French Quarter Eggplant Stew with Okra Pressure Cooker Recipe

French Quarter Eggplant Stew With Okra Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 4 – Cooker: 5- to 7- quart – Time: 3 minutes at HIGH pressure

• 4 Japanese eggplant, unpeeled, or 2 regular eggplant, peeled
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 large white onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup vegetable broth
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 (28-ounce) can peeled whole tomatoes in juice, crushed with your hands
• 1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves or ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound okra, washed, ends trimmed, and cut into 1-inch pieces (2 cups)
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Method

1. Cut the eggplant into 2-inch cubes and transfer it to a paper towel-lined colander
2. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt and leave it to drain for 30 minutes
3. Rinse the salt thoroughly from the drained eggplant and pat dry
4. In a 5- to 7-quart pressure cooker pot, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat
5. Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the onion, and cook, stirring a few times, until soft, about 5 minutes
6. Add the rest of the oil, the eggplant and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and the onions are golden, about 5 minutes
7. Add the broth, then the pepper, celery, the tomatoes with their juice, oregano, the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste
8. Close and lock the lid
9. Set the burner heat to high
10. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
11. Set a timer to cook for 3 minutes
12. Remove the pot from the heat
13. Open the cooker with the Quick Release method
14. Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
15. Stir
16. The eggplant and peppers should be tender but not mushy
17. If there is too much liquid, simmer with the lid off to evaporate some
18. Add the okra, partially cover, and cook over medium heat (without pressure) until the okra is tender, about 10 minutes
19. Drizzle with the vinegar
20. This is delicious hot, at room temperature, or even cold

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