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ONE-POT WONDERS This month FRAN STEVENS, aka The Food Wife, is making some delicious warming comfort food that’s super easy and quick to put together.
INSTANT POT LAMB & BUTTER BEAN TAPAS Serves 3-4 as a tapas This is a real gem. I made this in the Instant Pot and the results were outstanding. Literally five minutes of work, and about half an hour letting the Instant Pot do its thing and I had the most melt-in-the-mouth, rich lamb stew, beautifully sweet from the peppers and complimented so well with the plump butter beans.
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You could, of course, do this in the oven, in which case you would need to add a good couple of hours on to the cooking time (instead, fry off the ingredients and put in an oven-proof, lidded dish, and transfer to the oven at 150°C/130°C fan for 2-3 hours). We’ll definitely be revisiting this invention!
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, halved and sliced 2 cloves garlic 2 roasted peppers from a jar, cut into strips 300g lamb fillet, cut into 2-inch chunks 1 heaped tsp paprika 1 tbsp tomato purée 1 tin butter beans 1 tbsp chopped parsley
the tomato purée and butter beans (including their water).
Method Set the instant pot to sauté mode and add the oil, onion, garlic and peppers and stir for 2-3 minutes.
Remove the lid, season to taste and switch back onto sauté mode for 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently, to allow the rich sauce to reduce.
Add the lamb and paprika and stir for a further minute before adding
Add the chopped parsley and stir through before serving.
Put the lid on and ensure it is switched to sealing. Place manually on high pressure for 15 minutes and allow to depress naturally. If you don’t have an instant pot, use a casserole to fry off the ingredients (bar the beans) before putting in the oven. Add the butter beans 10 minutes before the end of cooking.
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