Instant Pot Root Vegetable Stew

Submitted by Myst on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 09:18

This root vegetable and beef stew receipe uses the Instant Pot to reduce cooking time to approximately an hour while producing very tender meat that would normally take a day in a crock pot. Most any root vegetables work nicely with the wildcard being cabbage. While looking for ideas to use up some local cabbage, found multiple recipies add it to beef stew with very positive feedback. Potato, carot, parsnip, turnip, onion and celery all make an appearance as well.

Ingredients
9 1/2ozBeef Stew Cubes (cut into bite sized pieces)
2TblsAP Flour
1/2tspSmoked Paprika (ground)
1/4tspSalt
1/8tspPepper
1 1/2TblsButter
~1/3CupMadeira (careful as the alcohol vaporizes)
1 1/2CupsBeef Broth
1tspWorchestershire Sauce
1tspSoy Sauce
2clovesGarlic (minced)
1TblTomato Paste
1/2sprigFresh Rosemary (whole for easy removal later)
3sprigsFresh Thyme (whole for easy removal later)
1wholeBay Leaf
1smallRusset Potato (half inch cubes)
1smallOnion (narrow wedges)
1smallParsnip (one inch pieces)
1smallTurnip (half inch cubes)
1mediumCarrot (one inch pieces)
1stalkCelery (one inch chunks)
1 1/4CupsGreen Cabbage (shredded , approx 1/8th of a head)
Preparation
  1. Mix flour, salt and pepper into a lidded bowl. Add beef, cover and shake to coat. Retain leftover coating for later.
  2. Heat butter in Instant Pot until melted and bubbling. Add coated beef cubes and brown on all side. Brown the beef in multiple steps to avoid crowding the pot.
  3. Transfer all meat to a plate once browned (keeping the juices).
  4. Deglaze the Instant Pot with the Madeira and use a wodden scraper to help disolve the browned bits. Be careful when adding the Madeira as the alcohol will vaporize from the heat so avoid nearby open flames.
  5. Add the beef and juices back to the Instant Pot along with the beef broth, Worchestershire sauce, soy sauce, garlic, tomato paste, rosemary and thyme. Add the remaining flour coating mixture from step one and stir to combine.
  6. Add all the vegetables and stir to coat and combine.
  7. Close the Instant Pot and set to manual high-pressure for 35 minutes. Cancel after 35 minutes and wait 15 more minutes before releasing remaining pressure. (The delay prevents the meat from siezing due to a fast release.)
Credits

We based this recipe off our Instant Pot Beef Stew recipe.