Instant Pot Beef Stew
YIELD
6 servings
TYPE
Instant Pot
TIME
56 mins
LEVEL
Beginner
– 2 tbsp. vegetable oil - 3 lbs. chuck roast - 1 tsp. sea salt - 1/2 cup red wine - 1 cup beef broth - 1 lb. carrots - 2 cloves garlic - 1 large onion - 15 oz. canned tomato sauce - 1/2 tsp. ground pepper - 1 tsp. dried thyme - 1/4 cup water - 1 tbsp. cornstarch
Ingredients
Prepare ingredients.
1
Slice 3 lbs. chuck roast beef into cubes, chop 1 large onions, peel and cut 1 lb. carrots, and mince 2 cloves garlic.
Season roast.
2
Set Instant Pot to saute mode. Heat vegetable oil. While pot heats, season chuck roast with salt.
Brown roast.
3
Add 1/3 of the beef to the Instant Pot in a single layer and sear until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Then flip to opposite side and brown. Repeat in batches until all beef is browned.
Cook onion and garlic.
4
Remove beef from the pot and set aside. Add onion and garlic to the pot and sprinkle with dried thyme and salt.
Add tomato sauce.
4
Stir in tomato sauce. Sauté until the onions soften. Scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen any browned bites and stir them in.
Add in roast.
5
Pour in red wine and bring to a simmer. Then, add beef back to the mixture along with any juices from the bowl.
Pressure cook.
6
Add in beef broth and carrots. Stir, and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Allow to natural release or 20 minutes.
Thicken stew.
7
Whisk in water and cornstarch together to thicken up stew.
Serve, and enjoy!
8
Finally, season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve, and enjoy!
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