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Ana's avatar
Mar 25Edited

Another thought re herbs. Bee Wilson has an amazing recipe for a Persian style soup with herbs, and she suggests cooking the onions and herbs as step 1 in the InstantPot, and then adding beans etc and cooking in step 2. Now I understand why!

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

That makes a lot of sense!

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Ana's avatar

Interesting to read about sauteing the herbs being important. I suppose it deepens the flavour into a lower richer note (compared to the high notes of fresh coriander and parsley). And here's a good reason to follow the recipe as written - to learn something new :). I realised this when recipe testing a wonderful book called Istanbul and Beyond. Thanks for the reminder.

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Phil174570's avatar

Quiet but appreciative paid subscriber here Catherine - please don't stop what you're doing, with the help of your books I use the pressure cooker to feed a family of four daily.

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Kate Pickard's avatar

Same - a quiet kitchen revolution in the way I cook and provide food for a family of 7. Thank you

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

7! Wow. And thank you too.

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

Thank you! I'm so glad my books are making life easier.

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Harrison's avatar

Love this! Reminds me of the seared tuna (crusted with fennel pollen) and creamy corona bean recipe I adapted from rustic Italian restaurant Il Buco for easy home cooking!

check it out:

https://thesecretingredient.substack.com/p/get-il-bucos-recipe-seared-tuna-crusted

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Gretel's avatar

Have a lovely time in Dorset

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

Thank you, we did. Lots of walking.....

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