Perfect Instant Pot Beef Stew
Owning and cooking with an Instant Pot is a lot like starting a fitness journey….
You purchase the equipment you need. More often than not you let it sit in the box, in the back of the closet/pantry, staring at you, judging you, silently asking, “When are you going to do this, girl?!”
Then one day you decide it’s time. So you drag it out, spend more time perusing the internet than you should figuring out “how” to start, and just decide to tear the bandaid off.
You throw some things together, you break a sweat in the process, you take caution to avoid injury, and when it’s all said and done, it wasn’t so terrible after all and you have something pretty great to show for it. Next step, repeat regularly because practice makes progress.
This healthier beef stew was one of my first “big” recipes to cook in my Instant Pot. Slightly terrified I was going to screw it up, but decided to “wing it” and just go for it. Mark my husband’s words, “This is by far the best beef stew you’ve ever made.” I’ve made my mom’s a few times… and, well, sorry Mom.
This was pretty flipping amazing. Simple ingredients, clean, wholesome, filling, and by the way- Whole 30 friendly if you’re a Whole 30 fan. Enjoy and please share too!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs lean stew meat (we used sirloin tips)
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive (or avocado) Oil
- 3 c organic vegetable broth (can use beef broth)
- 1.5 c diced carrots
- 4 celery ribs, chopped
- 1/4 c diced yellow onion
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 2 tbsp dry rub steakhouse seasoning (can sub sea salt, coarse black pepper, garlic, onion powder, dry mustard, and paprika)
- 2 bay leaves
Directions:
Turn Instant Pot to “sear”. Add oil, beef, and seasoning and sauté for 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Add 2 tbsp almond flour, sear another 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Turn Instant Pot to “meat/stew” setting and “start”. This may take 30-40 minutes including preheat (PH). Release pressure, remove lid, and allow 5 minutes to cool in pot. Remove bay leaves.
Serve and enjoy.
*If you’d like an even thicker broth, you can add 1 tbsp of cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water to thicken.
