Presto Electric multi-cooker manual Boston Beans with Pork, BLANCH Kettle Only, Vegetable

Boston Beans with Pork

2	cups dried beans	1	teaspoon salt
6 to 7	cups water	3	tablespoons molasses
1⁄2	pound salt pork, diced	1⁄2	teaspoon dry mustard
1	small onion, diced	2	tablespoons ketchup
3	tablespoons brown sugar		water

Place beans and water in multi-cooker. Set heat control at 375°. Cover and bring to a boil; boil 2 to 3 minutes. Turn control off; allow beans to stand 1 to 2 hours. Drain.

Preheat multi-cooker at 375°. Brown salt pork. Add onion and sauté lightly. Remove excess fat. Add soaked beans, brown sugar, salt, molasses, dry mustard, and ketchup; mix well. Add enough water to well cover beans. Turn heat control down until pilot light goes out. Cover and simmer 4 to 6 hours or until beans are tender. Add water if necessary. 4-6 servings.

BLANCH Kettle Only

Vegetables are blanched before freezing to stop enzyme action and to retain fresh flavor and appearance.

Wash vegetables thoroughly and sort according to size or cut into uniform pieces. Place 4 quarts of water in the multi-cooker, set heat control at 250° and bring to a rolling boil. Place no more than 1⁄2 pound vegetables in the steam/fry basket and lower into boiling water. Cover and boil for time specified. After heating, plunge vegetables in cold water to cool quickly and thoroughly. When cool, remove from water, drain, pack, seal, and freeze. For successive batches, return water to a full boil.

Vegetable	How to Prepare	Blanching Time
Asparagus	Trim. Cut to package length or in 2-inch	2-4 minutes
	pieces. Sort according to stalk thickness.
Beans
Green or wax	Snip ends and remove strings. Cut in	3 minutes
	1- or 2-inch pieces or julienne.
Lima	Shell.	2-4 minutes
Broccoli	Peel stalks, trim. Cut to package length.	3 minutes
	No thicker than 11⁄2 inches.
Brussels Sprouts	Remove outer leaves.	3-5 minutes
Carrots	Scrape or pare. Cut into package	5 minutes
	lengths.
	Or slice 1⁄4-inch thick.	2 minutes
Cauliflower	Cut into 1-inch pieces.	3 minutes
Corn
On Cob	Husk, remove silk, wash, and sort.	7-11 minutes
Kernel	Blanch ears; cool, cut off corn.	4 minutes
Greens	Cut and discard thick stems and	2 minutes
	imperfect leaves.
Peas	Shell.	11⁄2 minutes
Rutabagas and	Pare. Cut into 1⁄4 -inch cubes.	2 minutes
Turnips

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