Here we are again! Just a few days from Thanksgiving – and then Christmas – and lots of people want to know: Can I make a frozen vegan holiday roast in my Instant Pot? (Or GoWISE pressure cooker or Fagor LUX or traditional stovetop pressure cooker?)
Yes, you can!
Here’s the recipe from Vegan Pressure Cooking, Revised and Expanded: More than 100 Delicious Grain, Bean, and One-Pot Recipes Using a Traditional or Electric Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot® (available for pre-order NOW, here) and the first edition of Vegan Pressure Cooking:
Holiday Roast with Mashed Vegetables
From Vegan Pressure Cooking by JL Fields.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 to 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup 160 g diced yellow onion
- 2 cups 260 g diced carrot
- 2 cups 220 g diced potato
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 vegan stuffed roast 1 pound, or 454 g, thawed (Field Roast, Gardein, and Tofurky make holiday roasts)
- 3/4 to 1 cup 180 to 235 ml vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon 15 ml almond milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon vegan butter optional
Instructions
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In an uncovered pressure cooker, heat the oil on medium-high. Add the garlic and onion and sauté for 1 minute. Add the carrots, potatoes, and salt. Mix well. Place the thawed roast on top of the vegetables and pour the vegetable broth over the roast.
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Cover and bring to pressure. Cook at low pressure for 8 minutes. Use a quick release.
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Remove the lid, remove the roast, and set aside.
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Add the almond milk, black pepper, and vegan butter to the vegetables in the pressure cooker and mash with a potato masher. Slice the roast and serve with the mashed vegetables.
Recipe Notes
If you’re using a multifunction electric pressure cooker:
- Simply select the pressure cooker or manual button and toggle to low pressure.
- You can also use the slow-cooking function for 1 hour.
Happy holiday pressure cooking / Instant Pot – ting / multicooker cooking!
