Comfort Food at Home

I've always been on the lookout for the perfect Beef Stew recipe. I suddenly had a craving for it last week and remembered that I made some Beef Stew in Singapore while I was still working there. It was an experimental recipe because I was itching to use my new crock pot. Anyway, back to my story! I decided to make some stew and used our pressure cooker to make the brisket cook faster. It took me almost two (2) hours before I was able to make the meat soft. Weird, I was already using a PC!

Here's the finished product! I added the carrots at the last 15 minutes.

Jantzen requested for some Mashed Potatoes so I made some too. I deliberately made these a bit bland because the sauce of the Beef Stew had a sweet taste.

We also had some sweet corn so I made some Buttered Corn.

My grandfather's nephew sent him A LOT of shrimp and he gave us some; so mommy made some Gambas. Since I am the only person in the family who likes spicy food, the small red squares you see there are sweet Bell Peppers and not Chili! Haha.

Here they all are in my plate! Yummy!

Overall, I would have wanted the beef more tender. It's just that the pressure cooker was taking so long and it was almost 9:00PM! I love mom's Gambas though. The shrimps were perfectly cooked and sweet. :)

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