Instant Pot Beef Stew
Instant Pot Beef Stew
Deeply flavorful, thick, and cozy, our Instant Pot Beef Stew is everything you could ask for and more!
Ingredients
– 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil – 3 lbs. chuck roast – 1 tsp. fine sea salt – ½ cup red wine – 1 cup beef broth – 1 lb. carrots – 2 cloves garlic – 1 large onion – 15 oz. canned tomato sauce – ½ tsp. black pepper – 1 tsp. dried thyme Cornstarch slurry – ¼ cup water – 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
Prepare.
1
Set Instant Pot to saute mode. Heat vegetable oil. While the pot heats, season cubed chuck roast beef with 1 tsp. sea salt.
Cook beef.
2
Add beef to the Instant Pot and sear until browned on one side,. Then flip to the opposite side. Repeat in batches until browned.
Remove beef.
3
Remove beef from pot. Add onion and garlic to the pot and sprinkle with thyme and sea salt.
Add sauce.
4
Stir in tomato sauce. Saute until the onion softens. Scrape the bottom of the pot.
Add wine.
5
Pour red wine and bring to a simmer. Then, add beef back to the mixture. Stir well.
Cook.
6
Add beef broth and carrots. Stir, then add the lid back to the pressure cooker and cook on high pressure.
Release pressure.
7
Once 15 minutes is up, allow the pressure to naturally release for 20 minutes.
Add slurry.
8
Remove the lid. Whisk water and cornstarch together to create a slurry, then stir the slurry into the stew to thicken it.
Serve.
9
Finally, add black pepper and salt to taste. Serve, and enjoy!
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-Isabel