Making kokkinisto (Greek beef stew) in a pressure cooker

Kokkinisto literally means ‘reddened‘ in Greek. It’s basically a stew which you can make with all sorts of meat – even though each cut and animal have their littler secrets. It’s a bit different than your normal stew – it comes up with a spicy and cinnamon-y taste. Come to think of it that’s very common in my kitchen.

Anyway. Kokkinisto was the first recipe I really wanted to learn and it took quite a while. I’ve had to get rid of whole pots crying (even though it was better than what I had to deal with when I was learning to bake a cake).

So. Your fundamental issue with pot beef is that it goes blooming hard when you boil it. Old cooks tend to not divulge their secrets – which is kinda annoying. I’ll just note down any ones I know.

The interesting bit with kokkinisto is that the sauce is not cooked separately. So you get those wonderful beef juices all in one go (plus there’s less washing up to do)

This recipe is for a pressure cooker – even though you can use a normal pot, but it will take a lot longer. Also, by using a pressure cooker you’re cheating a bit since the pressure really makes a diference in making the meat soft. Plus with a pressure cooker you just throw everything in and you’re done.

Βy Sofia