Pressure Cooker Beef Stew. This beef stew was made for us when we were just infants. Beef, carrots and potatoes taste like they simmered all day, but this is ready in about half an hour. To this day it reminds me of home.
Adjust for medium heat; add oil.
When oil is hot, brown roast on all sides.
This Pressure Cooker Beef Stew is a classic, old-fashioned recipe, based on a stovetop version my mom cooked for me growing up.
You can have Pressure Cooker Beef Stew using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Pressure Cooker Beef Stew
- Prepare 2 LBs of beef stew meet.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of cooking oil.
- It's 1 of medium celery stick.
- You need 1 of large onion.
- It's 3 cloves of fresh garlic.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of tomato paste.
- You need 3 1/2 cup of cups water (or beef broth).
- You need 2 1/2 Tbsp of beef bouillon.
- It's 2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce.
- You need 1 lb of potatoes (cut into large chunks).
- Prepare 2 of large carrots.
- Prepare 2 of dried bay leaves.
- You need 1 1/2 Tbsp of corn starch.
- It's 1 1/2 Tbsp of cold water.
The traditional method when making a stew takes hours for the meat to tenderize. In a pressure cooker, heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Season beef all over with salt and pepper and add to pressure cooker, working in batches if necessary (beef should fit in a single layer). This isn't your Grandma's beef stew: The Instant Pot (a slow cooker, pressure cooker and stove-top stand-in, all in one) makes this hearty dish a weeknight possibility.
Pressure Cooker Beef Stew step by step
- Combine 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/4 cup flour and coat beef with mixture..
- Saute beef in oil until browned (no need to cook all the way through) once browned set aside..
- In pan that browned meat cook celery, onion, tomato paste, garlic..
- Turn off saute setting, add 3 1/2 cups beef broth or water and 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce.
- Add browned meat back into instant pot, along with carrots and potatoes and bay leaves. combine well.
- Close lid, close vent, set to pressure cook on high for 35 minutes then let naturally release for 10 minutes then quick release.
- Remove lid and set to saute.
- Make corn starch slurry out of 1.5 Tbsp corn starch and 1.5 Tbsp cold water combine well then add into simmering beef stew.
- Stir well to thicken, turn off heat and serve.
This savory and delicious pressure cooker beef stew has been adapted as an easy and super fast pressure cooker recipe that's hard to beat. Beef brisket is a tough cut of meat full of beefy flavors, great for BBQ, braise, roast, or simmer. It has all the gelatinous connective tissues that give a moist and juicy stew. Mix flour, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add cubed beef and roll until well coated.
