My Mama's Kitchen and Garden

Mama make this all the time but not in the Instant Pot. I did a trial and error cooking in order to come out right. I tried to cook for 20 minutes HP (since it came out right with my valenciana) and the rice was not cooked. Tried it again for 40 minutes and came out just right. Pot on pot requires more time which is double compare with cooking directly in the inner pot. Instant Pot Pandan Sticky Rice Author: Neliza Ly Equipments: Instant Pot Pyrex container weighing scale measuring cups measuring spoons Ingredients: 2 cups (400 grams) sweet rice or glutinous rice ( three rings brand ), washed and drained 12 pieces pandan leaves (puree pandan leaves with 1 ¾ cup water, strain for pandan juice) 1 ½ cup (12 oz. or 344 ml) pandan juice ½ tsp. Pandan extract ½ cup (4 oz. or 125 ml) coconut cream (Savoy brand) 2 tbsp. sugar Coconut Sauce: ½ cup (125 ml) coconut cream ¼ cup (50 grams) sugar 1 tsp. cornstarch Pinch of salt Instructions: In a Pyrex glass c...

Pancit Molo is very common in every household in Iloilo. It originates from Molo Iloilo, the place where I graduated from Nursing School. Each household have their own version. Sometimes we eat pancit molo noodles (yellow noodles) only without molo balls. Every time there’s a birthday, there’s always pancit molo in the table. I remember when I was a kid, During Flores de Mayo, there’s always Pancit Molo as a snacks for each little kids. Several years ago, we don’t have ready-made liquid broth. We use Knorr cubes and a lot of shrimp head as a broth. The shrimp head also adds orange color to the broth. For filling, we use either chicken or pork. Instant Pot Pancit Molo or Ilonggo Style Dumplings Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Measuring cup Measuring Spoon Pancit Molo Filling Ingredients: 1 lb. ground chicken 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup green onion or scallion 1 ½ tbsp. Maggi seasoning ¼ tsp. black pepper, grind 1 piece tahure or fermented tofu (optiona...