Asian Braised Pork

Monday Dinner

- Asian Braised Pork

- Braised Veggies

- Eggs

I cooked Asian-style pork shoulder in a pressure cooker.  Pour boiling hot water on a netted pork shoulder then place in a pressure with 200g soy sauce, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon quill, 20g ginger, 1 small onion, 1 spring onion, a handful of celery leaves and enough water to cover 3/4 of the meat.  Cook for 30mins after pressurised.  Once depressurised naturally, remove the pork and slice.  Add carrots and turnips and cook until soft.

Whatever you do, Do Not forget the eggs!  Make soft boiled eggs, peel and completely submerge in the leftover sauce overnight.  Enjoy delicious seasoned eggs from the next day!

30mins Pulled Beef

Sunday Dinner

- Pulled beef

- Lettuce

- Pickled carrot and cucumber

- Cucumber

I made pulled pork last week for the first time and I loved it for how easy and tasty it was.  So I made pulled beef this week in pressure cooker.  I love my red 4.5L Silit pressure cooker, well worth the investment so far.  Not so spicy but only little bit spicy beef went very well with pickles and crunchy lettuce.  I love it!

Pulled Beef Recipe (Serves 6)

Ingredients

• 1kg Beef (chuck)
• 4Tbsp Tomato sauce
• 1Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup of Water
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Cayenne pepper to taste

Method

1. Add all the ingredients except beef into a pressure cooker and turn the heat on 
2. Cut beef into large chunks (about 7cm cubes)
3. Once boiled, add beef chunks to the pressure cooker
4. Turn the beef chunks once then put the lid on
5. Cook for 20mins after pressurised
6. Once depressurised naturally, take beef chunks out and reduce leftover juice in pressure cooker
7. Shred beef chunks using two forks
8. Pour reduced juice over the top
9. Top with coriander and serve with lettuce cups and veggies