Chicken Broth
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Chicken Broth
7 minutes per 450g (1 lb) + 5 minutes at HIGH pressure
Serves 4-6
1 boiling chicken
2 carrots, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 stick celery, finely chopped
Bay leaf
1 litre (2 pts) water
salt and pepper
1 heaped tbspn long grain rice
chopped parsley
Remove trivet. Weigh the chicken and put into the pressure cooker. Add the carrots, celery, bay leaf [...]
Oxtail Soup
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Oxtail Soup
40 minutes at HIGH pressure
Serves 4-6
1 oxtail jointed
25g (1 oz) butter/margarine
2 onions, chopped
2 sticks celery, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
25g (1 oz) lean bacon, chopped
1 litre (2 pts) beef stock
bouquet garni
salt and pepper
25g (1 oz) plain flour
1 tsp lemon juice
Remove the trivet. Fry the oxtail pieces in the butter/margarine with the vegetables and bacon until evenly [...]
Minestrone
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Minestrone
8 minutes at HIGH pressure
Serve 4-6
25g (1 oz) butter/margarine
3 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 leek, finely sliced
1 carrot, cut into thin strips
1 stick celery, thinly sliced
¼ cabbage, finely shredded
3 runner beans, thinly sliced
25g (1 oz) peas, shelled
1 level tbspn tomato puree, or 4 tomatoes, skinned and sliced
salt and pepper
1 litre [...]
Stock
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Stock
30-40 minutes at HIGH pressure
Bones, fresh or from cooked meat
500-600 ml (1 pt) water root vegetables, such as onions, celery, carrots, Swedes, etc (or their washed peelings)
Mixed herbs
Wash bones, break up as small as possible. Remove trivet and put in the bones and water. Bring to the boil in the open pan and skim with [...]



















