Easy Instant Pot Guinness and Beef Irish Stew
This instant pot beef stew with beef, carrots, potatoes, and herbs is a quicker way to get dinner on the table, without losing any of the taste.
Servings 2
Calories 513kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Dutch oven or slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or olive oil
- ¾ pound beef stew meat
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ large yellow onion medium chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup Guinness beer (or any dark stout beer)
- ½ cup beef broth or beef stock
- 1 each bay leaf
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- ½ pound baby potatoes cut in half
- ½ pound carrots peeled and cut into 1-in chunks
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat half the oil in the instant pot using the saute setting. When the oil glistens. Add the beef cubes—season with salt and pepper. Sear the beef, flipping occasionally until the edges are golden brown.
- Add onions to the beef and saute for 3 minutes until onions begin to soften.
- Add tomato paste, brown sugar, and garlic and saute for another minute. Turn off the saute function.
- Pour the Guinness beef and beef broth into the instant pot. Add bay leaf, thyme, potatoes, and carrots.
- Secure lid in place on Instant pot. Cook on high pressure 25 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally. Unscrew lid after the pressure valve drops and discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
- Remove ¼ cup beef liquid into a small bowl and rapidly whisk with flour until smooth.
- Pour flour mixture into the beef stew and stir until beef stew is thickened, about a minute.
- Garnish with additional chopped parsley. Ladle into bowls and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 470mg | Potassium: 1616mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 19124IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 6mg