Stewed pork with cucumber and tomato salad

Made some pork shoulder in my pressure cooker! We are so grateful for this wedding gift, and I've been using it!

Recipe:
3-4 lb pork shoulder
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 serrano chile, diced
2 tbs. achiote (annato) seeds
1 carrot, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 tsp cumin
4 allspice berries
1 can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 beef or pork stock
1 tbs. kosher salt
Cut the pork into large cubes (mine were about 1.5 inches). Salt the pork and brown in pressure cooker in batches, then remove. Add the onions, peppers, carrots and celery and sweat. Add the spices Return the pork to the cooker and pour over the liquid. Seal the lid and cook for 35 minutes on medium pressure (this was according to my pressure cooker's guide--yours might vary, so double check).

Yellow Split Pea Soup in the Pressure Cooker

We are very grateful for our new pressure cooker, and for our new dishes! Thanks to those who bought us new gifts...they are definitely being used! 

Recipe:
1.5 cups yellow split peas
6 cups chicken stock. I also added some of the rib stock I made a few days ago
1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 small yellow onion, roughly diced
3 large garlic cloves smashed
1 to 2 strips of bacon, cut into sections (I used a cherry wood smoked bacon that is fabulous)
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp kosher salt (and you will need to add more to taste when it's done)
1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
Toss your ingredients into the pressure cooker, seal, and cook for 35 minutes. The vegetables and bacon will essentially dissolve, giving it a wonderful flavor. I gave it a pass with my immersion blender just to make sure the consistency was smooth, but this soup turns out pretty smooth without much fuss. If you want to do a vegetarian version, I recommend using a high quality vegetable stock and a dash of curry powder instead of the chicken stock and bacon.