Nothing spooky here, and the hot peppers and garlic probably kept some of those gremlins away.
I put together what turned out to be a vegan dish (not on purpose), all the way up to the grated Asiago cheese I topped it with, before eating it. It's a one dish Instant Pot dish, I started out like many, cooking on Sauté medium a diced onion (about 1¼ c) in some EVOO - about 3 tb - about 5 min, plus 2 diced green bell peppers, added as I cut them up, and about 2 tb minced garlic, about 1/2 tsp ground cloves, a half tsp ground bay leaves, a generous tsp of Syrian oregano, a generous tsp of cayenne, a tb of smoked paprika, plus 2 tb tomato paste, and this was stirred a little more than a minute, before adding 24 oz of coarsely puréed tomatoes, and stirred until deglazed, then let it cook down, while cutting up the other veggies (I actually started this by soaking about 3/4 lb worth of the dried eggplant, in hot water). I added just under 1/2 c pearled barley (end of the jar), and 1¼ c red chori beans (a type of cowpea), and 4 c water, added some soy sauce, until almost salty enough, added the drained eggplant, then put the lid on, and set to Manual/18 min, and let the pressure release naturally.
I cut up the last of this year's okra - about 1¼ c, cut into about 1/2" pieces. Meanwhile, I cut up the end of the okra into 1/2-3/4" pieces, and the leaves of the choy sum and some Swiss chard, then cut the stems of both into about ¼" pieces.
When the pressure is released, remove the lid, stir in the okra, greens leaves and stems, replace lid, set for Manual/3 min - more cooking before, and when releasing pressure. I tasted for seasoning, adding a little more salt, and a generous half tsp of freshly ground black pepper. I served it with some grated Asiago cheese.
Unnamed one dish meal, a Creole type dish, I put together using a few things left from the garden. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
After cooking the sauce, with some barley and red chori beans, these are the cut up okra, and some of the greens, to mix in, and pressure cook 3 minutes. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
Finished dish, before topping with a little Asiago cheese. by
pepperhead212, on Flickr
