Garmugia Vegetable Stew Pressure Cooker Recipe

Garmugia Vegetable Stew Pressure Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

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

Serve ladled over rice or with bread to sop up the juices

• juice from ½ lemon
• 2 cups cold water
• 5 baby artichokes, trimmed and cut into sixths (about ½ pound)
• 2 thick slices pancetta, cut across into strips
• 8 ounces shelled fresh baby favas
• 8 ounces asparagus, bottoms trimmed and cut into 3-inch lengths
• 2 pounds fresh peas in the pod, shelled (2 cups)
• ¼ cup thinly sliced new green garlic (white part only) or 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt
• lemon wedges, for serving (optional)

Method

1. Combine the lemon juice and water in a large bowl
2. You will drop the artichokes into the water as you trim them to prevent discoloring
3. Bend back the lower, outer petals until they snap off easily near the base
4. Continue to snap off the leaves until you reach the point where the leaves are half green at the top and half yellow
5. Using a paring knife, cut off the top cone of leaves at the crown where the yellow color meets the green
6. Cut off the stem level with the base and trim any remaining green from the base
7. Cut into sixths
8. Toss into the lemon water
9. Place the pancetta in a 5- to 7-quart pressure cooker
10. Turn the heat to medium-high and cook for 2 minutes, stirring a few times
11. Add the artichokes, favas, asparagus, peas, garlic, and parsley
12. Add the 1 cup water and oil
13. Bring to a boil
14. Close and lock the lid
15. Set the burner heat to high
16. When the cooker reaches HIGH pressure, reduce the burner heat as low as you can and still maintain HIGH pressure
17. Set a timer to cook for 5 minutes
18. Remove the pot from the heat
19. Open the cooker with the Quick Release method
20. Be careful of the steam as you remove the lid
21. Do not drain
22. Stir
23. Taste for salt
24. Serve immediately with lemon wedges, if you like

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