
51
Vegetable Pressure Cooking Chart
Vegetable
Description
Water in
Pressure Cooker
Pressure Cooking
Time in Minutes
Asparagus
Tough ends removed
1
/
2
cup
1-2 depending on size
Beets
Whole
unpeeled, root and
2.5 cm
of stem remaining
small
1 cup
10
medium
1
1
/
2
cups
12-16 depending on size
Broccoli
Flowerettes
1
/
2
cup
1
Full stalks
stems scored
1
/
2
cup
2
Brussels Sprouts Whole
ends trimmed
1 cup
3
Cabbage
Quartered
1 cup
5-6 depending on size
Carrots
Sliced (foil on grid)
1
/
2
cup
1
Whole baby
or
large
cut into halves lengthwise
1
/
2
cup
2
Whole
1 cup
4-7 depending on size
Cauliflower
Flowerettes
1
/
2
cup
2
Whole small
stems and leaves removed, core hollowed
1 cup
5
Corn on the Cob Whole
1 cup
4-5 depending on size
and tenderness
Eggplant/Brinjal
Cut into 1.5 cm slices
1
/
2
cup
0
Green Beans
Whole
ends trimmed
1
/
2
cup
1-2 depending on
tenderness
Cut into 2.5 cm pieces
1
/
2
cup
0-1 depending on
tenderness
Note:
NEVER reduce water quantity. Also, see notes on page 52.
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