Pressured Country Kitchen Swiss Steak
- 1 large onion
- 4 large carrots
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 lbs chuck arm pot roast
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 cup beef stock or 1 cup beef broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 stalks celery
- 4 small parsnips, if desired
- 4 -8 small red potatoes
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- Peel the onion and cut into wedges.
- Scrub two of the carrots and cut into 2" pieces Heat the oil in the pressure cooker.
- Add the pot roast and brown well on both sides.
- Add the onion and the 2 cut carrots.
- Pour the vinegar into the bottom of the pan and add the stock or broth and bay leaf.
- Cover pressure cooker and bring up to full pressure.
- Reduce heat to stabilizer pressure and cook for 30 minutes While the roast is cooking, peel the remaining two carrots.
- Cut the carrots, celery and parsnips, if used, into 3/4" pieces.
- Cut the potatoes in half.
- When the roast has cooked 30 minutes, release pressure.
- Remove the meat, set aside, and cover to keep warm whil you finish the sauce.
- Skim the fat from the cooking liquid and remove the bay leaf.
- Spoon the carrots and onions into a blender and puree.
- Stir the puree into the cooking liquid.
- Return to the pressure cooker and add the tomato paste, vegetables, and salt and pepper to taste, mixing well.
- Cover pressure cooker and bring up to full pressure.
- Reduce heat to stabilize pressure and cook for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the roast to a platter and pour the sauce and vegetables over it.
onion, carrots, vegetable oil, balsamic vinegar, beef stock, bay leaf, stalks celery, parsnips, red potatoes, tomato paste, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pressured-country-kitchen-swiss-steak-50785 (may not work)