Hearty Hamburger Soup Recipe (Instant Pot Option) (2024)

FAQs

What setting to use on Instant Pot for soup? ›

Locate the soup setting on your Instant Pot control panel. It is usually labeled with a soup icon or the word “soup”. Press the button to activate the setting. The Instant Pot will automatically adjust the time and temperature for cooking soup.

What about the meat/stew button? The meat stew setting is a one-click approach to cooking larger pieces of meat (like those in this recipe) in the Instant Pot. The meat stew setting on the Instant Pot is 35 minutes long, so it should work, but I haven't experimented with the setting myself.

The instant pot- or pressure cooker -is growing in popularity. Quicker cook times than the crockpot, but with the same easy clean-up, weeknight soup is done in a snap! We know that the instant pot can be intimidating when first starting out so we compiled a list of how to cook any type of soup in the instant pot.

Close the Lid and Check the Seal: Put the lid on your Instant Pot and make sure it's locked. There's a sealing ring inside the lid – check that it's in place. This ring is important to keep the steam inside. Press the Soup Button: Now, press the 'Soup' button.

Soup. The soup program is 30 minutes on high pressure. Depending on wether your are using fresh or frozen meats, soup times can range from 20 minutes to an hour.

How to avoid a burn message. Every time you prepare to use your Instant Pot, ensure that all components are clean and in working order. Double-check that the pressure valve is in sealing position before pressure cooking, or all of the liquid will boil off and scorch the bottom of the pot.

Add suitable liquid to thin condensed cream-based soups and thick sauces. Maximum When pressure cooking, do not fill the inner pot higher than the PC MAX — 2/3 line as indicated on the inner pot.

Unlike nonstick cooking surfaces, the stainless steel pot presents no threat of harmful chemicals. Instant Pot also switches to a “warm” setting when it's done cooking, keeping food at a safe temperature for up to 10 hours.

Unfortunately, once you overcook a piece of meat in the pressure cooker, there's no going back. You'll be left with a pile of dry, crunchy, tasteless fibers and no amount of additional pressure cooking is going to put that moisture back into the meat.

If your pot doesn't have a meat/stew button just set the manual/pressure cook button to 30 minutes on high pressure. Let the pressure release naturally for at least 10 minutes and if you have more time you can do a full natural pressure release.

Is it better to vent or seal Instant Pot? ›

When starting your cook, you want this lever pointing toward "sealing" and not "venting." Sealing means the Instant Pot is going to hold all the pressure created inside the pot, while venting is what you'll likely do to release the pressure when the food is finished cooking.

Close the lid and put the steam release handle in the venting position. (You can alternatively use an Instant Pot tempered glass lid, which we'll discuss below.) 3. Plug in your Instant Pot, and press the “Slow Cook” button.

Add suitable liquid to thin condensed cream-based soups and thick sauces. Maximum When pressure cooking, do not fill the inner pot higher than the PC MAX — 2/3 line as indicated on the inner pot.

If I were going to transport hot contents, I would remove the inner pot from the pressure cooker, put the Instant Pot Silicone Lid on the inner pot, and use silicone cross bands to make sure it stayed secure. Then I would set the inner pot inside a cardboard box and pack newspaper around it.

Just a bit of corn starch. Take a tbsp of cornstarch and mix with a tablespoon of cold water, then stir it into your sauce - make sure the sauce boils for a little bit with the cornstarch in it to activate it's thickeners, then let it cool.