Mmmmm....Pah-scetti

I fired up the Nesco Pressure Cooker, the gift from our buds, Joe and Markles, and made my signature Spaghetti meat sauce.

The cooker has a BROWN feature that allows you to pre-cook everything before you apply the pressure setting.  Here's my sauce recipe:

on the BROWN setting:

1 lb ground beef

1 large onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 pkg of fresh button mushrooms, sliced (you can get these pre-sliced and cleaned)

2 tsps of Italian seasoning

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper

When the onions are translucent, ADD:

1 large can of crushed tomatoes

1 -14 oz. can of diced tomatoes

1 -6 oz. can of tomato paste

STIR until well blended,

Place the top on the cooker and lock into place.  Adjust to HIGH pressure setting for 7 minutes.  Release the pressure and serve over cooked noodles.  I cooked them outside on the grill burner, which is actually not a bad way to cook them, you don't have to worry about spills.  

Dinner was ready in about 30 minutes, including prep time.  I usually make this recipe in a slow-cooker, and allow it to simmer on LOW all day.  

This was my first time using a pressure cooker, and I was only a little nervous.  My mother had a stove-top model from Mirro that blew it's pressure valve once!  I think it's still lodged in the ceiling of her kitchen.

S'all for now.

CC