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Pork and Apple

Recipe by Clare
This pressure cooker recipe brings them all together in a fragrant, umami-rich sauce that’s both easy to make and full of flavor. It’s the kind of dish that tastes like you’ve spent all day over the stove, when really, the pressure cooker does most of the work.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese

Equipment

  • pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pork steaks
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup tamari sauce
  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 tsp dried ginger
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 apple cubed (leave the skin on for extra texture)
  • 1 white potato cubed

Instructions
 

  • Start by cutting the pork steaks into large chunks if they’re thick, this helps them cook evenly. In your pressure cooker, whisk together the water, tamari, rice vinegar, honey, ginger, and sesame oil. Add the pork, apple, and potato directly into the liquid, stirring gently to coat everything in the sauce.
  • Secure the lid on your pressure cooker and set it to the meat setting, or manually cook on high pressure for 20 minutes. Once it’s done, let the pressure release naturally if you have the time, this helps the meat stay extra tender. Otherwise, a quick release will still get you great results.
  • The sauce will be rich and slightly thickened, with the apple melting into the mix and the potato perfectly soft. If you want to thicken the sauce mash some of the potatoes to thicken the sauce without the need for flour, so it can stay gluten free. You can serve it as is, spooned over a bowl of rice or steamed greens.

Notes

Optional Add-Ons
While this dish is already well-rounded, you could easily throw in some sliced carrots or a handful of shredded cabbage before cooking for extra veg. A sprinkle of sesame seeds or chopped spring onions on top also adds a nice finish if you’re feeling fancy.
Variations
This dish is made gluten free, but if you have soya sauce you can use that instead of the Tamari, if it's gluten free soya sauce that will give the same taste.
If you prefer to swap out dried ginger you can do that but adjust the amounts as fresh ginger doesn't equate the same to dried.
Keyword 30 minutes, animal based, pork, pressure cooker