Instant Pot Caramelized Onion Risotto

I was inspired after reading a Wall Street Journal article about using the Instant Pot to make a couple dishes. I didn't have access to the recipe the author used so I improvised. The first, a ratatouille, turned out o. The second, soubise, or caramelized onion risotto, turned out quite a bit better. I caramelized the onions a day or two beforehand, also in the instant pot. For the risotto general process, I used this recipe from hip pressure cooking. I halved the recipe and instead of the sautéed onion, I just put in the caramelized onions, and I added at least a quarter cup of cheese at the end. It was super quick and I thought turned out great!


Ingredients
2 cups of Arborio Rice (can be substituted with "Short Grain White Pearl" rice)

4 cups (or 1L) of chicken or vegetable broth 

1 onion, chopped 

1 swig of white wine

 Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

 salt and pepper to taste 

INSTRUCTIONS

 In the pre-heated pressure cooker on medium heat add the oil, and onion. Sauté the onion until it becomes translucent (about 5 minutes). Add the rice and lightly toast it to release the starch. When you add the Arborio rice to the onions, the rice will turn from solid white to translucent as it absorbs the oil and onion juice, then in about a minute back to white. Wait until just a couple of grains look golden and your rice is toasted! Add a swig of white wine and un-stick any grains from the bottom of the cooker with it and stir the rice until the wine has fully evaporated. Add the broth (or broth and veggie mixture), mix and close the top immediately. Close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker. For electric pressure cookers: Cook for 5-6 minutes at high pressure. For stove top pressure cookers: Turn the heat up to high and when the cooker indicates it has reached high pressure, lower to the heat to maintain it and begin counting 7 minutes pressure cooking time. When time is up, open the cooker by releasing the pressure. For electric pressure cookers cook for a minute less (since the release takes longer) and remove the inner pot from the cooker immediately to keep the rice from over-cooking . The risotto should appear just slightly too wet. Stir, and the rice will continue to absorb the extra liquid in about 30 seconds. If the rice is still very wet, put the open pressure cooker back on a medium flame, without the lid, and finish cooking it this way - stirring often- until it reaches the right consistency. Add in the cheese and stir.