Skip the trip to your local Italian restaurant and enjoy tender beef and pasta with minimal time and effort, thanks to your pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 900g gravy beef, cut into 5cm pieces
- 2 celery sticks, trimmed, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled, finely chopped
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 x 700g btl passata (tomato pasta sauce)
- 80ml (1/3 cup) red wine
- 1 Massel chicken style stock cube
- 80ml (1/3 cup) boiling water
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- Pinch of white or raw sugar
- Cooked pasta, to serve
- Finely grated parmesan, to serve
Method
- Step 1Heat half the oil in the pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add 2-3 beef pieces. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a large plate. Repeat, in 3-4 batches, with remaining beef.
- Step 2Heat the remaining oil in the pressure cooker over medium heat. Add celery, carrot, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes or until soft.
- Step 3Add the beef, passata and wine, and stir to combine. Dissolve the stock cube in the water. Add the stock, bay leaves, oregano and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Step 4Seal the pressure cooker. Heat over high heat until steam escapes at a constant rate and there is a regular hissing sound. Reduce heat to low. Cook for 40 minutes. Release steam following manufacturer’s instructions.
- Step 5Use tongs to remove beef from the pressure cooker. Shred beef. Return beef to pressure cooker. Stir to combine. Add pasta and stir to combine. Divide among serving bowls. Top with parmesan to serve.
- High protein
- Low carb
- Low kilojoule
- Lower gi
Nutrition
1721 kj
Energy
13g
Fat Total
3g
Saturated Fat
5g
Fibre
55g
Protein
151mg
Cholesterol
499.94mg
Sodium
10g
Carbs (sugar)
14g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
Notes
Time-saving tip: Brown the meat in a large frying pan, in 2 batches, in step 1.
- Author: Gemma Luongo
- Image credit: Rob Palmer
- Publication: Australian Good Taste
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