Colin PurringtonPressure-cooking cans always gives me pause. This is now hopefully dulce de leche courtesy the Maillard reaction. #InstantPot #cooking #dessert
Annie G@colinpurrington I hope it went well! I first tried that a few months ago - stores don't seem to be stocking dulce de leche - but I did 4 cans at once, with some small rocks as well, to minimize the amount of energy/water required. Mine came out almost too thick.
@AnnieG How long did you cook them for? I did 40 mins but range in recipes is often 30-40.
@colinpurrington I think went to 40 min. and even let them sit a bit; since it was the first time I tried it, I figured a bit stiff would be better than light and thin and I'll go shorter next time.
Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱@AnnieG @colinpurrington I did not know about this recipe yet! I need to try this soon...
I did find this recipe, with cooking times for different stiffness. 5 minutes for the lighter one, 10 for medium and 20 for thicker caramel (see picture).
https://braziliankitchenabroad.com/instant-pot-dulce-de-leche/
@bammerlaan @colinpurrington Nice! Thanks for this...
The recipe I found suggested (oddly) that the resulting dulce de leche should be used within several weeks. Since the original expiration date is usually a year or so from manufacture, and if anything, the additional heating of a sealed can under pressure can only further ensure sterility, I'm not really buying that. What's your opinion?
@AnnieG @colinpurrington I really wouldn't know, I'm far from a scientist 😅🙈
Perhaps if we tag #askfedi someone else will have a clue? If you make dulce de leche in a pressure cooker by heating sealed cans of condensed milk, does that affect the expiration date if you keep the cans sealed?