August 2022 - Cooking with Rum

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                        Pressure Cooker Rum Beef Stew

Ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
  • 1 Large Onion, Coarsely Chopped
  • 1 Large Clove Garlic, Crushed
  • 1 ½ Lbs. Cubed Beef Stew Meat
  • ½ C. Aged Rum (pot still rum adds more complexity and depth)
  • 2 Medium Potatoes, Cubed
  • 1 (15 Oz.) Can Black Beans, Drained
  • 1 (14 Oz.) Can Whole-Kernel Corn
  • 1 (8 Oz.) Package Fresh Mushrooms, Sliced
  • 2 Carrots, chopped
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • 2 tsps. Chili Powder
  • 1 ¼ tsp. Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp. Ground Cumin
  • ½ tsp. Ground Cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add oil, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add beef; cook and stir until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Pour in rum and scrape up any browned bits off the bottom of the pot.
  2. Cancel Saute function. Add potatoes, black beans, corn, mushrooms, and carrots to the pot. Sprinkle salt, chili powder, pepper, cumin, and cinnamon over the beef and vegetables. Stir. Close and lock the lid. Select Stew function; set timer for 45 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure all the pressure has released and the valve has dropped before you open the lid.

                                  Bananas Foster

Ingredients:

  • ¼ C. Butter 
  • ⅔ C. Dark Brown Sugar
  • 3 ½ Tbsps. Dark Rum
  • 1 ½ tsps. Vanilla Extract
  • ½ tsp. Ground Cinnamon
  •  3 Bananas, Peeled and Sliced Lengthwise and Crosswise
  • ¼ C. Coarsely Chopped Walnuts
  • 1 Pint Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions:

  1. Melt butter in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar, rum, vanilla, and cinnamon and bring to a low boil.
  2. Place bananas and walnuts in the pan. Cook until bananas have softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve at once over vanilla ice cream.