This is usually a simple, slow-cooked meal with your choice of meat and various vegetables (leftovers from the fridge). It’s very similar to the Japanese oden, and can probably be adapted to any culture by substituting the meat and vegetables for local favorites. This dish normally takes several hours to cook, however with a pressure cooker, the cook time is reduced from 3+ hours to less 20 minutes.

Recipe Summary
Prep Time: ˜15 minutes
Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
Yield: serves 4

3 medium-sized potatoes
2 carrots
2 onions
1/2 head of broccoli
200 g leftover vegetables (cabbage, radish, green onion, celery, etc.)
1 bag of sausage
2 cubes chicken consommé
1 laurier leaf (a.k.a. bay leaf)
salt & pepper to taste

1. Peel all vegetable and cut in bite-sized pieces
2. Make several puncture marks in the skin of the sausage so it doesn’t burst while cooking
3. Put the vegetables, sausage, and laurier in the pressure cooker
4. Dissolve the chicken consomme in a little hot water and put in the pressure cooker
5. Fill the pressure cooker with enough hot water to cover all of the ingredients
6. Begin to cook over high heat
7. After steam starts to come out from the pressure cooker, cook for an additional 10 minutes (low pressure=10 minutes, high pressure=8 minutes)
8. Remove from heat and release the pressure
9. Add salt & pepper to taste

Note: You can substitute sausage for bacon block or chicken wings. You can also use thyme & parsley to enhance the aroma of the dish.