Make almost insta-wine in Instant Pot
Is there nothing the Instant Pot can’t do? Not only does the beloved appliance pressure cook, slow cook, make rice and yogurt, steam, warm and sauté food, but it also makes wine. Food blogger and recipe developer David Murphy of FoodNService.com posted a recipe on his own website earlier this year but it is regaining some traction via the Apartment Therapy website. Murphy says he was inspired to create the recipe after seeing a meme that read: “Why hasn’t someone figured out how to put grapes in the crockpot and have it turn into wine? It’s like no one tries anymore.” The result is a simple yet multistep process that turns grape juice, sugar and red wine yeast into drinkable wine that has hints of chocolate and dark cherries. “You’re not just going to wake up one day and start throwing juice in your Instant Pot and expect to have wine by the end of the day,” Murphy writes. “That’s not how it works; however, starting the process off in your Instant Pot will greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to have drinkable wine in less time than normal.” Patience is key: After completing the hands-on steps, you typically should wait up to a month before sipping to your heart’s content. But Murphy says about 10 days will do it. “I seriously didn’t think this was going to work at all. I was expecting a failure, but I was patient and played that annoying waiting game,” he writes. “Honestly, it was so much better than some of those cheap bottles of wine that I’ve bought.”