Leftover Brisket Curry

“Leftovers” are key to the way I plan our family meals and reduce labour and waste.  I’ve always felt a little more at liberty to experiment with leftovers as they are an “added bonus” – it doesn’t feel like such a disaster if things don’t turn out perfectly.  Also it’s much easier to “stretch” leftovers with other ingredients so it can be a really cost effective way to cook.

It’s one of the main tenets of Jamie Oliver’s “Save with Jamie” – a really useful recipe book if you’re cooking for a family.  (I will write a proper review at some point.)

As we had a decent amount of brisket left over I had a look through his Beef chapter and realised the Beef Rendang recipe was virtually AIP friendly already so I gave it a whirl!  (Especially now my hubby has managed to reintroduce rice into his diet, he is delighted to try new curry recipes whenever the opportunity arises.)  It was so good there was only one portion left (which I have my eye on in the freezer next time I am home alone in the evening). Continue reading “Leftover Brisket Curry”

Piquant Pot-Roast Brisket (Instant Pot)

I never found roasting beef very easy – more often than not it comes out dry and grey whilst making the whole house smell of dripping – but a slow cooked “pot roast” somehow just works, with the added bonus that, because cheaper cuts of meat like brisket cook best this way, you don’t have to remortgage to produce an amazing “Sunday Roast” with a ton of amazing leftovers*.

It is even easier in an Instant Pot and much quicker (which is great if, like me, you can’t even think about lunch at the weekend until you’ve had at least 2 leisurely cups of coffee!) but just as tender and tasty.

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