Carne de panela
Beef pot roast
Carne de panela: Brazilian pressure-cooker beef pot roast with potatoes and carrots
Brazil is the land of the panela de pressão, and nearly every family has a pressure cooker hissing on the stove at weekends. Carne de panela is the dish it was made for: cheap cuts of beef browned with onion, garlic and tomato and cooked until they fall apart, with potatoes and carrots soaking up the gravy. It's eaten across the country with white rice and farofa. Chef's tip: brown the meat in batches until it is really dark; that colour becomes the gravy.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 5
Ingredients
For the beef
- 2 ¼ lb beef chuck or shinin 5 cm chunks
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 onionschopped
- 4 cloves garlicchopped
- 2 tomatoeschopped
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 2 cups hot water
For the vegetables
- 3 potatoesin large chunks
- 2 carrotsin thick slices
- 3 tbsp parsley and spring onion (cheiro-verde)chopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Season the 2 ¼ lb beef chuck or shin with the 1 ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper. Heat the 2 tbsp sunflower oil in the open pressure cooker over a high heat and brown the meat in batches for 4–5 minutes each until dark all over.
15 minStep 2: Lower the heat to medium. Add the 2 onions for 4 minutes, then the 4 cloves garlic, 2 tomatoes, 1 tbsp tomato purée and 1 tsp sweet paprika and cook for 3 minutes until saucy.
7 minStep 3: Return the beef with the 2 bay leaves and 2 cups hot water. Close the lid, bring up to pressure and cook for 35 minutes. (In an ordinary heavy pot, simmer covered for 2 hours.)
40 minStep 4: Let the pressure drop by itself. Forcing the lid open early is a dangerous mistake; wait until the valve has fully dropped.
10 minStep 5: Add the 3 potatoes and 2 carrots, close again and cook under pressure for 5 minutes more, or simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, until tender and the meat flakes. Scatter with 3 tbsp parsley and spring onion (cheiro-verde).
8 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 42 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does carne de panela take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 70 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 5 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onions?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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