Need ideas for delicious stress-free dinners? Want
minimal washing up at the end? Keen to use your slow
cooker to set and forget? Pete Evans has you covered,
with 100 simple, warming and flavoursome meals in
ONE POT FAVOURITES.
Inside youll find stews, roasts, braises, curries, stir-fries and even Petes
favourite meatloaf recipe all of which can be prepared in just one pot
(or wok!). Pete draws inspiration from around the globe as well as closer
to home, from Vietnamese beef curry and Moroccan-spiced leg of
lamb to chicken tikka masala and herb-crusted fish with native greens.
The ingredients in these approachable paleo recipes will make you feel
great fresh vegetables, sustainable seafood, free-range chicken and
meat, healthy fats, nuts, seeds and spices. And you wont find any dairy,
legumes, grains or refined sugar. There are also extra instructions for
using your slow cooker or pressure cooker for many of the recipes, so you
can either pop dinner on before you leave for work or whip up a meal in
record time in your pressure cooker when you get home.
Youll be amazed at the kind of meals you can make with just one cooking
vessel. So grab your pot and some utensils and start whipping up flavour
packed all-in-one meals for your family every night of the week!
This book is dedicated to everyone
who loves to fill their home with
intoxicating aromas, to excite their
tastebuds with delicious flavours
and, most importantly, to nourish
their body with the most effective
form of medicine on the planet
- beautiful and nutritious food,
cooked from the heart, always
with love and laughter.
contents
Introduction
One Pot Basics
VEGETABLES
SEAFOOD
POULTRY
PORK
LAMB, GOAT & GAME
BEEF
BASICS
Glossary
Thank you
Index
introduction
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Gday everyone. Thank you for taking the time to read and cook from this book. I am so
proud of the wonder-filled pages and recipes contained here! Im also excited about
adding some amazing new dishes to your cooking repertoire ones that the whole
family will love.
One pot cooking is something that each and every culture around the world has done
since our ancestors learnt how to cook with fire hundreds of thousands of years ago.
While I am a huge fan of eating raw vegetable, seafood and meat dishes especially
in summer when I crave light, fresh food as soon as the weather becomes a bit
cooler, I start to think about warm, comforting dishes to nourish me. Dishes that have
a little more fat and that are often cooked in a bone broth. And this desire for more
hearty dishes that can be prepared simply in one cooking vessel is what led me to
create this book.
All of the delicious one pot meals in this book are paleo inspired, as this way of eating
provides our body with the right kind of fuel to perform at its best. When you follow
this kind of lifestyle, you are allowing your body to thrive on the foods we have evolved
to eat. Paleo embraces real foods and eliminates foods that may cause inflammation
in our bodies. The most common culprits for this are gluten (and grains), legumes,
dairy, toxic oils (such as seed and vegetable oils) and refined sugars. If you have an
autoimmune issue, you may also consider eliminating nightshade vegetables (such
as tomatoes, eggplants, capsicums and potatoes), nuts and eggs for a period of time,
too, to see how that impacts your health.
So what foods do we embrace? Youll be pleased to know that there is an abundance
of natural and delicious food to include in your diet. Here are our recommendations:
INTRODUCTION
Eat up to a palm-sized portion of animal protein at every meal. Focus on sourcing
protein from animals that have had a natural diet, such as grass-fed beef, wild-
caught seafood, free-range and pasture-raised poultry and pigs, and wild game.
Enjoy an abundance of organic vegetables, with a preference for the least starchy
varieties.
Include good-quality fat from avocados, olives, nuts, seeds, eggs and animals in
your daily diet.
Include bone broth in your daily diet for good gut health. You can drink bone broth
straight up, or add it to soups, curries or braises.
Add a spoon of fermented vegetables to every meal if possible. Start off with a
teaspoon a day, then work your way up to about a tablespoon or two per meal.
Always serve fermented veg cold, as heating it will destroy the beneficial bacteria.
As with any dietary changes, always consult your health professional and inform them
of your intentions to make sure they feel it is safe for you, taking into account your
overall health and any medical conditions that you may have. Luckily, more and more
doctors are promoting this way of life for their patients, which is wonderful to see.
In the coming pages, I hope to give you loads of ideas for one pot meals, whether
youre using a saucepan, casserole dish, tagine, cast iron pot, wok or even a roasting
tin. Many recipes also include instructions for using your slow cooker or pressure
cooker. Slow cookers are brilliant for cooking cheaper cuts of meat until they are
meltingly tender and are a great way to make sure that dinner is ready when you get
home simply get the meal started in the morning before work and it should be ready
at the end of the day. I also love to pop the slow cooker on before I go to bed, so that
theres a beautiful and hearty meal waiting for me at breakfast time. Pressure cookers
work quite differently to slow cookers, but they are another fabulous time-saving
device in the kitchen. Cooking your meal at high pressure means that everything
is ready much quicker. For more information on using slow cookers and pressure
cookers, see pages .
I have tried to include many family favourites to keep everyone happy there are
some exciting new versions of the classic roast chicken, kid-friendly curries and
wholesome stews. However, I have also included some more challenging recipes that
include different types of offal to encourage you to step out of your comfort zone. I
know that many people feel unsure of cooking and eating offal, but I urge you to at
least give it a try, as its incredibly nutritious and also pretty damn flavoursome.
INTRODUCTION
Before you get started on your one pot adventure, I have a few tips and tricks to help
you on your way:
Double or triple these recipes so that you can have leftovers for days or freeze for
later. Just be careful not to overfill your pot use two if necessary.
Get your partner or family involved in cooking by setting them the challenge of
cooking one dish a week from this book for a year. If thats too much, ask them to at
least help out in the kitchen we all know that many hands make light work!
Play around with different proteins in these recipes. If lamb shank doesnt fit your
budget or isnt available, swap it for gravy beef or chicken thighs. If a curry recipe
calls for liver but you are not keen on it, simply replace it with some good-quality
animal protein of your choice (and alter the cooking time to suit).
Serve these dishes with a side of vegetables or salad (unless the dish has a lot of