Vat of Chili

Yesterday we taught two friends how to use their instant pot in their home kitchen in Douglas Massachusetts. First we demonstrated the cooker by making hard boiled eggs. Then we steamed frozen chicken wings that were first sprinkled with spices and salsa and soy sauce and then broiled for a flash crust.

The leftover schmaltzy goo in the pot was used with quarts of chicken and vegetable stock for a split pea vegetable soup. It was fantastic. It tasted like it it simmered all day.

Then we ate anise biscotti for dessert and drank hot coffee and told stories until midnight.

This morning my fridge is nearly empty but my cupboards are not.

I am flash soaking 2 pounds of kidney beans in my instant pot. I've chopped onions and garlic and added carrot stock and leftover local smoked kielbasa. I've added olive oil, tomato paste, 2 cans of crushed tomatoes and basil, oregano, parsley and spices.