This week, I decided that progress in my learning would take the form of the fabled ‘one pot dinner’.

When I have heard people in the past talking about how much they love their Instant Pots, this is usually what they were referring to. I get it. One pot meals are usually pretty simple, delicious, and require minimal clean-up. These are the same reasons I already love my slow cooker. Apparently, though, people are willing to embrace the risks of a high-pressure environment in order to add ‘super quick’ to that list of attributes.

I have enjoyed a series of successes thus far, so I thought it was time to try a recipe with a slightly longer list of ingredients and a couple extra steps. When I started this project, a very wise man told me I should consider making one of his favourite Instant Pot meals, Pad Thai. I’m glad he did because that is what I made this week and it was absolutely delightful. This one is definitely going into the regular rotation. Here’s the recipe I used:

In addition to becoming more comfortable with my pressure cooker, the ingredients list for this recipe also provided me with learning opportunities. I have enjoyed Pad Thai at some of the lovely restaurants around downtown Victoria, but I had never actually purchased or prepared rice noodles before. This is just one more thing I can add to my repertoire.

There are still a lot of buttons on this machine that I haven’t touched yet. Let’s see where next week takes us.