Pressure cooker!

[ilai]

I stewed a large pot of pork, eggs, tofu, and mushrooms (滷肉、蛋、豆腐、香菇) yesterday afternoon, and filled my kitchen with the aroma of five-spice powder. The recipe I used called for a pressure cooker, but since I did not have one, I just let the stew sit for about three hours. While waiting, I looked online and found some $45 pressure cookers on Amazon. Now I'm really tempted to get a pressure cooker for yummy stews like this, which gets me an entire week's worth of lunches and dinners.

Or maybe a crockpot, whichever one is actually more useful.

Comments

[narya.livejournal.com]

I decided that the crockpot was more useful for me because I like having the option of leaving something cooking while I'm not at home. I'd be hesitant to do that with a pressure cooker.

[ilai]

I should hope you wouldn't have to with a pressure cooker! :-)

Yeah, I don't know if a crockpot might work better for my cooking habits. I guess I shall have to get both and find out! :-)