#COOKING WITH CLORIS--INSTANT POT TURKEY LOIN WITH CARROTS

Why should turkey be only for Thanksgiving? Today we’re featuring another recipe perfect for making in your Instant Pot, and it takes a fraction of the time it takes to roast a whole turkey. So why not enjoy a turkey dinner at other times during the year?

Instant Pot Turkey Loin with Carrots

Serves 4

Ingredients:

2 lbs. turkey tenderloin

5 T. olive oil

1/4 tsp. sea salt

1/4 tsp. paprika

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. pepper (optional)

6 large carrots

1-1/2 cups turkey broth

Scrape carrots. Cut in half. Cut each half lengthwise twice into quarters.

Turn Instant Pot to Sauté setting.

Brush tenderloin on both sides with 2 T. oil. Sprinkle with seasonings.

When pot heats up, add remaining oil. Place tenderloin in pot and brown on both sides. Remove tenderloin to plate.

Add broth to pot. Use a wooden spoon to scrape pot to deglaze. Once deglazed, hit Cancel.

Place carrots in broth. Place trivet in pot. Place tenderloin on top of trivet.

Place lid on pot and set vent to sealing. Pressure cook on High for 30 minutes. When cooking is finished, allow the pressure to release naturally.

Serve with turkey gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce.

#COOKING WITH CLORIS--INSTANT POT PORK CHOPS AND CARROTS WITH APPLE GRAVY

What could be better on a cold winter night than some stick-to-your-ribs pork chops? This recipe pairs with carrots and a thick apple gravy and goes well with egg noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes. Best of all, from start to finish takes less than an hour thanks to the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Pork Chops and Carrots with Apple Gravy

serves 4

Ingredients:

4 3/4" thick pork chops

sea salt

1 onion, thinly sliced

6 carrots, peeled and cut in half

4 cooking apples, cored and quartered

1 T olive oil

1/4 cup Plus 1 T water

4 T unsalted butter 

4 T brown sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Pinch of salt

2 T flour

Turn on the Instant Pot to Sauté mode, normal heat. When the display reads "Hot" add the oil to the pot.

Season the pork chops with a sprinkling of sea salt on each side. Brown the pork chops, two at a time, on each side for about 4 minutes. Remove to a plate and set aside.

Add the onion and 1 T water. Cook the onion, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon and scraping the bottom of the pot to deglaze. When the onions are translucent and tender, add the butter and stir until melted.

Add the apples and 1/4 cup water. Stir well.

Add the pork chops and any juices on the plate back into the pot, setting them on top of the apples. Add the carrots on top of the pork chops.

Place the lid on the pot and set the steam release knob to the sealing position. Cancel the Sauté mode. Press Pressure Cook button and set the cook time for 10 minutes.

While the pork chops are cooking, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt.

When the cook cycle ends, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then  turn the steam release knob to manually release the remaining pressure.

When the pin in the lid drops, open the lid. Remove the pork chops and carrots to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.

Turn the Sauté mode back on. Add the brown sugar mixture to the apple mixture and stir.

Scoop out 1/2 cup of the hot liquid from the pot and place into a cup. Stir in the flour. Add the mixture to the apple gravy, stirring constantly. When the mixture thickens, turn off the pot. Pour apple gravy over pork chops and carrots before serving.

#COOKING WITH CLORIS--INSTANT POT PORK CHOPS

The other day I made pork chops in my Instant Pot, and they were the most tender pork chops I’d ever eaten. I’ll never again cook pork chops any other way.

Pork Chops with Apples and Carrots

(serves 4)

4 large pork chops 

1 tsp. shallot salt 

3 tsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 med. onion, chopped

8 oz. sauerkraut

4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut in large chunks

6 carrots, sliced

1/8-cup apple cider vinegar

1/4-cup apple cider or apple juice

1 tsp. celery salt 

Turn Instant Pot to sauté. Add oil. Sprinkle salt on both sides of pork chops. When Instant Pot is heated, brown two pork chops at a time in hot oil, about 2 minutes on each side, then remove to a plate.

Add onions and cook until lightly caramelized. Turn off Instant Pot.

Add sauerkraut, apples, carrots, vinegar, and juice or cider. Sprinkle with celery seed. Top with pork chops. Seal the Instant Pot. Program the Instant Pot to pressure cook on high for 8 minutes.

Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Then move the Pressure Release to Venting to release the remaining steam.