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Instant Pot City Chicken cut with a fork as it is fork-tender and yummy

Instant Pot City Chicken

dana vento
City Chicken is comfort food and now you can prepare it faster and juicier than ever using this Instant Pot recipe!
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Additional Time 13 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine meat
Servings 4
Calories 1021 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 C Bread Crumbs
  • 3 Tablespoons Gravy Master
  • 4 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1/2 C Water - 3/4 Water no more
  • 12 Skewers of City Chicken Meat 3 Cubes Each 6"
  • 2 pounds of meat approximately your choice, chicken or pork
  • Dash of fresh pepper is optional
  • *Optional Eggs for Breading - for those that want to use an egg for breading you can.
  • Simply whisk an egg and dunk the meat into that first, then the breadcrumb mixture.

Instructions
 

  • Skew Meat Cubes - about 3 healthy cubes per skewer.
  • Fill a bowl with the bread crumbs.
  • Next, use tongs and pick up a skewer of meat, turning meat and coating as you turn.
  • When you are done you will have a platter stacked and waiting to prepared.
  • Don't worry the Instant Pot can take this task on easily, you will be doing this in segments.
  • This is the part that takes the most time and really it's about 5 minutes total to get these all turned and seared, that's it!
  • Remove each coated piece to a platter. Continue to coat all skewers and return to the plate. It's now about to be all about the Instant Pot.
  • The breading takes just minutes, and do make sure to shake off any excess, that is why I use tongs, not fingers, it is quicker and cleaner.
  • Alternatively, you could use a baggie to bread (do be mindful the skewer could poke a hole in the baggie!)
  • Turn Instant Pot On to Saute and put Olive Oil in the liner.
  • Now, transfer about 6 skewers at a time into the Instant Pot. You are going to saute these, sealing in the juices, turn to all 4 sides, just quickly sauteing.
  • Remove the first batch of six and place it on a platter.
  • Next, and you may need to add more olive oil (add 2 more tablespoons if necessary).
  • Once all the skewers have been seared/sauteed, transfer from the plate and replace all into the Instant Pot.
  • Now it is time to do an 'S' formation across the meat with the Gravy Master.
  • This just means, start at the to of the meat in the pot and go to the bottom, working right to left, creating a design of an 'S' across the meat with the gravy master.
  • It evenly distributes it this way.
  • *** Alternatively, just put the Gravy Master into the pot between the meat.
  • Either way, add in the water.
  • Turn off the mode from Saute.
  • Place lid atop Instant Pot.
  • Seal.
  • Last, choose Meat/Stew and use the minutes that show as 24 minutes. That is all you have to do.
  • When the meat is done cooking, you can choose to use the Natural Release Method, or force release with a wet washcloth covering release so steam does not spew everywhere.
  • Serve and enjoy!
    Instant Pot City Chicken cut with a fork as it is fork-tender and yummy