I’m probably joining in late to this Insta pot craze culture :) To be frank, I was not that impressed.. It’s good, it is convenient, but instant? Not really.. my pressure cooker does the same thing.
I admit, I haven’t explored it much… just been using it to make big batches of something. Well, it surely has its advantages, like vegetables aren’t mushed like in a pressure cooker, and you don’t need to babysit..etc. Currently I am exploring more and understanding why everybody is going gaga over it..
So recently I tried Hakka noodles and wow! was it convenient. Everything happened in 1 pot - no separate pot for cooking hakka noodles, then strainer for straining, then again a wok for making it... As easy as dump everything and cook. But aren’t you supposed to strain starchy water.. like for health reasons.. or is it just for rice? gah, I don’t know.. I’ll stop pretending to know :)
Taste wise, it was good, vegetables were neither mushy nor crunchy. In the original recipe, vegetables are sautéd and taken out before cooking the noodles, keeping them crunchy, but I just put everything together. Noodles were starchy when hot, but was good after cooling down a bit.
Do try!
