Irish Beef Guinness Stew in the Instant Pot
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Hearty Irish Beef Guinness Stew
If you are love stew, you need to check out how to make these Irish beef stew in the Instant Pot. It is made with Guinness beer giving it that distinct taste you will love.
I love that this is a one pot meal that you can make and walk away. Not to mention, there are not a lot of dishes to do after making this as everything is cooked in the pot.
What Ingredients Are Needed?
- olive oil
- stew beef
- flour mixed
- pepper
- Guinness beer
- onion
- celery
- carrots
- minced garlic
- tomato paste
- dijon mustard
- sugar
- bay leaves
- beef stock
- Yukon potatoes
What is the Secret to A Thick Beef Stew?
Garlic and Tomato paste. The flavors from the garlic and the thick tomato paste give rich tastes. The flour dredged meat also helps with the thickening too.
What Is My Irish Stew Bitter?
If your stew cooks to quickly, it can become bitter. If you also don’t have enough flavors to balance the bitterness from the beer or spices, it can become bitter.
Irish Beef Stew
How do you enjoy your Guinness? How about this hearty Irish beef Guinness stew made in your Instant Pot. Not just for St. Patrick's Day!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds stew beef
- 1 bottle Guinness beer
- 1 large onion cut to large pieces
- 2 celery sticks cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 lb carrots or 1/2 bag baby carrots
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 14 ounce can beef stock
- 2 cups Yukon potatoes cut into 1 inch pieces
Dredge
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In your instant pot, add the olive oil and turn the instant pot on and get hot.
- Dredge the stew beef in the flour and add into the oil. Allow to brown and turn.
- While the meat browns, peel and cut the carrots (or use baby carrots), wash and cut the celery and potatoes into chunks.
- Add the beer into the browned meat to deglaze the pan and add the beef stock. Next, add the carrots, potatoes, onion and celery.
- Add the garlic, tomato paste, Dijon mustard, sugar and bay leaves. Stir into the mix.
- Cook in the instant pot for 55 minutes, allowing natural power release.
- You can serve with a ladle straight from the Instant Pot with some bread and butter.
