Individual beef wellingtons by Le Creuset

Le Creuset sent out this recipe about 13 years ago so I made them for a dinner party that weekend. They were a hit! The cognac pate was only available at The Olive Grove. Duxelles: 300g clean mushrooms, roughly broken into pieces 2 tbs unsalted butter 2 large shallots, minced 1 ½ tbs thickened creamContinue reading “Individual beef wellingtons by Le Creuset”

Beef stock – pressure cooker

Demonstrated in store by “Eugenia” for Fissler pressure cookers 1 kg beef bones, sawed by the butcher into 1-2 inch pieces 500g cross-cut meaty beef shanks 1 tbs vegetable oil      1 small onion, coarsely chopped 1 small carrot, coarsely chopped 1 small celery rib with leaves, coarsely chopped 1 clove garlic 1 tbs tomato pasteContinue reading “Beef stock – pressure cooker”

Sicilian beef stew on creamy polenta

Demonstrated in store by a local Chef “Dean Smith” using one of my Fissler Pressure cookers and my magimix. 1 cup pancetta, cut into batons 1 tbs chopped anchovies 1 tsp dried chilli flakes 1 kg diced King Island round steak 1 stick celery, roughly chopped 1 carrot, roughly chopped 1 onion, roughly chopped FreshlyContinue reading “Sicilian beef stew on creamy polenta”