# Three Easy Instant Pot Recipes

Three easy and quick vegan Instant Pot recipes: Thai Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup, Israeli White Bean Stew, and Tomato-Fennel Chickpeas with Brown Rice.

- Total time: 7 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 scallions
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 thumb-sized piece ginger
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 3 tomatoes
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 1 cup red lentils
- 1 can light coconut milk
- 1 lime
- 1 handful cilantro
- 2 sliced jalapeños
- 2 shallots
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 Yukon gold potato
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup dried white beans
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 3 stalks parsley
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 lemon
- 1 fennel
- 1 onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 cup dried chickpeas
- 1 can tomatoes
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 handful baby kale
- 1 lemon

## Instructions

1. Prepare the aromatics: chop scallions, mince garlic and ginger.
2. Prepare the vegetables: chop sweet potatoes and tomatoes.
3. Add all the vegetables (sweet potatoes, tomatoes, scallions, garlic, ginger) to the Instant Pot.
4. Pour in vegetable broth, salt, and soy sauce or tamari.
5. Stir well and add Thai red curry paste and rinsed and drained red lentils.
6. Add light coconut milk.
7. Pressure cook on high pressure for 10 minutes, then allow a natural release for 10 minutes.
8. Once the timer is done, squeeze in some fresh lime juice and use an immersion blender or transfer to a stand blender to puree the soup.
9. To balance spiciness and sourness, add agave or coconut sugar and stir.
10. Garnish with chopped cilantro and scallions. Add thinly sliced chili peppers if you like it spicy.
11. Prepare the aromatics for the white bean stew: chop shallots, celery, and mince garlic.
12. Grate one large Yukon gold potato.
13. Add vegetable broth and soaked dried white beans to the Instant Pot.
14. Add chopped shallots, celery, garlic, and grated potato.
15. Season with paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper.
16. Add parsley, thyme and bay leaves (tied together with kitchen twine).
17. Add a can of crushed tomatoes and three tablespoons of tomato paste.  Pour the cans as low and close to the pot as possible to prevent them from sinking.
18. Pressure cook on high pressure for 12 minutes, then allow a natural release.
19. Make a gremolata topping by zesting one small lemon, mincing one garlic clove and chopping some flat leaf parsley.
20. Add gremolata to the stew when cooking is done.
21. Prepare the aromatics for tomato-fennel chickpeas and brown rice: chop fennel, onions, and mince garlic.
22. Add vegetable broth, dried chickpeas (soaked overnight), brown rice, and chopped fennel, onions, garlic, and fresh thyme to the Instant Pot.
23. Season with kosher salt or sea salt, bay leaves, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
24. Add canned crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Pour the cans as low and close to the pot as possible to prevent them from sinking.
25. Pressure cook on high pressure for 12 minutes, then allow a natural release for 10 minutes.
26. Stir in baby kale on the sauté setting until wilted.
27. Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice.

## Equipment

- Instant Pot Duo Plus, 6 quart
- knife
- bench scraper
- immersion blender

## Tips

- Use an immersion blender or a stand blender to puree the soup
- Add a bit of agave or coconut sugar to balance the spiciness and sourness of the soup
- Don't skip the gremolata topping
- Grate the Yukon gold potato to help thicken the stew naturally
- Soaking dried beans and chickpeas overnight is recommended
- Tie herbs together with kitchen twine to make a bouquet garni for easy removal

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUayETt1ocI
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/048c5275-b71b-44f2-b439-afcf06b3f0ee
- Extracted: 2025-01-08

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