Shiitake Lentil Pressure Cooker Soup Recipes

PRESSURE COOKER LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In your pressure cooker, sweat the onions and garlic in the olive oil until the onions are translucent.
• Add the carrots and celery and saute for a minute or two.
• Add the ground cumin and stir well.
• Add the vegetable broth, lentils, and bay leaves, close the pressure cooker, and bring up to pressure.
• Cook for 20 minutes.
• Open the pressure cooker via the quick release method (see your cooker's owner's manual!) or let the pressure come down on its own.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• If desired, stir in the spinach, and stir until it wilts. (Additional heat is not necessary.).
• Season with salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.

PRESSURE COOKER LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In the pressure cooker, sweat the onion and garlic in grapeseed oil until the onions are translucent.
• 2. Add the carrots and celery and saute for a minute or two.
• 3. Add the ground cumin and stir well.
• 4. Add the broth, lentils and bay leaves. Close the pressure cooker and bring up to pressure.
• 5. Cook for about 25 minutes. If you live at a higher elevation then read the description as to how to adjust your cooking time. I had to do mine at least 30 minutes to compensate for the altitude.
• 6. Release the steam from the pressure cooker by the quick release method. This means putting it in the sink and running a small stream of water on the lid, but check with your pressure cookers instructions first. You can also let the pressure come down on it's own as well.
• 7. Remove the bay leaves. If using the spinach add it to the soup and stir until it wilts, this should take only a few minutes. The heat from the soup will wilt it very easy. Same if you use stinging nettles, it wilts easy also.
• 8. Season with salt and pepper if you like.
• 9. Enjoy!