Last night I made a meal in one dish, that I had leftovers for this morning for breakfast, and for dinner tonight!
Still at least 4 more batches left for heating up.
It was an Italian type dish, that could have been served with some pasta, but the rice re-heats better, with this much. I started by soaking some dried tomatoes - about the equivalent of 2 lbs - in a little over 2 c hot water in the Vitamix, for at least an hour, until totally softened. I made a quick batch of sweet Italian sausage, with a lb of ground pork, about 2 tsp each of minced garlic and fresh rosemary (more in the tomato sauce), a tsp of crushed fennel seeds, a generous pinch of oregano, and about 1/2 tsp salt, and mixed it well, and set aside. I cut up a large onion, like I usually start these with, and put it in about 3 tb olive oil in the Instant Pot, on Sauté medium, and diced up 2 fairly large orange bell peppers (which were the two smallest!), and when the onion was golden, added about 2 tb tomato paste, stirring until darkening, then stirred in the garlic and rosemary, and stirred a minute, before stirring in the bell peppers, and cooked them about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, I blended those softened tomatoes on medium, leaving some texture, then poured it into a large bowl, and rinsed out the Vitamix container and lid, adding it to the tomatoes, making a thick batch of about 27 oz. The tomatoes and a 32 oz container of vegetable "stock" were then added to the vegetables, brought to a boil, then I stirred in about 3/4 c red lentils, put the lid on, and set on Manual for 4 min (more with rice, later), and let pressure release 15 min. While this was cooking, I browned the sausage in a skillet on the range. After I uncovered the tomatoes, I stirred in the sausage, then 1½ c parboiled basmati rice, corrected seasonings , adding a little more salt, and a generous amount of black pepper, then I set it on Manual 12 minutes, low pressure, then let pressure release naturally. I served it with a little grated Asiago cheese.
Here's the finished dish, showing the hole in the rice. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
Serving the dish, with some Asiago cheese. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
