Fagor America FUTURO PRESSURE COOKER - Manual (Page 16)

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• After the cooking time, allow the
pressure to decrease naturally.
• Cooking times may vary depending
on the quality of the beans. If, after
the recommended cooking time, the
beans are still hard, continue cooking
them with the lid off. If necessary,
add water.
• A cup of beans expands to
approximately two cups when
cooked.
• When you prepare lentil soup,
use the cooking times given for a
conventional cooker.
BEANS AND LEGUMES APPROXIMATE PRESSURE
COOKING TIME LEVEL
Azuki 4-5 minutes High
Beans, white 5-7 minutes High
Beans, scarlet, red 10-12 minutes High
Beans, black 8-10 minutes High
Beans, colored 4-6 minutes High
Pigeon peas 7-9 minutes High
Chick peas 10-12 minutes High
Lentils, red 7-9 minutes High
Lentil soup 8-10 minutes High
Lentils, green 8-10 minutes High
Grains
• Clean out any foreign particles. Rinse
them with warm water. Soak grains,
in four times their volume of warm
water for at least four hours before
cooking them, or if you prefer, leave
them to soak overnight. Do not add
salt, for this will harden grains and
prevent them from absorbing water.
• Do not leave rice to soak.
• After soaking remove floating grains
or shell.
• Strain the water off the grains.
• Rinse them in warm water (this also
applies to rice.)
• Cook each cupful of grains in the
quantity of water indicated.
• If you prefer, add salt to taste.
• Never fill the pressure cooker to
more than half of its capacity.
• After the cooking period, let the
pressure decrease naturally.
• Cooking times may vary depending
on the quality of the grains. If after the
recommended cooking time the grains
are still hard, continue cooking them
with the lid off. If necessary, add water.
• A cup of grains expands to
approximately two cups when cooked.
GRAINS APPROXIMATE COOKING PRESSURE
(1 cup) WATER QUANTITY TIME LEVEL
Rice, basmati 1 1/2 cups 5-7 minutes High
Rice, brown 1 1/2 cups 15-20 minutes High
Rice, long grain 1 1/2 cups 5-7 minutes High
Rice, wild 3 cups 22-25 minutes High
Meat
• Remove all the visible fat from the
meat or poultry. If you are preparing a
complete cut of meat or poultry, such
as a roast, cut it in such a way that it
fits in the cooker without touching the
sides. Meat and poultry cut up into
small pieces cooks more quickly.
• To achieve best results, brown the
meat with 2 to 3 spoonfuls of vegetable
or olive oil in the pressure cooker
with the lid off and before adding the
other ingredients. Do not overload the
pressure cooker. Brown meat in batches
if necessary. Drain off the excess fat and
begin as indicated in the recipe.
• Always cook meat with at least 1/2
cupful of liquid. If the cooking time
exceeds 15 minutes, use two cups
of liquid. Meats with preservatives or
salted meats should be covered by
the water.
• Never fill the pressure cooker to
more than half its capacity.
• When you prepare a concentrated
stock or soup, put all the ingredients
in the pressure cooker and add
water to half its capacity.
• Exact cooking times vary depending
on the quality and quantity of the
meat which is cooked. Unless the