Instant Pot Beef Stew with Red Wine
Prep Time: 15 minutes mins
Cook Time: 35 minutes mins
Additional Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time: 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Tender, hearty, comforting, and SO GOOD! This Instant Pot beef Stew with Red Wine is seriously one of the easiest things to make and it's loaded with all your favorite vegetables.
3 pounds stew beef 1 cup flour seasoned to taste with salt and pepper 1-2 Tablespoons oil to brown meat 4 carrots peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 ribs celery cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 large onion chopped into large chunks 6-8 garlic cloves peeled and smashed 2 1- ounce packages dried mushrooms rehydrated and chopped 8 ounces fresh mushrooms quartered 16 ounces baby potatoes 3-4 sprigs thyme 2 bay leaves 6 cups [beef stock] divided Mushroom water 2 cups red wine 4 Tablespoons cornstarch with enough water added to make a slurry
Rehydrate mushrooms in 2 cups of boiling beef stock.
Drain rehydrated mushrooms, reserving liquid.
Rinse rehydrated mushroom thoroughly and drain well.
Chop and set aside.
Toss beef chunks with seasoned flour.
Add oil and beef chunks to instant pot and sauté until browned, about 10 minutes.
Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, dried mushrooms, fresh mushrooms, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, beef stock, mushroom water, and red wine.
Seal instant pot and select pressure cooker mode.
Turn knob to select stew.
Press start.
When the cooking is done, stir in the slurry and cook for an additional 5 minutes until sauce is thickened.
If you don't have stew beef, you can easily substitute with short ribs or chuck roast!
Don't skip rehydrating the mushrooms. This really helps develop the flavor of the stew.
Make sure you save the liquid from the mushrooms.
Pick out the herbs once the stew is done cooking.
This recipe freezes really well!
Serving: 1 1/2 cups Calories: 637 kcal Carbohydrates: 43 g Protein: 68 g Fat: 18 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 11 g Trans Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 181 mg Sodium: 553 mg Fiber: 4 g Sugar: 5 g
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