Community Pick
Mom's Beef Stew (Pressure Cooker)
"I grew up with this recipe and now I make it for my family...my picky hubby and kids gobble it right up...and it can be made so quickly in the pressure cooker. To make an easy Beef soup, omit the potatoes, add more water and a few boullions and serve with egg noodles or rice."
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- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 1⁄2 lbs rump roast
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 large onion, cut up
- 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 celery ribs, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 potatoes, cut into chunks
- salt & pepper (to taste)
- 1 -2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups water
- 1 -2 beef bouillon cube (optional)
directions
- Cut the roast into chunks, about 1 inch (or larger if that is your preference). Heat oil in bottom of pressure cooker until hot and add the meat all at once (do not turn for at least 1 minute - you really want to let the meat sear - this gives the stew such yummy flavor.
- Stir the meat, letting it brown on all sides. Add the chopped garlic, stir for 1 minute, then add the onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, salt, pepper, parsley, water and optional beef bouillon(the bouillon gives a stronger flavor - you can also wait to see how it comes out, and if you feel that it's not flavorful enough, you can add the beef bouillon and boil the stew for a minute or so).
- Lock the pressure cooker lid in place and bring to high pressure over high heat.
- Cook 15 minutes.
- Cool pot immediately and serve. ENJOY!
- Optional ingredients - you can add some chopped tomatoes if you'd like before cooking, or after bringing it to pressure, you can throw in some canned mushrooms or frozen peas and heat thoroughly.
Questions & Replies
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I pressure cooked the beef stew. It is taking 35 min to release the steam after timed cooking naturally.. should i do a quick release of venting out the steam? No directions on recipe...help, please -
My pressure pot starts at 30 minutes at high temperature. Isn’t 15 months minutes not enough to soft the meat? -
The beef stew was ANAXING! But I would like to know the nutritional value ??
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my meat was tuff? I used Sirloin Tip Roast. I accidentally cooked it 3 extra minutes
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Reviews
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I chose this recipe because you just throw everything into the pot (instead of cooking the potatoes separately). I followed it exactly (except added mushrooms as well) and it turned out perfect! The stew was so flavorful and delicious. -
This is a very good stew. I use pork (or a beef/pork mix - any cut will do) and sweat the onions and garlic before searing the meat, which I dust with flour. I then deglaze with some red wine, add beef stock, beef or chicken broth, spices, and celery and then bring to high pressure for about 10 minutes (though 5 minutes would be fine). I then open the pot and add liquid (water or broth), potatoes, carrots and fresh mushrooms. I simmer this until the potatoes are done. Additional spices, wine, flour, etc. are fine at this time. Thank you for the recipe. I enjoyed this again tonight, not even noticing that it is well below freezing outside.
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So delicious!! I doubled the recipe since I had 3.5lbs of beef so I used about 15 "medium-sized" carrots, a bunch (10) of celery, and 5 cloves of garlic. I kept the onion and potatoes the same since that's all I had. And I added 3 cubes of beef boullion. I also seasoned the beef (salt and pepper) before cooking. It was thin, like most the reviews stated so I added 1 can of tomato paste-- AMAZING. It enhanced the flavors and gave it great texture! Add tomato paste!! :] I also cubed my vegetables a little too small, so definitely cut them into about 1.5" pieces. The meat, honestly, it didn't matter what size you cut them because it like, dissolved in the stew since the meat was so incredibly tender.
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We enjoyed this very much. Added a rue to thicken it up. A few spices would be a good idea. Very good base and easy to tweak to the families tastes. Thanks for sharing.
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I just purchased an electric pressure cooker and on St. Patty's Day I wanted to make a beer beef stew! This recipe sounded perfect and the only change I made was a bottle of beer in place of water! I used a package of frozen stir fry strips and was a bit worried since they were long but in less than 15 minutes they had all fallen apart and I used whole baby carrots, baby potatoes, and pearl onions and EVERYTHING was just perfect! At the end I just stirred in some flour...my husband is deployed so I devoured this all 2 meals LOL! Delish! I also added some extra herbs. Will definitely make again! Thanks for making my first pressure cooking experience a good one :)
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Tweaks
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Absolutely delicious!!!
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I. I used thin strip stir fry beef as I have a toddler to feed and these cooked up tender. Seasoned with Sazón and floured. 2. I added medium chunky vegetable salsa instead of just stewed tomatoes Best 30 minutes of my life!!
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I did flour my beef cubes prior to frying, makes the gravy. I added the salt and pepper to the flour. Just make sure the oil is hot. I used baby carrots and they were not all squishy. I also used fresh parsley.
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This recipes is spot on. I added some gravy mix to thicken it up and used beef broth instead of water. Also added parsnips to the veggies. -
This was a HUGE hit even with my picky eaters! Not a drop was left by the time we were done. We used frozen egg noodles in place of potatoes and they turned out just fine. My husband said he thought it needed something, but couldn't quite place it, so I'm sure we'll play around with adding some other type of seasoning to see if we can make it just a bit better. Definitely a keeper!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I'm a SAHM of three little children. I am also the wife of the pickest eater ever, but he's the greatest hubby so I'll keep him around! :)
I have always loved to cook and bake, with my greatest influences from my two Italian Grandmas! Both had very different ways of cooking, as my maternal grandmother had influences from northern Italy and grew up in the depression era, and my paternal grandmother grew up in Bari (southern mainland Italy) and made everything by hand!
My favorite cookbook is the All New Good Housekeeping Cook Book...greatest recipes in there!!
