Stew for Tea

I have not been particularly warm today and as a result was very much looking forward to my tea tonight.  Homemade stew from the Ninja Foodie.  I was not disappointed it was tasty and rich however you have to do the thickening right at the end with the Ninja when everything is cooked.  Originally I was going to do mashed potatoes, changed my mind and used the pressure cooker to cook the stew.  Then OH wanted his potatoes so I chopped them up and popped the pressure cooker lid on to cook but it kept throwing up a message saying that needed more water.  So stopped it and did it again and the same message came up but by that point the potatoes were cooked. The pressure cooking is brilliant.  The meat was lovely and tender , although it is still early days for playing with the machine and getting used to it.

We were both pleased with tea and a good couple of bowlfuls have gone down well.  It is relatively quick to use and will be pressed into use a lot this year through the winter months both for main meals and for puddings.  Good old fashioned comfort food that is good for the body and the soul and extremely warming to boot making use of good honest simple ingredients and not many of them.  Stewing beef, stock, one leek, two carrots, an onion and four potatoes chunked. There is some left for tomorrow as well.

Settling down to watch some TV now, as a bit headachey and have not been firing on all my pistons for the best part of the day.

Hope you all have a lovely evening.

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

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