Delicious Instant Pot Soup Recipes - Retro Housewife Goes Green (2024)

FAQs

How long does soup mode take on an Instant Pot? ›

The Soup setting on the Instant Pot operates by using high pressure to create a sealed cooking environment. It brings the contents of the pot to a boil, allowing flavors to infuse and ingredients to become tender. The extended cooking time helps to develop rich flavors in your soup.

The Instant Pot's pressure cooking function allows you to cook ingredients from raw, so you can simply add your soup ingredients directly to the pot, along with any broth or liquid, and pressure cook them until boiling.

Boiling water with no pressure can only get as hot as 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Water under 10 lbs of pressure can get as hot as 240 degrees. This is why pressure cooking is faster than simply boiling. Water and steam transfer heat better than air.

"If your broth is lacking in savory richness, try adding roasted onion, tomato paste, mushrooms, seaweed, soy sauce, or miso. These ingredients add umami flavor and depth to broth," she says. The choice of ingredient depends on the recipe, though.

A squeeze of citrus, a dollop of yogurt or a drizzle of cream, a dusting of cheese or a good chile powder, a sprinkling of some herbs or croutons — all can take a perfectly fine soup into the realm of the delectable. Even a spiral of good olive oil to finish and some coarse sea salt can do wonders.

Is it better to cook soup in a pressure cooker? ›

Pressure cookers considerably shorten the cooking time of just about anything – including soups! Here are a few tricks, and coordinating recipes, to get you making soups like a pro – faster. Now, you do it! These amazing soups, only need 15 minutes or less to cook under pressure.

Most soups will take 60 to 90 minutes to process in a pressure canner depending upon size (pints or quarts) and ingredients. Never can soup in half-gallon containers. Use caution to avoid packing ingredients too solidly in the jars.

Soup makers are an all-in-one route to soup. They tend to be able to make smooth or chunky soup in between 20 to thirty minutes. Some have a sauté option that will make your soup far superior, so be sure to look out for this when choosing your model.

Because, to make soup from water, bones & meat, vegetables, spices, etc. takes quite a while, of simmering, in order extract & “meld” the flavors. Why do soups take so long to cook?