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Title: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Petrolhead360 on November 23, 2013, 08:10 AM

I wonder whether anyone can point me in direction for pre cooking stewing beef.
I'd like to have a go using my pressure cooker.

I normally make Chewytikka's chicken madras but this time I'll try beef.

Any recommendations please?

Cheers James

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: chewytikka on November 23, 2013, 11:23 AM

Hi P360
A simple start would be to brown off the portion of cubed Beef, with oil, onions, 2 Tej Patta, 2inch cinnamon, 5 cardamom pods.
Stirfry this in your pressure cooker for 5ish mins, once it looks browned. take a kettle and cover with boiling water (careful).

Pop the lid on and lock, bring it up to pressure (high heat) then soon as its
up to pressure, turn the heat down to low. Let it cook for 15mins then switch
it off and leave it to release the pressure naturally (about 10mins)

Have a look and it should be tender, if not put the heat on low and slightly
simmer and stew until its perfect. (lid off)

Tip: ;) Use a timer, 15 to 18 mins is all you need under pressure.
overcooking makes Beef/Lamb tough and it looses its flavour into the stock.

cheers ChewyTikka

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Petrolhead360 on November 23, 2013, 11:55 AM

That's perfect thank you Chewy.
I was hoping that you would reply because I like your recipes plus you use a pressure cooker too.

I'll try this today.
Thanks again.

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: chewytikka on November 23, 2013, 01:29 PM

No Probs, P360 :D

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: curryhell on November 23, 2013, 09:40 PM

Hence no comment from me.  Haven't got a  licence to drive a  PC. Never used one.   I'll continue to make good use of the lecky hob  :)

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Petrolhead360 on November 29, 2013, 08:40 PM

This worked out perfectly.
The beef was tender and will definitely use this pressure cooker method again for stewing beef.
The results did not produce curry flavoured meat, like other recipes, just tender tasty beef that I used, in this case, for a madras.
The stock left in the PC I used to make a beef gravy for the Sunday roast.
Mrs PH said it was the best I'd made in a long time.

Thanks again CT.

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Mattie on February 13, 2014, 02:09 PM

I tried this method with beef braising steak last week and it turned out really tender, I would recommend this big time!  My question is I gave the beef 15 minutes, tonight i'm cooking up diced lamb leg steaks - do you think they would need longer?

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: chewytikka on February 13, 2014, 05:25 PM

Mattie
If you've already browned the lamb I'd stick with 15mins and definitely no more than 20mins at full pressure
then a 10min natural release.

If your cooking on the bone, for more flavour etc... take it up to 25mins + 10min natural release.
Perfect for Lamb Shank etc...

cheers Chewy

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Mattie on February 13, 2014, 06:54 PM

Thanks very much! I will stick to 15 and let you know how it turns out.  But lamb shank curry... where has that been all my life, why have I never seen this, I NEED to try that out asap!

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: chewytikka on February 13, 2014, 07:52 PM

Hi Mattie
Nalli Ka Salan 13.95

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: spook8519 on February 13, 2014, 10:22 PM

Hello, I really want to do a beef vindaloo, is it a 15 psi pressure cooker you use chewy?
It's just that my one is 15 psi (Fagor 12 quart, imported the beast from usa ;)) and I don't want to over do the cooking.
Many thanks Spook  :)

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: chewytikka on February 14, 2014, 12:36 AM

Crikey, 12 quart that is a beast.
How much Beef you going to do in that?

Anyhoo, my recipes are for 15psi, but like all pressure cooker recipes
You've got to trial and error your own kit.

I've also used 13psi cookers with no notable difference in performance.

I also think theres a lot of duff info on the web about psi difference, just to sell more pots.
cheers Chewy

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: spook8519 on February 14, 2014, 06:47 AM

Gonna be doing 700g, on offer at Tesco, being delivered this morning.

Yeah I know what ya mean about all the blurb about pressure cookers, I got mine form America via ebay after always watching the same lady use a pressure cooker.I wanted one you can get a nice family size chicken in and it was cheaper to buy from usa than uk. (http://)

I know its big but I use it to adapt the Taz base, and I think an hour in there under pressure traps in the onion flavour giving me loads of base to play with.

Thanks Spook

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Mattie on February 14, 2014, 10:58 PM

Cheers Chewy, 15 minutes at pressure and the lamb turned out melt in your mouth tender, better than expected.  Pressure cookers are the way forward, why doesn't everyone have one??!

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: chewytikka on February 15, 2014, 01:19 PM

Nice one Mattie, the wonders of old technology.

(why doesn't everyone have one??!)

"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead" ;D

cheers chewy

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: vindapoo on June 03, 2014, 04:52 PM

brilliant idea, thanks!

Title: Re: Pre cooked stewing beef help
Post by: Onions on June 30, 2014, 07:57 PM

Not being PC myself ;) has anyone suggestion on doing beef (e.g. braising) on the hob? Cheers! Sometimes there's nothing like CHUNKS OF MEAT, never mind that chicken business ;)