CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE
Serves 6
500ml water
500ml beer or water
1
1
/2 kg corned beef brisket
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 bay leaves
4 carrots or parsnips,
thickly sliced
1 head cabbage, cut into 6
wedges
6 potatoes, peeled and quartered
3 turnips, peeled and quartered
horseradish sauce
1 Place brisket into the pressure cooker,
add the water, beer, garlic and bay leaf.
Select Low Pressure and set the timer
for 75 minutes. When audible beep
sounds, use Quick Pressure Release to
release pressure. When the float valve
drops, turn the pressure cooker off.
Remove the lid carefully, tilting away from
you to allow steam to disperse.
2 Add vegetables. Select High Pressure
and set the timer for 6 minutes. When
audible beep sounds, use Quick Pressure
Release to release pressure. When the
float valve drops, turn the pressure cooker
off. Remove the lid carefully, tilting away
from you to allow steam to disperse.
Serve with horseradish sauce.
SOUTH AFRICAN STYLE BEEF STEW
Serves 6
100ml cooking oil
750g beef shin
1 onion, roughly diced
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 tomato, peeled and diced
2 medium potatoes, peeled and
diced
1 clove garlic, peeled and
chopped
CIDER AND MOLASSES POT ROAST
Serves 8
500ml apple cider
30ml light molasses
10ml salt
8 allspice berries
2
1
/2 ml black peppercorns
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2
1
/2 ml ground ginger
2 – 2
1
/2 kg beef roast
4 large onions, quartered
4 stalks celery, sliced
55g butter
45ml corn flour, slaked in 45ml water
1 Mix apple cider, molasses, salt, allspice,
peppercorns, garlic and ginger together.
2 Place beef, onions and celery in a large
dish and pour apple cider mixture over
meat and vegetables.
3 Cover, refrigerate and marinade for
24 hours.
4 Remove meat from marinade and wipe
dry, keep marinade aside.
5 Select Sauté and heat the butter. Brown
pot roast very well on all sides.
6 Pour in the marinade and vegetables.
Select Low Pressure and set the timer
for 45 minutes. When audible beep
sounds, use Quick Pressure Release to
release pressure. When the float valve
drops, turn the pressure cooker off.
Remove the lid carefully, tilting away from
you to allow steam to disperse.
7 Remove meat and vegetables.
8 Add the slaked cornflour to the sauce.
Select Sauté and bring to a simmer. Stir
until sauce has thickened then adjust
seasonings.
Slice meat and serve with the sauce.
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