Nicola's beef stew
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- A pressure cooker takes 10 minutes or so to come to pressure and 15 - 20 minutes to cool down to open safely so total cooking time is probably nearer 2 hours
- Easy
- Serves 8
Skip to ingredients
- 1kg Stewing steak (will feed at least 8)
- 1 or 2 Onions
- 4 - 5 Carrots
- 1/2 swede
- 2-3 Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Beef stock cubes
Dumplings
- 1kg Stewing steak (will feed at least 8)
- 1 or 2 Onions
- 4 - 5 Carrots
- 1/2 swede
- 2-3 Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Beef stock cubes
- I use Atora veg suet. Simply follow instructions on the packet but stew MUST be boiling
Method
step 1
Cube steak roughly and chop onion. Place in pressure cooker and cover with 3-4 inches of water. Cook under pressure for 15 minsstep 2
Meanwhile prepare, peel and chop the remaining vegetables, but don't chop too small (especially the potatoes)step 3
Once it's safe to open pressure cooker, add stock cubes (2-3) and rest of vegetables. Cover with water, but not too much (2 inches should be plenty). Season with salt and pepper. Cook under pressure for 10 minutesstep 4
Make dumplings according to instructions on box. Once its safe to do so, take off cooker lid and remove weght. Boil stew and add dumplings then turn down heat to simmer and place lid on. Do NOT lock. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes then serve immediatelystep 5
Tips Any leftover can be refridgerated and then used later. I add a tin of mulligatorny soup to bulk it out and add a bit of zing!! Can be frozen, but suggest you portion it out while still quite hot
