What to do with a package of stew meat — Crockpot Beef Tips, Instant Pot Beef Stew, Carne Guisada, and buttery stew meat and potatoes for busy weeknights.
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This easy Instant Pot Beef Stew is filled with hearty, tender beef, potatoes, carrots, and peas in a rich gravy to create a bowl of comfort! If you’re craving stew, but don’t have a lot of time, this pressure cooker recipe yields tender, delicious stew in a fraction of the time.
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Open in Pepper →Stew meat is the cut you grab because it's cheap and already cut up, and it pays you back if you give it time. Low heat and a covered pot turn those tough little chunks tender enough to cut with a fork.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights the freezer has one thing in it, or when they want dinner going in the crockpot before they leave the house.
Every recipe here starts with the same package of meat and ends somewhere different — Crockpot Beef Tips over rice, Instant Pot Beef Stew, Carne Guisada with Flour Tortillas, Nigerian Beef Stew, Irish Beef Stew with Potato Crust, and Buttery Stew Meat and Potatoes.
Brown the meat first
Pat the cubes dry and sear them in 2 tablespoons of hot oil in batches, about 3 minutes a side, so the pan doesn't steam.
Give it real time
Stew meat needs 6 to 8 hours on low in a slow cooker, or about 35 minutes at high pressure, before it turns tender.
Scrape the pan
After searing, pour in a cup of broth and scrape up the brown bits with a wooden spoon — that's most of your flavor.
Add potatoes later
In a slow cooker, stir in potatoes and carrots during the last 2 hours so they hold their shape instead of falling apart.