Christmas leftovers: nut roast with gravy; roasted rosemary and garlic potatoes; steamed corn, green beans and peas; cranberry sauce; a rosemary and sage roll; and a glass of red wine.
last night I made Hannah's instant pot chili again... well I tried to.... true to form, I decided to add my own touch and that was a disaster
first, I didn't rinse the canned beans, second, added two extra tablespoons of tomato paste, third, added a cup of red lentils (dry) when the recipe calls for canned (rinsed!!!) beans.... fourth, I cut the vegetables too large
within moments of the instant pot coming up to heat the alarm started ringing saying BURN BURN - all the red lentils had gone to the bottom and stuck there as there wasn't enough liquid to keep them floating because it was too thick with all the aquafava and extra tomato paste...
I immediately transferred it all to a pot on the stove and managed to save all but the lentils that were stuck to the bottom.
It was so delicious last time and why I had to mess with it, I don't know. This version was okay and we still enjoyed it but made a lot more work for myself.
Emma JC
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