Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe

Instant Pot Beef Stew

Ingredients

Meat:

~2-3 lbs stew meat (need 2 lbs minimum), thawed

Veggies:

4-5 big potatoes (not like monster Russets, no more than the size of an adult fist)

3-4 large carrots

2-3 stalks of celery

2-3 parsnips (optional)

1 medium white onion (optional) or dried onions (easier)

Spices/Fixins:

2-3 tablespoons of olive oil

1/4 cup flour

3 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine or red wine

5 or 6 hard shakes of Worcester sauce

Several shakes of dried oregano

salt

pepper

Instructions:

1. Get out your Instant Pot (mine is an 8-quart) and a large skillet. If you have an electric kettle, start 2 quarts of water on to boil. 

2. Spread the flour on a plate. Roll some of the stew meat in the flour. Heat the skillet to medium and add a little olive oil. Using tongs, brown the meat well on at least a couple of sides. Toss the browned chunks into the empty Instant Pot. Do this until all meat is browned, and pour in any drippings from the pan.

3. Add the wine, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings, along with enough boiling water to cover the meat. Set the Instant Pot to cook on high for 2 hours, seal it, and start it.

4. Using a cutting board, peel veggies and cut all of them into bite-size uniform-ish chunks. Go thinner on the celery, it's hardy and isn't going to get mushy very much.

5. Ten minutes before the Instant Pot finishes, start another kettle of water to boil.

6. When the Instant Pot finishes, turn it off. Either let it sit for a few minutes till it loses pressure, or vent it, as your beliefs require.

7. Dump all the veggies in. Pour in boiling water to cover - if you want more broth, fill it to the pots max pressure line. 

8. Seal the pot, set to 15 minutes on high, and turn it on.

9. Hey, now's a great time to make some egg noodles! Drain these, toss with olive oil, and cover.

10. Once the Instant Pot finishes, either let it set till the pressurization subsides, or vent it, up to you. Personally, I am usually hungry and vent it.

11. Ladle stew over egg noodles. Damn, that's good eating. The wine adds a lot of umami, it's pretty great.