Lyn's Recipe Collection
serves 4
4 pears – peeled, cored & quartered
1 Tab butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tab br sugar
3/4 cup white wine
Heat pressure cooker, melt butter, add pears. Cook lightly for 2 mins.
Sprinkle with cinn & sugar and pour over the wine. Cover and bring to pressure.
When regulator starts a steady rocking motion, reduce heat. Cook 2mins.
Cool quickly and serve pears either warm or cold with the syrup. Garnish with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick.
serves 6
1 cl garlic, crushed
1 large onion, diced
3 rashers bacon, diced* try pork hocks instead
140g can tomato paste
4 cups chicken stock
3 stalks celery, diced
1 carrot, sliced
310g can butter beans
3/4 cup uncooked macaroni
1/2 tsp oregano
1 Tab chopped parsley
salt & pepper to taste
parmesan cheese – to serve
Heat cooker, add garlic, onion & bacon. Fry gently for 2 mins.
Add tom. paste, mix well – cook one minute.
Add stock, stir well, then add the remaining ingredients.
Cover and bring cooker to pressure – when regulator starts a steady rocking motion, reduce heat. Cook 10 mins. Reduce pressure quickly, serve immediately – garnished with the parmesan.
Note: Nice but everything was too salty, probably because of bacon, stock, can of beans and the cheese.