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Pressure Cooking


Recipe Information
Serves/Makes:4 or more

Ingredients
  • 1 3 lb (1.4 kg). chicken, cut up
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
  • 1/8 tsp (1 ml) pepper
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable or olive oil
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) diced salt pork
  • 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) sliced onions
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) minced parsley
  • 1/2 tsp (2 ml) chopped fresh oregano OR 1 tsp (5 ml) dry oregano
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped carrots
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped celery
  • 1 16 oz (448 grm). can Italian tomatoes, chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) white wine
  • 1 6 oz (168 grm). can tomato paste
Preparation
  • Coat chicken in mixture of flour, salt, and pepper; set aside.
  • Put oil in a 4 quarts (3775 ml) or 6 quarts (5675 ml) pressure cooker.
  • Saute pork until crisp.
  • Add onions and saute until light brown; remove and set aside.
  • Brown chicken a few pieces at a time; set aside.
  • Pour off excess drippings.
  • Stir garlic, parsley, and oregano into remaining drippings.
  • Return chicken and onion to pressure cooker.
  • Add carrots, celery, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and white wine.
  • Close pressure cooker cover securely.
  • Place pressure regulator on vent pipe.
  • Cook for 8 minutes, at 15 pounds pressure, with regulator rocking slowly.
  • Cool pressure cooker at once.
  • Place chicken on warm platter.
  • Stir tomato paste into sauce in pressure cooker.
  • Simmer until thickened.
  • Pour over chicken.
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