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How to Pressure Cook Whole Chicken
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How to Pressure Cook a Whole Chicken

How to Pressure Cook a Whole Chicken: A Delicious and Convenient Method You can try to get that moist chicken when pressure-cooked.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time44 minutes
Course: Main Course
Author: Shobee

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot Duo Crisp plus Air Fryr 8 quart
  • 1 trivet

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs Whole Chicken
  • 1 cup water

Brine

  • 1 tbsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 2 tbsp Salt
  • 1/2 tbsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 3 pieces Dry bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • Water to submerge the chicken

Rub

  • 1 tbsp Paprika
  • 1 tbsp Poultry Seasoning
  • 1 tbsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Oregano Leave
  • 3 tbsp Soft butter

Gravy

  • Liquid from the Cooked Chicken
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder to taste

Stuffing

  • 3 stalk Green Onion
  • 6 cloves Whole Garlic
  • 1 large Red Onion

Instructions

Brine the Chicken

  • Place the chicken in a deep bowl and add enough water to cover it. Add in the brining spices and gently mix with the water using a spoon. Cover with a plastic wrap and brine the whole chicken in the fridge overnight.
    Let the whole chicken Marinate in the Brine Overnight
  • When done, drain the excess water and pat dry the chicken using a paper towel.

Put the Stuffing and Rub

  • Place the stuffing ingredients into the chicken's body.
    pat dry the chicken and stuff with the stuffing
  • Mix the butter rub ingredients and microwave until melted-about three minutes. Pour the rub all over using a spoon. Add any leftovers inside the body.
    Rub the whole chicken with the butter and set into the instant pot

Prepare to Pressure cook

  • Set the inner pot into the base and put the trivet with the handle up. Add one cup of water. Put the chicken on the trivet.
    Rub the whole chicken with the butter and set into the instant pot
  • Cover the base with the pressure cooker lid. Push the pressure cook setting. Set the pressure to HI. Set the time to thirty minutes. Quick release when done.Pull the basket out from the inner pot, and transfer juices into a container.

Broil the Whole Chicken

  • Cover the Instant Pot with the Air fryer lid and push the Broil setting. Set the timer to fifteen minutes and set the temperature to 400 F. Push start. Add more time if you want the chicken to be darker.
    check temperature
  • Start checking the chicken at ten minutes. Continue broiling if you want the skin more golden.

Make the gravy

  • Take one to two cups of the remaining liquid and transfer it into a small saucepan. Let the liquid simmer on low heat and add the cornstarch slurry. Gently stir until thick. Season with salt, pepper, onion, and garlic powder.

Notes

  • As a rule of thumb, 1 lb of chicken is six minutes of cooking time. I have five pounds of whole chicken, so I cook this for thirty minutes.
  • You can make a gravy using the chicken liquid, or you can discard it. In this case, I used the liquid as a gravy.