Baked Salmon

Ingredients:

1 pound salmon
2TBSP unsalted butter, melted or oil
2 TBSP freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon dried dill
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Optional:1 cloves garlic, minced ( or 1/4 tsp garlic powder)

Zest of 1/2 lemon

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Mix oil, lemon juice, dill, and salt and pepper. Marinade salmon for up to 30 minutes.
3. Make a foil package and put salmon in with the marinade. 
4. Bake 20-30 minutes.
5. Cook to internal temperature 145F. (can take out 140F).

Jackfruit Veggie Stew in Instant Pot

Servings:6
Ingredients:

• 1 can (15oz) Young Jackfruit- Rinsed well and drained, cut into bit size pieces, and smashed to look more meat like, or smash it after its cooked. That's what I did)
• 2 stalks Celery, diced
• 1 Onion, diced
• 3 Carrots, Chopped
• 2 Cloves Minced Garlic
• 8 oz Portobello Mushrooms, chopped (could double amount)
• 3 med Potatoes, Chopped
• 1 can diced Tomatoes ( 14.5 oz)
• 4 cups Vegetable Broth
• 1/4 Red Wine
• 1 tsp Italian Seasonings
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Chili Powder
• 1/2 tsp Dried Sage
• 4 Stems of Fresh Thyme
• 2 Bay Leaves

• 4 TBSP Corn Starch mixed with 1/2 cup cold water to make slurry

Optional ideas I didn't use. Could Add:

• 1 cup Green Beans
• 4oz Peas
• Frozen Spinach
• Black beans, chickpeas, any beans
• Barley

Instructions:

1. Set your IP to SAUTE Mode.
2. Saute onion, celery, carrots and garlic until onions are soft about 5 mins.
3. Add Italian seasoning, thyme, sage, chili powder, paprika, and thyme. 
4. Add mushrooms and saute until all liquid has evaporated.
5. Deglaze pan with red wine, scraping any bits off the bottom. 
6. Add tomatoes, vegetable broth and all remaining vegetables (except peas if using).
7. Add salt, pepper, and bay leaves.
8. Pressure cook for 15 minutes and do a quick release when finished.
9. Open lid. Remove bay leaves. Add peas if using.
10. Mix corn starch slurry together. While mixing the stew, slowly add the slurry. Keep mixing and bring to a boil. 
11. Stir and serve.

Quick Miso Ramen

Servings: 2

Broth Ingredients:
-1/2 TBSP Sesame Oil
-1 Clove Minced Garlic(1 1/2 tsp)
-1/4 tsp minced ginger
-1/2 Shallot minced ( or use a little minced onion)
-1/2 tsp Sriracha
-1 1/2 TBSP White Miso Paste
-1/2 TBSP Mirin
-1/2 tsp Sesame Paste (or Tahini or 1/2 TBSP sesame seeds ground to paste)
-2 Cups Chicken Stock (or 1tsp chicken bouillon in 2 cups water)

-2 servings of noodle prepared according to package

Toppings
-green onions
-mushrooms
-seitan chicken
-2 soft boiled eggs (7 mins pressure cook in instant pot with quick release)

Directions for Soft Boiled Eggs:

1. Fill small pot with water to cover an egg and bring to a boil. Add baking soda 1/2 tbsp

2. Once boiling, carefully put eggs in pot with a slotted spoon. 

3. Boil for 6 mins. Then put in an ice bath with water and ice. 

Directions for Broth:

1. Over medium heat, add sesame oil, shallot, garlic and ginger. and cook until soft.
2. Add sriracha, mirin and cook about 1 minute.
3. Add Chicken stock and increase heat. Once broth is boiling, turn to low and add miso paste. 

(try adding some unsweetened/flavored soymilk in place of water/broth to make it creamier)

Cook Noodles according to Package

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

• 1.5 cups Water
• Eggs 1-12

Directions for Instant pot

1. Put water in the Pot. 
2. Place metal trivet (not silicone) into pot and put eggs on it. 
3. Pressure cook for 7 minutes. Then NPR after 10 minutes. 
4. Take eggs out put in a bowl and run under cold water. Then place bowl in fridge. 

Direction for good Nuwave Pressure cooker

1. Pressure cook 6 minutes. Let sit 6 minutes for metal trivet. For silicone trivet. do 7 minutes and NPR for 10. 

Korean BBQ

Ingredients

• 1 Small Onion or 1 TBSP Onion Powder
• 1 apple sauce cup (or 1/2 grated apple or asian pear)
• 2 TBSP Garlic/Ginger Paste (or 5 cloves Garlic/ 1 1/2" Ginger)
• 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
• 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 2 TBSP Rice Vinegar
• 2 TBSP Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Sriracha
• 4lb Beef Chuck Roast or Short Ribs (try 5lbs)
• just enough water to deglaze pan
• 2 TBSP Corn Starch with 1/4 cup water
• if making in Crockpot add some beef broth (not a lot)

Directions

1. Salt and Pepper meat. Sear sides of meat over medium high heat (or use saute mode) for 2-3 mins per side.
2. In food processor, blend garlic, ginger, onion, and apple sauce (or grated apple/pear). Mix with soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and sriracha. 
3. Pour sauce over meat in instant pot or crock pot. Instant pot high pressure for 90 mins (100 if frozen). 15 NPR. In crock pot, low for 6-8 hours, until the meat can be pulled apart. 
4. Pull meat out and shred. Add corn starch mixture to sauce to thicken it up. Whisk the slurry into the hot, simmering liquid you want to thicken. 
5. Do 10 oz portions for freezing for 3 people. 

Shrimp Scampi with Zoodles

Servings 2
Ingredients: 

• 3 TBSP Butter
• 3 TBSP Oil
• 4.5 tsp Garlic (divided)
• 3/4 Cup Dry White Wine or Broth
• 1/4 tsp Crushed Red Peppers
• Salt & Pepper to Taste
• 1/2 lb Shrimp
• Parley 
• 3 tsp Lemon Juice
• 2 Zucchini

Instructions:

1.  Mix shrimp with oil (not the oil in ingredients, just enough to coat shrimp), salt, pepper and 1 tsp garlic & let sit 30 mins.
2. Make Zoodles. Sprinkle with salt and let sit.
3. Over medium heat, melt butter & oil in skillet. Add garlic and saute until fragrant about 1 minute.
4. Add wine, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and bring to simmer. Let wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes. Maybe more until wine flavor is gone.
5. Add shrimp and cook 2-4 mins.
6. Add Lemon juice & parsley.
7. Add zoodle and heat until just warmed through. 

Hot Dog Chili

Ingredients

• 1lb Lean Ground Beef
• 1/2 Onion
• 1-2 cloves Garlic Minced
• 2 1/2 Tsp Chili Powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1tsp cumin
• 1 tsp Worcheshire sauce
• 3 TBSP Tomato Paste
• 1 Cup Beef Borth
• 1 TBSP Cornstarch in 2 TBSP of cold water
• 1 tsp salt to taste
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

1. Food processor onion and garlic.
2. In a skillet add ground beef and add water to break up beef. (1/2 cup?) Cook until its done. Strain the meat.
3. Add back to pan and add the rest of the ingredients. Let simmer 10 mins. 

Note: can use 1/2  tsp onion powder and garlic powder if don't have fresh.