How to Cook Potatoes in the Instant Pot
Discover how to easily cook potatoes with this easy-to-follow tutorial for the Instant Pot.
Servings: 4 potatoes
Calories: 164kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4-5 medium sized potatoes roughly of the same weight
- 100-250 ml water depending on IP size
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes thoroughly and remove eventual sprouts/eyes.
- Place the Instant Pot Steamer Rack on the bottom of the pan, then place the potatoes on top forming ideally one layer.
- Pour the water and close the lid, making sure the valve is on "sealed".
- Select the pressure cook mode and set 20 minutes (see notes for different sized potatoes).
- After the final beep, turn the valve to venting being careful of the steam release.
- Allow the potatoes to cool to the touch and use in your favourite recipes.
Notes
Baby/Bite sized potatoes - less than 100 g/3oz: 3-4 minutes*
Small potatoes - up to 100 g/3.5oz each: 5-8 minutes*
Medium small potatoes - 110 to 150g/up to 5oz each: 10 minutes*
Medium potatoes -160g to 270g each/up to 7oz each: 12-15 minutes*
Large potatoes - 280g to 340g /8-10oz each: 18-23 minutes*
Extra large potatoes - over 350g/11+oz each: 25+ minutes* *all cooking times are intended for the pressure cook mode of the IP (+ 10 minutes pressure release) and they'll result in soft, ready to eat or mash potatoes.
If you're planning to pre-boil the potatoes for baked potato wedges or roasties I recommend you to half the cooking times.
Small potatoes - up to 100 g/3.5oz each: 5-8 minutes*
Medium small potatoes - 110 to 150g/up to 5oz each: 10 minutes*
Medium potatoes -160g to 270g each/up to 7oz each: 12-15 minutes*
Large potatoes - 280g to 340g /8-10oz each: 18-23 minutes*
Extra large potatoes - over 350g/11+oz each: 25+ minutes* *all cooking times are intended for the pressure cook mode of the IP (+ 10 minutes pressure release) and they'll result in soft, ready to eat or mash potatoes.
If you're planning to pre-boil the potatoes for baked potato wedges or roasties I recommend you to half the cooking times.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Potassium: 897mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg