Instant Pot Beef Stew
A meal that tastes like it's been cooking all day but is ready in under an hour!
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Cooking utensils
- Small mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 lbs stew meat
- 4 carrots
- 3 Russet potatoes
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 small onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3-4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
Instructions
- Peel and dice carrots and potatoes. Dice onion and mince garlic. Set aside.
- Set Instant Pot to sauté. Brown meat in two batches in olive oil. Salt and pepper meat.
- After removing the second batch deglaze the pan with a few tablespoons of beef broth.
- Add garlic and onion to the pot and saute for 2 minutes. Then add meat back in.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, onion soup mix, and remaining broth. Stir.
- Place diced carrots and potatoes on top. Make sure they are in liquid.
- Cook on manual for 35 minutes. Let Instant Pot slow release for 10 minutes after cook time is up, then quick release to relieve stem.
- Mix corn starch and water together in a small bowl to make a slurry. Turn Instant Pot to sauté and stir in slurry. Heat for 5-10 minutes until thickened.