Ingredients
- 1 lb Mezzemaniche, Rigatoni, Ziti or Penne Pasta
- 1 lb.Ground Beef
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
- 1 medium celery Stalk, finely chopped
- 1 swig red wine (whatever you’re having with dinner)
- 14.5 oz can (2 cups) Tomato puree
- 14 oz. Mozzarella, diced or shredded
- Olive Oil
- 2.5 tsp. Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Preparation
Step 1
1.In the pre-heated pressure cooker, on medium heat without the lid, add a some olive oil to coat pan and soften the chopped onion, carrot and celery (about 5 minutes).
Turn up the heat to high and add the ground meat, ½ tsp of salt and ground pepper. Break it up
carefully and brown it on all sides, the meat should be almost fully cooked (about 10 minutes).
2.
When all of the water has evaporated from the meat and it is sizzling and golden add a swig of red
wine – just enough to wet and de-glaze the pan. Wait for the wine to evaporate fully (about 1 minute)
before continuing with the recipe.
3.
Pour in the pasta, tomato puree, another 2 tsp.salt and enough water to cover the pasta. Give it a
good stir and flatten it as much as possible (to use as little water as possible).
4.
Set the pan to cook on LOW pressure. Turn the heat up to high and when the pan has reached LOW
pressure, lower the heat and count 5 minutes (or the recommended time).
5.
6. When time is up, open the cooker by releasing the pressure.
Give the contents a stir and let the pasta sit for about a minute – if you serve it now you have pasta
with meat sauce- or continue with the recipe…
7.
Pour out half the contents of the pressure cooker into the oiled casserole. Then, sprinkle half the
cheese on top. Pour out the rest of the contents on top of that and sprinkle the rest of the cheese, dot
with pats of butter to taste.
8.
Place casserole under the broiler for 3-5 minutes, until all the cheese has melted and is just starting
to be tinged with gold.
9.
Let the casserole rest for about 5 minutes while the cheese cools a little and hardens into a crunchy
top before serving.