Name: Instant Pot Beef Stew
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
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

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Instant Pot Beef Stew

A meal that tastes like it's been cooking all day but is ready in under an hour!

Prep Time5

Cook Time45

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, comfort food

Keyword: ground beef, instant pot, Stew

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.