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Beef Bolognese

6 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 pound lean ground beef

Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 2 shallots, minced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium onion, peeled and chopped

1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped

1 stalk celery, trimmed and chopped

1 cup red wine

5 pounds roma tomatoes, cored, blanched, peeled, seeded and chopped 1/4 cup tomato paste

1 tablespoon sugar

1 spice sachet (1 spring of each: rosemary, basil, oregano, and parsley; 1 bay leaf and 1/2 teaspoon of whole black peppercorns, wrapped together in cheesecloth, tied together in a bundle)

2 cups chicken stock

1 pinch red pepper flakes

METHOD

1Select Meat function. Add olive oil to cooking pot. When oil is hot, add ground beef and brown, uncovered, while crumbling with spoon. Season with salt and pepper.

2Add shallots, garlic, onion, carrot and celery. Sauté until tender.

3Add red wine, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, spice sachet, stock and red pepper flakes. Taste again for salt and pepper.

4Lock lid in place. Select Meat setting, but cancel cooking after 15 minutes (5 minutes earlier than preset time).

5When cooking cycle is complete and all pressure is released, open lid.

6Taste for additional seasoning, and remove the sachet. Use as desired.

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck

Paella

4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 cups water or stock 3/4 cup white wine

1 small onion chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined

12 small clams, scrubbed

12 black mussels, scrubbed

18 strands of saffron

1 cube chicken bouillon

1 pinch black pepper

1 pinch red pepper ground

1/4 cup tender young peas, fresh or frozen 2 tablespoons red pimiento

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

1 cup arborio rice

METHOD

1Place all ingredients in cooking pot. Stir to mix.

2Lock lid in place. Select Rice function, and set timer for 12 minutes.

3When cooking cycle is complete and all pressure is released, open lid.

4Stir once and serve hot.

Recipe courtesy Debra Murray, Wolfgang Puck HSN Host

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Wolfgang Puck BPCR0005 operating instructions Beef Bolognese, Paella
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BPCR0005 specifications

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