Instant Pot Beef Stew

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Instant Pot Beef Stew

This Instant Pot Beef Stew is the perfect delicious comfort food. It is like the ultimate winter dish - hearty, warm, and delicious. Making this in the Instant Pot cuts the cooking time in half but still delivers a delicious and hearty dinner your family will be sure to love.

Prep Time14

Cook Time52

Total Time1 6

Servings: people

Calories: 516kcal

Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 yellow onion diced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup red wine see note 1
2 1/2 cups beef broth
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
2 bay leaves
3 pounds beef stew meat see note 2
4 large carrots peeled and cut into one-inch pieces; see note 3
1 pound potatoes unpeeled and cut into one-inch chunks
1 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped (optional)

Instructions

While preparing your ingredients, turn on your Instant Pot and set it to "Sauté," allowing it to heat.
Once your ingredients are all prepared and your Instant Pot reads "Hot," add your oil and let it heat up for a minute.
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Add the onions and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender.
1 yellow onion
Add in the salt and pepper and stir to combine.
1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Add in the tomato paste and garlic. Stir to fully coat the onions. Stir in the flour. Then, whisk in the red wine, scraping up any browned bits left from sautéing the onions.
2 tablespoons tomato paste, 2 cloves garlic, 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup red wine
Whisk in the beef broth. Continue whisking until you do not see any lumps. Stir in the thyme and bay leaves.
2 1/2 cups beef broth, 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme, 2 bay leaves
Stir in the beef, carrots, and potatoes.
3 pounds beef stew meat, 4 large carrots, 1 pound potatoes
Close the Instant Pot and make sure the pressure release valve (the black knob on the top of your Instant Pot with words near it that say "sealing" and "venting") is set to sealing. Set your Instant Pot to "Manual" and the time to 10. Your Instant Pot will do nothing at first, then it will beep loudly and say "On." It will take approximately 30 minutes for it to come to pressure, and then the time will begin to count down, resulting in about 40 minutes of time in the Instant Pot.
After the timer ends, turn the pressure release valve to venting. Allow the float valve to fall (the little sliver part near the pressure release valve). Once it has, open your Instant Pot. Stir in the peas and parsley. Enjoy!
1 cup frozen peas, 2 tablespoons fresh parsley

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Notes

If your family does not drink wine, you can replace it with another cup of beef broth.
Make sure to buy well marbled meat. See the note in the blog post about whether or not to brown.
Make sure not to cut your carrots too small. However, you still want them to be easy to eat. Tops of carrots may be too thick and need to be cut in half.

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