Instant Pot Meat Stuffed Potato Stew (Mafrum)

This version of Mafrum is a Libyan Dish that Libyan Jews make often for the Sabbath. It consists of slices of potatoes cut like a pita and stuffed with a meat mixture. Then the parcels are dredged in flour and fried just to seal them and add flavor before placing them in a tomatoe based…

Instant Pot Cuban Shredded Beef (Ropa Vieja)

Ropa Vieja is probably the most delicious dish with the most unappetizing name. It literally means  “Old Clothes” in English, but that’s not a description of how it tastes. I promise. It got it’s name because the meat is shredded after cooking and the vegetables are cut in long strips. After they have been cooked…

Instant Pot Cuban Pot Roast Stuffed with Chorizo (Boliche)

I believe the “Pot” in Instant Pot must stand for Pot Roast, because once you make it using the IP you will never make it any other way again. Pot Roast is the perfect family dish because you can prepare an entire dinner in one pot, it utilizes a very inexpensive cut of meat, it’s…

Instant Pot Cuban Ground Beef Dish (Picadillo)

I love collecting old cookbooks. One of my most prized cookbook was given to me by my husband. This cookbook is considered the Cuban Cooking Bible and it’s called Cocina Criolla by Nitza Villapol. Nitza Villapol was a talented Cuban chef and her cooking show was one of the longest running television shows in Cuban…