Red Wine Vegetarian Pot Roast

When planning dinner with friends & not wanting to leave anyone out or make them have to bring their own meal I conjured up this recipe so we could all sit down with the same dish, break bread together & discuss the shit show of our daily lives.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1tsp olive oil

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 small red onion, chopped

• 8oz Baby Bella mushrooms, sliced

• ½tsp Cajun Seasonings, or Season Salt

• A splash or 2 of soy sauce

• ½tsp tarragon

• A pinch of Chinese five spice

• 1C red wine

• 12 baby carrots, quartered

• 2 stalks celery, halved & sliced

• 1 pound mini golden potatoes

• 1 pound italian vegetarian meatballs

• 1tsp rosemary

• 1tsp thyme

• ½tsp of black pepper

• ½tsp salt

• 1½TBSP spicy mustard

• 3¼ cup vegetable broth

• 1TBSP cornstarch

• 2tsp worcestershire sauce

• Heaping cup of love

Always remember to cook from your heart for best results.

DIRECTIONS:

• Cut up all of your vegetables, place garlic, onion, & mushrooms in a sauté pan. Then place celery & carrots into your insta-pot.

• Add your potatoes, meatballs, Italian seasoning, black pepper, salt, mustard & vegetable broth as well to the insta-pot, stir & set to the side.

• Add olive oil to sauté pan, along with Cajun Seasonings, soy sauce & tarragon. Sauté until mushrooms are tender.

• Add red wine to sauté pan & reduce on low for 25 minutes or until wine is almost gone.

• Add reduction to insta-pot ingredients & stir.

• Seal insta-pot & cook pressurized for 20 minutes.

• Allow pressure to release & drain liquid from insta-pot back to sauté pan, add 1C vegetable broth, worcestershire sauce & heat to a boil.

• Make a cornstarch slurry with ¼C vegetable broth. Then whisk into boiling liquid to thicken as a gravy.

• Cook down for several minutes then pour over ingredients in insta-pot & serve immediately.

TIPS:

• Top with shredded Parmesan before serving.

• Substitute the rosemary & thyme for 2tsp Italian seasoning.

• Omit Chinese five spice if you do not like the flavor.

• Substitute vegetable broth for beef broth & vegetarian meatballs with a 2 lbs roast or stew meat for meat option.

• Use spices to your liking everyone is different.

• Always cook from the heart & never be afraid to improvise if it feel right.

• Will serve approximately 8.

• Serve with warm bread & fresh butter.