Beef Stew (Pressure Cooker)

By RobinPD

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 lbs. beef, stew meat
• flour (for dusting beef)
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp. tomato paste
• 3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
• 5 small, red-skinned potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
• 4 mushrooms, quartered
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 sprig thyme
• salt & pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Season the beef well with salt and black pepper. Place a few cups of flour on a counter, place the beef on the flour, and turn the beef a few times, on all sides, until the beef is coated with flour.

Place the oil in the inner pot, and set the cooker on brown mode. Place the floured beef in the oil, and cook until the beef is lightly browned on all sides. Remove the beef and reserve.

Place the vegetables in the inner pot and cook for 10 additional minutes.

Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients.

Place the beef back in the pot and place the lid on the cooker. Lock lid and close the rapid release button.

Press cancel button to turn off brown mode. Set the machine to stew mode (default time 30 minutes and default pressure 80).

After 30 minutes, the timer will reach 0 and the cooker will automatically switch to the warm mode. Place the pressure valve from closed position to rapid release. When the steam is completely released, remove the lid. Serve.