicooker:

1. Hands free. The most important and significant plus of the multicooker is that you do not need to stand at the stove. Prepare food (wash, cut, etc.), put them in a multicooker, turn on the desired mode and go to read a book. Ideal for those who do not like or know how to cook.
2. Saving time. Most multicookers are equipped with delayed start and keep warm functions. You can throw in milk and rice in the evening, and in the morning you can be awakened by the aroma of freshly boiled porridge. Or a cartoon, as the hostess's multicooker is affectionately called on the forums, can prepare dinner for your arrival from work. Plus, thanks to the heating function, you don't have to reheat your food every time a family member gets hungry.
3. Energy saving. The maximum power of the multicooker heater ranges from 500 to 1500 W. Due to less heat loss, it consumes much less energy than an electric stove.
4. A varied menu. Modern multicooker has so many programs (in TOP models, as a rule, more than 20), as well as a range of manual settings, that you can cook almost any dish, even yogurt or condensed milk.
5. Identical taste. With proper use, dishes from a multicooker do not differ in taste from dishes cooked on a regular stove. To do this, you need to correctly dose the ingredients and select the cooking mode.

Fried chicken

Many people think that delicious, juicy chicken with a golden crispy crust can only be cooked in the oven. But, in fact, if you have a large enough multicooker (the volume of the bowl is 5 liters or more), nothing prevents you from frying the chicken in it.

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 pc., Weighing 1.5-2 kg.

Salt, pepper, basil and any other spices to taste.

Preparation

Many housewives have their own "trademark" secrets of chicken marinades (with mayonnaise, honey, soy sauce, cognac, etc.). You can use any of them, or you can simply rub the carcass with spices outside and inside, after washing it out.

After that, we send the chicken to the multicooker bowl (we don’t grease it with anything - the chicken itself will give the fat). An important point - we put the chicken breast down. This will allow the juice to accumulate on the outside and drain downward, soaking the meat.

Next, turn on the "Baking" mode. Cooking time depends on the model and power of the multicooker.

In addition, some housewives interrupt cooking in the middle and turn the chicken over.

Cheesecake

Some housewives believe that the maximum that can be baked in a multicooker is a classic biscuit, and many of them turn out to be either dry or not baked on top. In fact, cooking desserts in a slow cooker is just a matter of skill. You can even bake a cheesecake.

Ingredients:

Cookies (you can oatmeal) - 300 gr.

Cream cheese - 600 gr.

Butter - 150 gr.

Fat cream - 150 ml.

Eggs - 3 pcs.

Powdered sugar - 100 gr.

Starch - 10 gr.

Salt - ½ tsp

Preparation

First you need to crush the cookies - with a blender or grate. Mix the resulting "sand" with melted butter. We mix.

We also grease the walls of the multicooker bowl with butter and cover them with baking paper. Put the dough made from the cookies inside. Thoroughly tamp the cake. It is most convenient to do this with a wooden rolling pin or a potato pusher. Try to form small "sides" around the cake.

Cooking cheese cream. Beat the cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Gradually, continuing to beat, add eggs (one at a time), cream, salt and starch. You can also add vanillin or lemon zest to taste. Fill the cake with the resulting cream in a slow cooker.

Cheesecake is usually prepared in the "Baking" mode.

When the cake is baked, let it cool. Then - remove from the multicooker. This is not difficult thanks to baking paper. Put the finished cheesecake in the refrigerator for several hours. Garnish with fresh berries, jam or syrup before serving.

Taco

Almost all housewives who have a multicooker know how to cook roasts in it. What about tacos? Believe me, this is no more difficult than stewing meat.

A taco is a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla (corn or wheat flatbread) and meat and / or vegetable toppings. Here's how to multicooker beef tacos.

Ingredients:

Beef ribs - 1.5 kg.

Tortilla - 4 pcs.

Soy sauce - 0.8 tbsp

Rice vinegar - 6 tbsp l.

Garlic - 5 cloves.

Cane sugar - 0.5 tbsp

Sesame oil - 2 tablespoons l.

Cilantro - 2 tbsp. l.

Red pepper - 1 tsp.

Preparation

The ginger root must be peeled and chopped with a blender along with the garlic. Add soy sauce, cane sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil and pepper.

Pour the resulting marinade into the multicooker bowl and put the ribs there. We select the "Extinguishing" mode. It is better to set the cooking time yourself - 6-8 hours. You can put in groceries and go to work so that the beef for the tacos is ready by the time you return.

When the ribs are thoroughly stewed, they need to be cooled a little. Then separate the meat from the bones and chop. Then put the meat in portions on the tortilla (buy ready-made), crumble fresh cilantro on top. You can add more vegetables to taste, as well as pour over the soy-sesame sauce left over from cooking the ribs.

Rack of pork ribs

Everyone loves barbecue, but not everyone knows that juicy and tender pork ribs can be cooked using a slow cooker. It will take longer than grilling, but well worth it.

Ingredients:

Paprika - 3 tbsp. l.

Cane sugar - 2 tbsp l.

Chili pepper - ¼ tsp

Pork ribs - 1-1.5 kg.

BBQ sauce - 200 gr.

Salt to taste.

Preparation

The ribs should be small to fit in the multicooker bowl. Mix the spices (sugar, pepper, salt) and rub the ribs with them. Then place the ribs in a slow cooker (meaty side out) and cook on the "Sauté" setting until they are tender.

Then the ribs, so that they turn out as they should, need to be sent to the oven for a few minutes. We put them on the grate, under which we put foil greased with vegetable oil, pour over the barbecue sauce and, after 10-15 minutes, enjoy the homemade "grill".

baked potato

Baked potato - its taste is familiar from childhood. Of course, nothing can replace potatoes baked in a fire. You burn your hands, covered in ashes, but you dip the potatoes in salt and eat them like a delicacy. Multicooker baked potatoes will remind you of this taste.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 5-7 pcs.

Salt, pepper and other spices to taste.

Preparation

To bake potatoes in a slow cooker, you need foil. It is necessary to wrap preliminary washed and dried potatoes in it. When doing this, you can sprinkle the foil with vegetable oil and add spices.

Then we send the potatoes to the multicooker and select the "Baking" mode. Cooking time depends on the model of the multicooker and the size of the potatoes.

Creme brulee

Creme brulee is a caramelized custard dessert. As a rule, housewives do not like to bother with caramelization and other culinary tricks. But with a slow cooker, making this dessert becomes much easier.

Ingredients:

Fatty (33-35%) cream - 500 ml.

Eggs - 5 pcs.

Granulated sugar - ½ cup.

Vanilla - 1 tbsp. l.

Cane sugar - ¼ cup.

Preparation

The main advantage of the multicooker when cooking crème brulee is maintaining a constant low temperature. We will use the multicooker as a water bath. To do this, pour a little water on the bottom of the multicooker, install a steaming bowl (included), in which we put a ceramic plate that is suitable in diameter.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs (we only need the yolks), cream, sugar and vanilla. Then pour this mixture into a plate in a multicooker. Turn on the "Steam cooking" mode and cook the custard for 2-4 hours, until the mixture thickens.

After that, pour the resulting cream into molds, cool a little and send it to the refrigerator for a couple of hours so that it finally solidifies. Before serving, the dessert should be sprinkled with a thin layer of cane sugar and, using a special flambing gun, heat the sugar until caramelized. If you do not have such a pistol, then bake the dessert in the oven until golden brown.

As mentioned at the beginning, the palatability of multi-dishes depends on the exact proportions. In order not to be mistaken in them, use Lifehacker's culinary calculator.

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