If you mean by "older" a bird that's over a year old, I would rest him 4-5 days in the frig, then pressure cook an hour for meat that falls off the bone to use in any cooked chicken recipe, chicken soup/stew. But if he is only 4-6 months old that might be too long and 30 min might be best. I like to fry them brown first, then 30 min under pressure. YUM!
Brown.....sounds like a good idea, but I'd use the grill.
Brown. Just coat the chicken pieces in flour, fry in a couple of TBS oil until Brown. Just a few minutes. Then, add a cup of water and cook ~20 min at 15 pounds pressure, turn off the heat and wait until the pressure drops. (I have a small Presto cooker that is 6 qts). The recipe is scanned as an article if you copy & paste the link in my signature. That is from the 1974 booklet that came with the cooker. New cookers that I have do not include any chicken recipes, that I could see. No one cooks chicken that way since the Cornish-X took over. Hope that helps. I like pressure cooking -- it is faster, doesn't heat the kitchen as much, and I like to make gravy with the liquid from this recipe.
Thank you!
After moving to mile-high Prescott, I use mine more than I ever have. Cooking is different at high alt, takes longer, some things just are never tender. (Chuck roast in the oven, for example). Pressure cooker is always the same time!
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I love my pressure cooker for all the same reasons. Especially not heating up the kitchen.
I am considering getting one. a Stove top one because the last thing I need is another thing that plugs into the wall.... I look forward to hearing about your DelawaresLooks like I’m getting a pressure cooker.
Welcome @igorsMistress!!
Good luck with the Bresse hatch @aliciaplus3!
My Delawares and broilers ship Monday!
That's what I chose....plus am leery of those pre-programmed digital controls.
