Description
An easy Instant Pot or Crockpot recipe for tender bites of beef stew meat with mushrooms, carrots, onions and gravy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- Kosher salt and pepper
- 1 (10.5 oz) can Campbell's beef consomme
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 20 ounces beef stew meat
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and swirl it around. Add in the onion and saute for 4 minutes. Add in a pinch of kosher salt and pepper.
- Pour in the beef consomme and vinegar. Scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add in the meat, mushrooms, carrots, garlic powder, parsley and a pinch pinch of kosher salt and pepper.
- 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 minutes and then move valve to venting.
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir cornstarch together with 2 Tbsp of cold water until smooth. Stir the slurry into the pot to thicken the sauce. Turn off Instant Pot. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the beef, gravy and vegetables plain, over noodles or potatoes.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Add onions, beef consomme, vinegar, mushrooms, carrots, garlic powder, parsley and a big pinch of kosher salt and pepper into the slow cooker.
- Coat the beef in the cornstarch by shaking together in a container with a lid. Stir the meat into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
- Serve the beef, gravy and vegetables plain, over noodles or potatoes.
- Category: Beef
- Method: Instant Pot