Kitchen

[Tigriss]

Has anyone done a corned beef in their Instant Pot from frozen?  I'm planning on doing a corned beef and cabbage, carrots, and potatoes tomorrow, but my corned beef is frozen.  I might have to experiment and report back but figured someone on here might have done this already.

[BirkiLady]

@TigrissHopefully, someone will know; I don't. Or, if you are planning to do corned beef tomorrow, why not let it thaw out overnight? Good luck!

[fthunt]

Wait two days and your C Beef will be thawed - why risk it at the price of meat today.  Order a pizza tomorrow instead.  I never cook meat from a frozen state - want veggies and meat to cook at the same & normal rate.

[Tigriss]

I wonder if I can defrost it like I do a turkey, in frequent changes of water? It certainly isn't the size of a turkey, but the method should work. Right???

[Kachina624]

I do a microwave defrost in the morning, then let it defrost further until time to prepare it.  The trouble with cooking frozen meat is you have no knowledge or control over the time defrosting takes until cooking the meat begins.  You could easily serve undercooked meat.

[jackthebear]

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@Tigriss wrote:

Has anyone done a corned beef in their Instant Pot from frozen?  I'm planning on doing a corned beef and cabbage, carrots, and potatoes tomorrow, but my corned beef is frozen.  I might have to experiment and report back but figured someone on here might have done this already.

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I haven't but if you take it out now/yesterday it will be thawed

[Tigriss]

I have it sitting in a dishpan full of cold water like you do with a turkey.  I want to cook it today because it is going to be storming up something fierce tomorrow and the power may go.

I've been reading various IP recipes for it.  They are all pretty much consistent with it being done at high pressure for 90 minutes then 10-15 natural release.  Transfer it to a platter with some of the juice poured over the top then cover with foil to rest.  Then comes the veggies.  They range to be pressure cooked from 3-5 minutes together or 3 minutes for the potatoes then 2-3 for the carrots and cabbage. BUT, their pics of the cabbage looks overdone to me.  I like my cabbage steamed to tender-crisp, like the rest of my veggies.  Does anyone know if the IP can do tender crisp cabbage?  I might do the taters and carrots for 3 minutes on pressure, then quick release, then put in the cabbage and put to steam for 5 minutes.  My IP has a steam setting, so it heats but doesn't build pressure.  Anyone ever use the steam setting before?  How did it do?

[mowermomma]

I know it's been a long time, but I sure would be interested iin knowing how that dinner turned out...