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Ninja Pressure Cooker Beef Brisket Recipe

Portions: 2

Ingredients

600g Beef Brisket
Beef Stock Cube
500ml Water
Small Onion

Equipment

Electric Pressure Cooker (Ninja Foodi with the Pressure Cooker Lid)
Wooden Spoon
Tin Foil

Instructions

Add the stock cube to 500ml of boiling water and stir until it has dissolved and add to the Pressure Cooker pot
Finely chop the small onion and add to the pot
Place the Beef Brisket in to the Pressure cooker
Set the Pressure Cooker on HIGH for around 60 minutes (depending on how thick the joint is) - if cooking from FROZEN then set the time for around 1hr 20mins.
Remove the Brisket from the pot and set aside in tinfoil
Switch to Sear/Saute mode and stir the remaining mixture
Add gravy granules (or a cornflour/water mix) to thicken the gravy and continue stirring
When the gravy is done to your liking, serve and enjoy!

Serving Suggestion(s)

Serve with mashed potato and veg.

Scottish Mince and Tatties with a Twist

Portions: 2

Ingredients

500g Minced Beef
1 Onion
2-3 Carrots
Potatoes
Peas
Beef Stock (450ml)
Oil
Flour or Gravy Granules (for thickening)
Secret Ingredient 1
Secret Ingredient 2

Equipment

Frying Pan
Sauce Pan
Chopping Board
Knife
Spatula

Instructions

Prepare the onion and carrots by chopping them up in to small cubes
Put a little oil in your frying pan and gently fry the onion until it is starting to soften
Add the minced beef to the frying pan and using a spatula 'chop' it in to small pieces
Fry the mince until it has browned and then add the Beef Stock
Give the pan a good stir and then add the carrots
Mix well and leave to simmer...
Now it's time to cook the potatoes so peel them, chop them up and add them to a saucepan
When the carrots have started to soften it's time to add the peas
Secret Ingredients Time: It's at this point the recipe stops being Scottish so if you want to be authentic then skip this step...

The 2 'Secret Ingredients' I like to use in my Mince and Tatties are Sarsons Gravy Browning (just a tiny dash) and a generous splosh of Winiary Przyprawa (a Polish seasoning for soups and meat).

The Przyprawa (which can be found in most good supermarkets like Tesco and Morrisons) is a flavour enhancer (just like Worcestershire Sauce is) and the Gravy Browning adds a nice depth of colour.
Thicken the mixture with either a little flour or I like to use Bisto Gravy Granules
Leave the pan to simmer and give it a stir every now and then
When the potatoes are cooked you are ready to serve!

Serving Suggestion(s)

Serve with boiled or mashed potatoes.

Homemade Steak Bakes Recipe

Portions: 1

Ingredients

50g Steak (Rump or Ribeye work very well)
Gravy Granules
Puff Pastry
1 egg (beaten)

Equipment

Pastry Cutter
Pastry Brush
Bowl/Dish
Spoon
Greaseproof Paper
Air Fryer

Instructions

Use some boiling water and make up half a mugs worth of gravy but (and this is very important) use half the amount of water you are supposed to use as it needs to be really, really THICK!
Thinly slice up the steak in to bitesize pieces and place in a bowl
Put the slices of beef in to a bowl and add just enough VERY THICK gravy to coat all the meat
Cut off a suitably sized piece off puff pastry
Spoon in the gravy coated beef in to the middle of the bottom half of the pastry
Brush the edges of the bottom half with the beaten egg
Fold over the pastry and push down the edges
To complete the seal, use a pastry cutter to make a nice edge
Make some light slit marks on the top
Cut a piece of greaseproof paper 1cm larger than your Steak Bake and place the steak bake on it
Put it in the air fryer for 15 minutes at 190°

Serving Suggestion(s)

Pressure Cooked Frozen Chicken Legs and Veg with Onion Gravy in a NinjaFoodi

Portions: 2

Ingredients

2 Chicken Legs
Carrots & Other Veg (I'm using mushrooms and mini corn cobs)
Asparagus
Butter
Garlic
Small Onion (finely chopped)
500ml of hot water
Gravy Granules

Equipment

Electric Pressure Cooker (I'm using a Ninja Foodi)
Small pan for the gravy
Frying Pan
Wooden Spoon
Sieve

Instructions

Mix to small teaspoons of Chicken Gravy Granules in to 500ml of water and pour in to your pressure cooker bowl
Place your (Frozen) Chicken Legs in to the pressure cooker
Set the Temperature to High and the Time to 15 minutes
Prepare whatever vegetables you fancy for you meal
If you're having some Asparagus then wait until there is 5 minutes cooking time left and then add the butter, garlic and Asparagus to the frying pan and start to cook it
When the time is up on the pressure cooker, stop the cooking and release the steam!
Remove the chicken breasts from the Pressure Cooker and put to one side
Add your vegetables to the Pressure Cooker
Either add the Chicken Legs back in to the Pressure Cooker to finsish them off or if like me you like the skin crispy, wrap them in tin foil to keep them warm and then crisp them up in the air fryer function.
Set the Pressure Cooker temperature to High and set the Time for 3-4 minutes (depending on how soft you like your veggies)
When the time is up, release the steam! Then strain the vegetables over a saucepan.
Keep the veggies that you have just strained warm (I put them in a dish/bowl with a bit of tin foil on the top)
Add the chopped onion to the saucepan and heat up to a gentle simmer
The onions will slowly start to soften. Check the consistency of the gravy and add more Gravy Granules until it is at the thickness you prefer
When the onions have softened and the gravy is nice and thick, you are ready to dish up!
Serve and enjoy!

Serving Suggestion(s)

Check the finished dish out on TikTok:

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