Recipes

[grandma2pkmh]

This is in regards to the Burgundy Mushroom recipe from the Pioneer Woman that takes 9 hours to cook on the stove top.  I wondered if using the pressure cooker for most of the cooking would work.

Finally got to the grocery store to get the ingredients for the Burgundy Mushrooms.

I had to decrease the amounts on the recipe as there is just myself to cook for.  My biggest concern was the wine as I don't drink and really didn't know what to buy.  I know that you should not cook with any wine you would not drink, so I just had to guess. 

I wound up cooking them for 2 hours in the pressure cooker, then took the lid off and changed to the "rice" mode and let it cook to reduce the liquid, probably an hour.

They really absorbed the flavors  (especially the wine) and came out just as I wanted, although I may be a little tipsy from eating so many.  Next time I will cut back on the wine. LOL

All in all I feel it was a success.

[Kachina624]

Hate to spoil your illusion,  but the alcohol in wine or liquor evaporates during the cooking process.

[mousiegirl]

@grandma2pkmh  @Kachina624  I found this:

 "Wine, spirits, and beer are used in cooking to enhance the flavor and aroma of dishes. Contrary to what most people believe, the entire alcohol content doesn’t always evaporate or boil away before the food is served. A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory showed that it can take longer than two and a half hours for all the alcohol to be cooked out of food to which wine or some other alcoholic beverage has been added. The study showed that the amount of alcohol remaining depends in part on the cooking method. For example, after brandy has been “flamed” – poured on foods and then set alight – approximately 75 percent of the alcohol remains after the flames have died down.

The study also revealed that alcohol content diminishes with cooking time. After being added to food that then is baked or simmered for 15 minutes, 40 percent of the alcohol will be retained. After cooking for an hour, only about 25 percent will remain, but even after 2.5 hours of cooking, five percent of the alcohol will still be there. Of course, the amount of alcohol in an individual serving will be quite low.

People need to avoid alcohol for various reasons, such as to guard against alcoholic relapse, to protect a fetus, or to avoid adverse reactions that might be brought on by certain medications. The best bet for such people would be to ask if a particular dish is cooked with wine or spirits before ordering in a restaurant. If you’re a dinner guest, you could let the host or hostess know in advance that you’re avoiding alcohol in food as well as drink."

Andrew Weil, M.D

[grandma2pkmh]

@mousiegirl THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!  I was looking up the same info as you posted. I felt sure that was the true.  Also I believe using it in the pressure cooker just made the flavor more intense.

[mustang66lady]

@grandma2pkmh

Thank you for posting your review of this recipe.  I still want to make these and if I do, will probably do them as Ree wrote the recipe as I am new to pressure cooking.  Still not sure when I can factor that long cooking time into a meal schedule but maybe over the winter it will be possible.   

[CelticCrafter]

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@mustang66lady wrote:

@grandma2pkmh

Thank you for posting your review of this recipe.  I still want to make these and if I do, will probably do them as Ree wrote the recipe as I am new to pressure cooking.  Still not sure when I can factor that long cooking time into a meal schedule but maybe over the winter it will be possible.   

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I would love to try them, but as you said - 9 hours would mean you have to start them about as soon as your feet hit the floor in the AM.

I wonder how they would be if they were done in the crock pot.  At least that way you could do them overnight if you wanted to.