Mushroom barley soup, Beef stew – Cuisinart Cook Central 3-in-1 Multicooker MSC-600 User Manual
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Mushroom Barley Soup
A bowl of this deeply satisfying soup plus
a slice of crusty French br
ead makes the
perfect winter meal.
Setti
ngs
: Bro
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/Saut
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Slow
Cook
Ma
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t 12
cu
ps
2
tablespoons unsalted butter
1
medium leek, white and light green
parts only, washed and dried well,
finely chopped
1
medium onion, peeled and finely
chopped
3
medium carrots, peeled and finely
chopped
4
garlic cloves, finely chopped
24
ounces mushrooms (a mix of button,
cremini, and all wild varieties works
nicely), sliced
2
teaspoons sea or kosher salt
1
teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
(stems discarded)
1 bay
leaf
½ cup
sherry
1
cup pearl barley
10 cups
vegetable
broth
¾
teaspoon freshly gr
ound black
pepper
1
tablespoon chopped fresh Italian
parsley
1
teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1. Put the butter into the cooking pot of the
Multicooker set to Brown/Sauté at 375°F
.
Once melted, stir in the chopped leek, onion
and carrots. Sauté until vegetables ar
e soft
and fragrant, about 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in
the garlic, mushrooms, salt, thyme and bay
leaf. Cook until mushrooms r
elease most
of their moisture and have cooked down
considerably, up to 10 minutes. Add sherry
to the pot and cook until almost completely
reduced.
2. Add the barley
, broth and pepper
. Cover
and switch the unit to Slow Cook on High
for 3½ hours.
3. Once unit switches to Keep W
arm and right
before serving, stir in fr
esh parsley and
lemon juice.
4. T aste and adjust seasoning as desir
ed.
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Beef Stew
This beef stew is one of the simplest
you will ever find. Just combine the
ingredients and cook slowly
.
Setti
ng
: Slo
w Cook
Ma
ke
s ab
ou
t 8 cu
ps
2 to
2½ pounds beef chuck, cut into
1- to 2-inch cubes*
1
teaspoon sea or kosher salt
¼
teaspoon fr
eshly ground black
pepper
1
small to medium leek, white and
light green parts only
, finely chopped
1
medium onion, peeled and finely
chopped
2
medium carr
ots, peeled and cut into
½-inch rounds (halve r
ounds if
carrots ar
e on the larger side)
1
medium parsnip, peeled and cut into
½-inch rounds
1
medium celery stalk, thinly sliced
¾
pound new white or r
ed potatoes,
cut into 1-inch pieces
6
garlic cloves, peeled, left whole
4
ounces cr
emini mushrooms, halved
or quartered
1
teaspoon dried herbes de Provence
1
bay leaf
½
cup dry red wine
¼
cup tomato paste
2½
cups beef stock, low sodium
1
cup green peas (thaw first if fr
ozen)
3
tablespoons chopped fr
esh Italian
parsley
1. Toss all ingr
edients together except peas
and parsley into the cooking pot of the
Multicooker.
2. Set to Slow Cook on Low for 16 to 24 hours.
3. Once the unit switches to Keep W
arm, stir
in the peas and parsley.
4. T aste and adjust seasoning accor
dingly.
* If you have the time, you can br
own the meat
prior to slow cooking. Do this on Brown/Sauté
at 400°F as the first step. If you do this, use
more beef stock in the r
ecipe, closer to 4 cups.
Y our yield may be slightly less as well.
** The goal is to have tender meat that falls
apart when finished – a result of a long, slow
cooking process. That being said, if time is of
the essence, you may reduce the cooking time
to 8 to 10 hours.
Nutritional information per ser
ving
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