While Mexican shredded beef is traditionally made with moles and salsas, this version, from “Amazing Mexican Favorites with Your Instant Pot” (Page Street; $18) by Sacramento couple Emily ...

Put all the ingredients but the lime juice, tortillas and garnishes in the Instant Pot. Set to “pressure cooker,” and cook for 15 minutes. Release pressure.

The cookbook features 80 recipes for tacos, burritos, fajitas and other flavor-packed dishes, including her kids’ favorite cheesy Chile Dip and a Mexican-Spiced “Barbecue” Shredded Beef, an ...

Deborah Schneider, executive chef at Sol and Solita restaurants that include locations in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Playa Vista and Valencia, has written an excellent new book, “The ...

Gadgets. The Instant Pot (the generic term is multicooker) is no gadget. It’s a multitasking overachiever — basically, a plug-in pressure cooker with a cooking timer and warm cycle, but better.

While the chiles are soaking, add 1 tablespoon fat of your choice to the Instant Pot and press “Sauté.” When the fat has melted, add the onion, sautéing - for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

The Instant Pot is perfect for cooking rice. Because the rice is cooked in a pressure sealed environment, the liquid to rice ratio is 1 to 1, meaning that you use less liquid.