Even Quicker Seafood Cioppino with Mushrooms Pressure Cooker Recipe

Even Quicker Seafood Cioppino With Mushrooms Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 4 – Cooker: 6- to 8-quart – Time: 5 minutes at HIGH pressure

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large white onion, finely chopped
• 8 ounces white mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28-ounce) cans plum tomatoes, drained a bit (if packed in puree, don’t drain)
• ½ teaspoon crumbled dried basil
• ½ teaspoon crumbled dried oregano, preferably Mexican
• pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup pale ale
• salt and freshly grated black pepper
• 12 littleneck clams, scrubbed
• 12 mussels, rinsed and debearded if necessary
• 12 to 16 ounces mixed firm non-oily white-flesh fish fillets, such as red snapper, sea bass, halibut, or monkfish, cut into chunks
• 12 large (21-25 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails left on

Method

1. In a 6- to 8-quart pressure cooker, heat the oil over medium-high heat
2. Add the onion, mushrooms, and garlic, and cook, stirring a few times, until softened, about 2 minutes
3. Crush the plum tomatoes with your hands or the back of a spoon and add with their juices and the herbs
4. Bring to a boil, then stir in the tomato sauce and ale; bring back to a boil
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper
6. Close and lock the lid
7. Set the burner heat to high
8. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
9. Set a timer to cook for 5 minutes
10. Remove the pot from the heat
11. Open the cooker with the Natural Release method; let stand for 10 minutes
12. Quick Release any remaining pressure
13. Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
14. Return the pot to the burner and bring to a low simmer over medium heat, uncovered
15. Add the clams and cook 3 minutes
16. Add the mussels, fish, and shrimp, and simmer about 5 minutes, until the mollusks open, the fish is firm, and the shrimp are pink
17. Discard any clams or mussels that do not open
18. Serve immediately in shallow bowls with a bowl on the side for the discarded shells

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