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Fish and Seafood
Fish and seafood are the basis of some of the healthiest and most nutritious meals you can make. Steaming them in the pressure cooker brings
outtheirnest,fullestavors.
Fish and seafood cook very quickly under pressure, and the cooking time required is directly related to the thickness of the seafood. To
preventovercooking,donotcookshorseafoodthatislessthan¾inchthick.Forshorseafoodmorethan1inchthick,cookforthe
suggested time in the timetable below and then allow the cover to remain on the pressure cooker for another minute after the air vent/cover
lock has dropped.
FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD, DO NOT FILL COOKING POT OVER
⅔ FULL!
Fish and Seafood Timetable
To cook, pour 1 cup of water or other cooking liquid into the cooking pot.
Ifusingthecookingrack,positionitinthecookingpotandthenplaceshorseafoodontherack.Closecover.Placequickpressurerelease
valve on vent pipe. Press FISH and adjust time as necessary.
To prevent overcooking, use the quick pressure release method after cooking sh and seafood.
SEAFOOD
(Fresh or Thawed) SIZE
COOKING TIME
(Minutes)
Fish Fillets 1 inch thick 0
Salmon Fillets 1 inch thick 0–1
Shrimp Medium to Large (36 to 42 count)
Jumbo (21 to 25 count)
1
2
Tuna Fillets 1 inch thick 0–1
NOTE:Whenshandseafoodarecooked0minutes,oncepressureisreached,theunitwillstopheating.
Fish in Salsa Ranchero
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
½ small orange or yellow pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup water
1 pound tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 pound of cod llets, 1 inch thick
• • • • • • •
Corn or our tortillas
With cooking pot in cooker body, press SAUTÉ and preheat
cooker. Add oil; sauté onion, pepper, and garlic until tender.
Press CANCEL. Add water, tomatoes, parsley, cilantro, salt,
cumin,andoregano.Placecodlletsinsauce.Closecover.
Place quick pressure release valve on vent pipe. Press FISH
and then adjust time to 0 minutes.
When time is up, use quick pressure release method.
Cut2or3tortillasintothinstrips.Stirintomixture.Serve
in bowls with additional warm tortillas.
4 servings