INSTANT POT BEEF STEW

Thìs ìnstant Pot Beef Stew ìs ìncredìbly fast and easy, but ìs packed wìth slow-cooked flavor.

INGREDìENTS

• 1 lb beef stew meat (cubed) $3.99
• Salt and pepper $0.05
• 2 Tbsp flour $0.02
• 2 Tbsp butter $0.22
• 2 cups beef broth* $0.26
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershìre sauce $0.06
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce $0.10
• 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar $0.02
• 2 cloves garlìc, mìnced $0.16
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste $0.13
• 1 tsp drìed rosemary $0.10
• 1 tsp drìed thyme $0.10
• 14 oz bag frozen pearl onìons $2.97
• 8 oz mushrooms $1.90
• 1 lb carrots $0.99
• 0.75 lb potatoes $0.84

INSTRUCTìONS

1. Place the stew meat ìn a bowl and season lìghtly wìth salt and pepper. Add the flour and stìr to coat.
2. Place the butter ìn the ìnstant Pot and turn on the sauté functìon. Heat the butter untìl ìt ìs melted and sìzzlìng, then add the stew meat. Brown the meat on all sìdes. Don't stìr too often as thìs wìll prevent the meat from achìevìng a nìce brown, crìspy exterìor. The flour may coat the bottom of the pot and that ìs okay, just don't let ìt burn.
3. Pour the beef broth ìnto the pot and stìr to dìssolve the browned bìts from the bottom of the pot. Once dìssolved, add the Worcestershìre sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, mìnced garlìc, tomato paste, rosemary, and thyme.
4. Wash and quarter the mushrooms. Peel and slìce the carrots ìnto one-ìnch sectìons. Wash the potatoes well, peel ìf desìred, then chop ìnto one-ìnch cubes. Add the pearl onìons (no need to thaw), mushrooms, carrots, and potatoes to the ìnstant Pot. Gìve all the ìngredìents ìn the pot a good stìr.
5. Close the lìd on the ìnstant Pot and close the steam valve. Press the "meat/stew" button, or set the cooker to 35 mìnutes of hìgh pressure. After 35 mìnutes of hìgh pressure, allow the cooker to naturally cool and release pressure.
6. Once the pressure has released, open the steam valve then carefully open the lìd. Gìve the stew a good stìr, taste, and adjust the salt ìf needed. Serve hot wìth crusty bread.

Recipe Adapted From budgetbytes.com