The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew
The middle of February is a great time for comfort food. One recipe I turn to over and over is my beloved Crockpot Beef Stew, because it’s so warm and satisfying. Have you tried it yet? It’s a fan SUPER favorite!
There’s only one problem: cooking it in the crock takes anywhere from 6 to 10 hours. That’s a good thing if you want to throw the meal together in the morning and have a hot dinner waiting at the end of the day…but what if you’ve just come home from work and you’re really in the mood for a good beef stew? It’s too late to start cooking it then.
Or at least, it used to be. But now, it’s Instant Pot to the rescue!
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With the Instant Pot, you can whip up a hearty beef stew in less than an hour…including prep time, cooking time, and sitting time. So if you get home at 5:30, you can have a delicious beef stew on the table by 6:30. And that means you can have a The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew in your belly, where it belongs, by 6:45.
So now, it’s your choice…you can start your stew in the morning or in the evening. With the Instant Pot, it’s all good.
The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew
- Place all ingredients into Instant Pot EXCEPT for the frozen peas, corn and flour/water mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Seal Instant Pot at set valve to sealing.
- Select the Meat/Stew option (35 mins high pressure)
- Once cooking time is complete, let Instant Pot sit for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes is up, quick release pressure, placing the valve to the venting position.
- After Instant Pot is depressurized, Stir in frozen corn, peas and flour/water mixture and stir until stew thickens a little bit more and corn/peas are warmed, about 3-5 mins.
MORE BEEF RECIPES YOU WILL LOVE
- The Best Crockpot Beef Stew – The low and slow version of this recipe.
- Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage – quick, easy and delish!
- Easy Crockpot Beef Tips and Gravy – so comforting
- Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers – a classic
- Easy Instant Pot Pot Roast Dinner – my kid’s favorite
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Published on: February 16, 2017
Updated on December 8, 2019
The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef stew meat (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 32 oz beef broth
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups baby carrots carrots
- 4-5 small red potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 cups frozen peas
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into Instant Pot EXCEPT for the frozen peas, corn and flour/water mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Seal Instant Pot at set valve to sealing.
- Select the Meat/Stew option. (35 min High pressure)
- Once cooking time is complete, let Instant Pot sit for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes is up, quick release pressure, placing the valve to the venting position.
- After Instant Pot is depressurized, Stir in frozen corn, peas and flour/water mixture and stir until stew thickens a little bit more and corn/peas are warmed, about 3-5 mins.
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Completely delicious. Keep the instant pot recipes coming. It turned out perfect and it is only the second
meal I have made with the instant pot.
Awesome Linda! I have another one coming up this week! I hope you love it too 🙂
I’m making it right now. When I pressed the meat/stew button in only showed 15, not 35? I hope it cooks!
I made this too. Second recipe in IP. loved the taste and presented well. Keep the recipes coming ?
I followed the recipe but my carrots, meat and potatoes were not completely fork tender.
During the 12 minutes of sitting before depressurization, do you leave the instant pot on warm or turn it off? Perhaps this is where I went wrong because I turned it off and after 12 minutes there was no pressure to release. Maybe that 12 minutes on warm cooks everything more???
Wonderful stew! My husband and daughter both love it. The only change I made was to switch the oregano for thyme and bay leaf, which my family prefers. I’ve had my Instant Pot for 4 months now, and I don’t k ow how I survived without it! This recipe will definitely go into the rotation.
Hi Linda,
Have you tried this beef stew recipe in a Crockpot as well? I plan on trying this recipe in my new Crockpot.
I love beef stew but have never made it. This recipe looks really yum – and beef stew is also a healthy meal, especially with grass fed beef and organic veggies.
I did buy an Instant Pot, but have to admit that I could not figure out how to work it. Those directions were just a bit too complicated!
I knew that the Instant Pot would just sit there gathering dust. So I did the next best thing, and exchanged it for a new Crockpot, which I needed anyway.
Do you start with frozen stew meat or thawed?
Thawed meat Jessica.
Can you use frozen meat for this recipe? If so how does it change the cooking time?
My stew meat was not completely thawed so I sprayed olive oil on surface of my cast iron pan to slightly thaw and brown stew meat. Turned out delish!
Is it fresh or dried oregano?
Dried oregano 🙂