How to Prepare Perfect Instant Pot Beef Stew

Instant Pot Beef Stew. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Turn Instant Pot to Sauté, then select More. Wait for pot to heat up, then add oil.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is browned on all. Instant Pot Beef Stew is perfect for those cool fall nights, and great when you want to whip up cozy beef stew in under an hour! Sauté the beef in the bottom of the instant pot, throw in your veggies and broth, turn it on and call it a day! You can have Instant Pot Beef Stew using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Beef Stew

1. It's 2 lbs of Beef Stew meat, 1-2" chunks.
2. It's 3 Tbls of flour.
3. It's 2 Tbls of Extra virgin Olive oil.
4. Prepare 1/4 tsp of pepper.
5. It's 1 pkg of McCormick Beef Stew seasoning.
6. It's 4 Cups of Water.
7. You need 4 cups of beef broth.
8. Prepare 3 Cups of baby carrots, 16oz bag.
9. You need 1 of onion, large diced.
10. Prepare 1 of large celery rib, diced.
11. It's 3 Tbls of garlic, minced.
12. Prepare 6 of medium baby red potatoes, 1 1/2 lbs.
13. It's 8 oz of sliced mushrooms.
14. You need 1 Tbls of fresh parsley.

Add the oil to the Instant Pot® and set to saute (see Cook's Note). Instant Pot beef stew and red wine are a delicious combo! Try this stew with a full-bodied Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Bordeaux. You can use some of the wine to deglaze the pan, then enjoy the rest.

Instant Pot Beef Stew step by step

1. Toss beef with flour..
2. Press sauté button, put Olive oil in pot, brown beef on all sides..
3. Press cancel button. Add stew seasoning packet and water..
4. Add remaining ingredients except for the parsley..
5. Place lid on pot, and vent to seal..
6. Press Meat/Stew button, and adjust pressure to high, and 30-35 minutes..
7. When pot beeps at finish, allow to natural release until the pin drops..
8. Top with fresh parsley, Serve with fresh bread. Enjoy!.

What To Serve with Beef Stew This is honestly the easiest stew ever thanks to the pressure cooker! Whisk t he flour, salt, and pepper together. Add the beef to the flour mixture, toss until coated, and shake off the excess flour. Heat the oil in your instant pot and add in the beef. Add the beef broth to the instant pot and use a spoon to scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.