Thursday, April 14, 2011

Beef and Potato pressure cooker Recipe

This recipe is one of my daughters favorites. If she had her choice she would eat beef and potatoes in any form for every meal. We bought half a kilo of beef chunks.. some with fat and grizzle and some just as is. Now normally for a large family that in itself would maybe serve one person. I actually divided it up into two parts and put one half in the freezer. I cut up the rest into decent hunks and we had just enough to taste but not enough that I would feel bad that we were "over" beefing our meal.
ingredients
1/2 lb to 1 lb cubed stew meat, some bones are great for flavor..
2 medium red onions
1 head of garlic
5 good sized potatoes (more for more people), peeled and cut into 4 long pieces or cut into laying the whole potato on its side and cutting thick hunks. Let sit in bowl of water until ready to add to the mix.
1tbs of paprika
1tbs of black pepper
2 tsps of vegetable oil
turmeric for color
2 tbs of chopped parsley and cilantro
1 cube beef bouillon
1tsp of salt
1 tsp of cumin
1 lt. of water

Dice up the onions and garlic and add to the pressure cooker all of the spices, bouillon, oil and cilantro/parsley. Saute until onions start to turn translucent.. stir so the mix does not burn or stick to the pot. Then add the beef cubes to the spice mix and stir to coat and let cook browning the meat. Add the water and stir picking up all the bits off the bottom of the pan. Seal the cooker and let cook until the meat is fork tender. Usually about 25 mins. Keep an eye on the meat and add more water if there was not enough. When the meat is tender add the potatoes to the sauce and mix into the sauce. Cover but do not put to pressure, turn to medium heat and let cook until the potatoes are finished and the water is a thick sauce. Serve family style with bread rolls to soak up the sauce!

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