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Stew Meat Recipes

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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Instant Pot Beef Stewdinner

Instant Pot Beef Stew

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.

1 hr 20 min620 cal50 g proteinServes 4170 saves
Cyle RulisonCyle Rulison

Ingredients

  • 2 lb Stew meat
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Pepper
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 2 cup Beef broth
  • 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
  • 1 tbsp Thyme
  • 2 tsp Beef bouillon
  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sause
  • 1 lb Potatoes
  • 1 1/2 cup Carrot
  • 10 oz Peas
  • 1 3/4 oz Brown gravy mix

Instructions

  1. 1Season stew meat with salt and pepper. Set instant pot to sauté, spray pot with non-stick spray. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and half of the stew meat to instant pot.
  2. 2Let meat sear for about 3 minutes before flipping. Transfer seared meat to a plate. Add remaining oil to pot and repeat with remaining meat. Once seared remove and set aside.
  3. 3Add the onion to the instant pot and sauté for 3-4 minutes, until translucent. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. To deglaze the pot, add broth and stir until all of the onion and garlic are not sticking to the bottom of the pot. (This will help you to not get the burn warning.)
  4. 4Stir in the Italian seasoning, thyme, tomato paste, bouillon and Worcestershire sauce. Next add carrots, potatoes and meat, stirring until combined.
  5. 5Place the lid on instant pot and cook on manual, high pressure for 35 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally for at least 15 minutes and the carefully vent to release any remaining pressure.
  6. 6Time to make a slurry. Using a ladle, scoop out 1 cup of the broth into a small bowl. Add the beef gravy packets and whisk until blended. Pour the gravy mixture back into to instant pot and gently stir until broth begins to thicken. Add the peas and stir until blended.
  7. 7Serve warm with a hot fresh buttered roll to soak up all that rich gravy!

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A Package Of Stew Meat Goes Far

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.

Quick Tips

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.

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