Beef Stroganoff & Coquillettes (pressure Cooker)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 200 g streaky bacon or 200 g pancetta, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 kg beef, sinew and fat removed and diced
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 200 ml beef stock
• 1/2 lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons paprika
• 2 (230 g) cans mushrooms, sliced
• 1 liter mushroom soup
• 500 ml cream (creme fresh)
• 1/2 kg macaroni

Recipe

• 1 fry off the diced streaky bacon (or pancetta) in the butter and a olive oil until just starting to colour.
• 2 add the onions and garlic and cook until softened, stirring often.
• 3 add the beef and stir.
• 4 sprinkle over the tablespoon of flour, add 3 of the 4 tablespoons of paprika (reserving 1 spoonful for presentation) and season with the salt and pepper - stir.
• 5 squeeze your lemon juice into the pot through your hands catching any pips, or use a reamer.
• 6 drain the tinned mushrooms.
• 7 add the stock, mushroom soup and sliced mushrooms.
• 8 add the crème fresh but keep back a couple of tablespoons for presentation.
• 9 secure your lid and when the cooker gets up to pressure, cook for 30 minutes.
• 10 you can smell when it's ready, it is divine! move your pot off the heat and turn of your hob. i always allow my pot to de-pressurise on its own, i don't try to rush it by taking the 'whistle' bit off otherwise i end up with strog stuck to the bottom, but please, you follow the manufacturer’s instructions for your cooker as i'm sure they are all slightly different.
• 11 while the cooker is de-pressurising, get a big pan of water on the boil for the pasta and follow the instructions on the packet (or not, it says 5 to 6 minutes on the brand i buy, but it always takes more like 10!).
• 12 serve stroganoff on top of pasta in a bowl (like spaghetti bolognaise).
• 13 put a dollop of the remaining crème fresh in the middle of each bowl and a pinch of the remaining paprika over that and around the sides for a bit of decoration.
• 14 enjoy! :) p.s. this freezes really well if you don't have 12 people to feed!