Kelly's Pressure Cooker Beef Stew

Kelly's pressure cooker beef stew recipe is homey and full of carrots, potatoes, and onions. It is ready in less than an hour with the pressure cooker.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 535 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 cubes beef bouillon
• 2 cups peeled baby carrots
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
• 1.25 pounds beef stew meat, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place flour in a resealable plastic bag; add 1/2 beef cubes and shake to coat. Remove beef cubes; shake off excess flour. Add beef cubes to skillet. Repeat with remaining 1/2 beef cubes. Season beef cubes with salt and black pepper.

Step 2

Stir onion into skillet; cook, stirring often, until beef cubes are browned on all sides and onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in sugar.

Step 3

Combine water, bouillon cubes, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, and basil in a pressure cooker over medium-high heat until bouillon cubes are dissolved. Place pressure cooker rack into the cooker (if it has one). Layer potatoes, carrots, and beef mixture into the pressure cooker; season with salt and black pepper. Close cooker securely and place pressure regulator over vent according to manufacturer's instructions. Bring up to full pressure until steam escapes in a steady flow and makes a whistling sound.

Step 4

Reduce heat to medium-low until regulator is gently rocking, maintaining full pressure. Cook for 8 minutes. Let pressure release naturally according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Unlock lid and remove. Transfer beef and vegetables to a serving bowl; pour pan juices over top.