A weekday Instant Pot book
Thirty delay-start dinners, ready around five.
Japanese-leaning, then Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Thai, and Filipino. High Pressure. Full natural release. Prep cold the night before, dump in the morning, walk into a fall-apart pot.
Chapter I
Chicken
Bone-in thighs, long natural release, broth that tastes like it simmered all afternoon.
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Tori no nimono
silky, bone-slipping
soy-dashi sweet·1 hr 9 min in the pot·4 servings
Onion dashi chicken
shreddable, brothy
onion-dashi·1 hr 2 min in the pot·4 servings
Japanese curry thighs
fall-apart in thick gravy
curry-sweet-spice·1 hr 11 min in the pot·5 servings
Dakjjim
sticky, spicy, tender
gochujang-sweet-heat·1 hr 8 min in the pot·4 servings
Hong shao chicken
lacquered, fall-off-bone
soy-star-anise·1 hr 11 min in the pot·4 servings
Ginger scallion chicken
juicy, shreddable, aromatic
ginger-bright·1 hr 3 min in the pot·4 servings
Miso sesame chicken
savory-nutty, silky
miso-sesame·1 hr 8 min in the pot·4 servings
Chapter II
Pork
Belly and shoulder until the collagen gives up. Chopstick-tender, never rushed.
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Buta no kakuni
gelatinous, chopstick-tender
soy-sweet-dashi·1 hr 33 min in the pot·4 servings
Tonjiru pot
stew-soft, miso-brothy
miso-root·1 hr 18 min in the pot·5 servings
Gochujang pork shoulder
shreddable, spicy-sweet
gochujang-garlic·1 hr 40 min in the pot·6 servings
Hong shao rou
wobbly, glossy
soy-star-anise·1 hr 25 min in the pot·4 servings
Pork adobo
shreddable, tangy-savory
vinegar-soy·1 hr 18 min in the pot·5 servings
Coconut lemongrass pork
silky coconut, shreddable
coconut-lemongrass·1 hr 25 min in the pot·5 servings
Lu rou fan pork
spoonable, glossy
five-spice-shallot·1 hr 18 min in the pot·6 servings
Chuck nikujaga
stew-tender, sweet-savory
soy-dashi sweet·1 hr 18 min in the pot·4 servings
Short rib nimono
bone-slipping, gelatinous
soy-dashi·1 hr 35 min in the pot·4 servings
Galbi-jjim
sticky-sweet, fall-apart
soy-pear-sesame·1 hr 35 min in the pot·5 servings
Soy beef shank
tendon-silk, shreddable
soy-star-anise·1 hr 48 min in the pot·5 servings
Bò kho
stew-tender, aromatic
lemongrass-anise·1 hr 25 min in the pot·5 servings
Oxtail nimono
gelatinous, bone-slipping
soy-dashi·1 hr 43 min in the pot·4 servings
Daikon tofu nimono
broth-soaked, silky
soy-dashi·56 min in the pot·4 servings
Miso eggplant & tofu
melting, savory
miso-sesame·48 min in the pot·4 servings
Kimchi soft tofu pot
jiggly, sour-spicy
kimchi-heat·50 min in the pot·3 servings
Mapo-style tofu
spicy, saucy, tender pork
doubanjiang-heat·52 min in the pot·4 servings
Root vegetable curry
creamy-soft, thick
curry-sweet-spice·55 min in the pot·5 servings
Chapter V
Deep broths
One pot, a bowl, maybe noodles later. Same pantry, a different texture.
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Chanko chicken pot
shreddable chicken, rich broth
dashi-ginger·1 hr 11 min in the pot·5 servings
Kimchi pork jjigae
rich, sour-spicy, silky fat
kimchi-heat·1 hr 10 min in the pot·4 servings
Taiwanese beef noodle broth
tendon-silk, spicy-aromatic
doubanjiang-star-anise·1 hr 48 min in the pot·5 servings
Massaman beef
coconut-peanut, stew-tender
coconut-spice·1 hr 25 min in the pot·5 servings
Bulalo-style shank pot
brothy, fall-apart, clean
pepper-bone·1 hr 43 min in the pot·5 servings
30 delay-start Instant Pot recipes