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Instant Pot or Crockpot Country Beef Dinner


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

Beef stew meat in a savory sauce with potatoes, carrots and mushrooms. Comfort food to the max!


Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 shallot, diced
  • 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
  • 32 ounces (2 lbs) beef stew meat
  • 1 (1 oz) packet onion soup mix
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 18 ounces baby potatoes
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and swirl it around. Add in the shallot and mushrooms and saute for 3 minutes.
  2. Add in the beef and sprinkle in the onion soup mix. Stir to coat the meat in the soup mix. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
  3. Add in the potatoes, carrots, tomato paste and Worcestershire. Don’t stir.
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 20 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10-20 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  5. Stir. You can thicken the stew with cornstarch if you’d like. Stir 2 Tbsp cornstarch with 3 Tbsp water and stir the mixture into the pot on the saute setting. Once it has thickened turn off the pot. 
  6. Add in salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in oil and swirl it around. Add in the shallot and mushrooms and saute for 3 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.
  2. Add beef into slow cooker and sprinkle in the onion soup mix. Stir to coat the meat in the soup mix. 
  3. Stir in the broth, potatoes, carrots, tomato paste and Worcestershire. 
  4. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until meat and veggies are tender.
  5. You can thicken the stew with cornstarch if you’d like. Stir 2 Tbsp cornstarch with 3 Tbsp water and stir the mixture into the slow cooker on the high setting. Cook it for 10 more minutes without the lid.
  6. Add in salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve. 
  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker