Instant Pot Beef Stew. Hearty, filling and oh so delicious. If you have an instant pot, you need to make this recipe!
The weather here has been crazy. One day it’s 70, the next it’s 40 degrees outside. I just wake up, open a window and hope for no rain so we can go outside and take a walk.
Instant Pot Beef Stew
If you have some stew beef or beef chuck, and are looking for something comforting and delicious, I highly recommend this recipe. I found the original recipe from The Kitchn and have made this a few times with some modifications.
I like beef stew with more soup. Their recipe yields little to no soup so I add more beef stock and some variations if you don’t have all of the ingredients at home. I also don’t think you need to use 2 1/2 pounds of boneless beef chuck. If you are a meat lover, this may sound perfect. Most grocery stores sell stew beef or beef chuck in packages of 1 or 1.5 pounds. I feel like this is enough beef for a family of four so I reduce the amount of beef and increase the carrots and potatoes just a little. I’d rather give my family more vegetables and more of a stew/soup to eat with this.
The Kitchn also recommends not using stew beef but frankly, I think it works just great for this recipe and this might be all you can get right now. So, it’s up to you!
We hope you try this recipe! Please visit the original recipe over at The Kitchn for more.
Instant Pot Beef Stew
Equipment
- Instant Pot or any Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. stew beef or boneless beef chuck or tri tip roast cubed
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 medium onion peeled and diced
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 medium sized carrots sliced
- 3 to 4 medium sized Yukon Gold potatoes peeled** and cubed (read recipe note)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- few sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 32 fl oz (1 quart) beef stock or beef broth + more if needed
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce*
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch more if needed
- 2 cups frozen peas
Instructions
- In a bowl, toss the beef with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a pinch of black pepper. Set aside. Heat the oil in an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker on the Sauté setting until shimmering. Once pre-heated, add the beef and let sear undisturbed until browned on the bottom, for about 5 to 7 minutes. Continue to toss and brown the beef and then use tongs to transfer the beef to a large plate. (If your beef is too crowded, you can brown in two batches if desired.)
- Add in the onion and garlic to the insert and season with some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste and the fresh or dried thyme to the onions and cook until the tomato paste is darkened in color, about 1 minute. Add in the carrots, potatoes, seared, cooked beef, and any accumulated juices from the beef. Pour in the beef stock and 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.
- Place the lid on, close to lock and ensure that the valve is set to seal. Set to pressure cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
- When finished, let the pressure release naturally if you can wait; for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fish out the thyme sprig stems if you added in fresh thyme. Place your cornstarch into small bowl and add in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the beef broth from your instant pot. Mix together and add into the beef stew to thicken. Feel free to add a little more if needed. The beef stew should be very hot so there's no need to turn your instant pot back on for this but if it's not getting thick, turn your instant pot on on the saute setting and stir. Pour in the frozen peas and mix together.
- Ladle into bowls, serve and enjoy! We love this beef stew with crusty bread, rice, or even homemade focaccia bread!
Notes
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