Ingredients
4 lb boneless beef roast
2 tbsp oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup red wine
2 1/2 cup beef stock
6 tbsp flour
Directions
BROWN THE BEEF AND ONION in oil in the open pressure cooker. Add salt
and pepper, 1/2 cup wine, seal cooker and cook at 10 pounds pressure
for 15 minutes per pound. Reduce pressure, open cooker and remove
meat. To make gravy, remove all but 2 tablespoons fat from the
cooker, add the flour and stir for 1 minute, then slowly add the wine
and stock and simmer for a few minutes until thickened. Season gravy
with salt and pepper to taste.
Servings: 10 servings
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Categories: Meat; Pressure Cooker
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