Easy comfort food Pressure Cooker Lamb Stew with a tomato base, fresh rosemary, onions, carrots, potatoes and peas. 30 minutes to create melt in your mouth tender lamb with rich thick gravy sauce and healthy veges. Make ahead and freeze for weeknight dinners.
Set pressure cooker to the “Saute/Sear” HIGH TEMP. Wait a minute or 2 for it to heat up.
Add 1.2 kg lean diced lamb into a ziplock bag or bowl with ¼ cup plain flour. Coat meat in the flour by shaking the ziplock bag or stirring with a spoon if using a bowl. (this will help to thicken the stew as it cooks)
Add half of the 2 tablespoons olive oil to the inner pot and half of the meat and brown it off. (about 3 or 4 minutes) (Keep the lid off during this process)
Remove the meat onto a plate and add the second lot of meat and repeat.
Add all the meat back into the inner pot, along with 410 grams of canned diced tomatoes, 2 medium brown onions (thinly sliced), 3 medium white potatoes (cut into chunks), 2 medium carrots (cut into chunks), 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary (diced), s1 ½ cups beef stock/broth and 1 teaspoon sea salt and Pepper to taste
Secure and lock in lid in clockwise direction. Set the valve to seal. Select the menu by pressing the PRESSURE COOK button. Select the “MEAT/POULRTY” setting and adjust the cooking time to 20 minutes. Press start to commence the cooking process.
Once timer has gone off, release pressure valve so steam can escape. Remove lid and stir the stew.
Wash 1 cup frozen peas under hot water for a minute and shake off the water. Add peas to the stew and stir in.
If thickening is required: make a cornflour slurry by adding 2 tablespoons cornflour and ¼ cup tap water in a small cup, stirring to combine. Whilst stew is still hot, stir the cornflour slurry into the curry and stir to thicken.