⅓cupJack Daniel'sor red wine, optional - see notes
3tbspolive oil
3carrotssliced
3celery stickssliced
1½lbspotatoescut into large bite size chunks
1yellow onionchopped
3garlic clovesminced
4cupsbrothbeef, unsalted or low sodium recommended
1tsprosemary
1tspsaltsee notes
coating for beef
¼cupflour
¼tspsalt
¼tspblack pepperground
Instructions
Mix the coating in a bag or a bowl that you will use for coating. Coat the beef pieces.
Hit the saute button on the Instant Pot. Pour the wine or Jack Daniel's into a measuring cup to have it ready. If you are using broth, pour ⅓ cup and set aside.
Once hot is displayed on the IP, add in the oil and the coated beef. Brown each side of the beef, but you are not cooking it all the way through.
Remove the beef and set aside for a moment. Quickly and carefully add the ⅓ cup liquid (wine, broth or whiskey) you have ready. As you are adding it, stir with a long spoon so you are deglazing the bottom of the pot. Hit cancel.
Add the onions, carrots and celery to the bottom. Do not wipe the gunk out of the bottom of the pot, this is for flavor and will help to thicken the stew.
Add in the broth, garlic, salt and rosemary. Stir well. Add in the beef followed by the potatoes.
Make sure the silicone seal is in the lid and place the lid on the Instant Pot. Make sure that your vent is set to seal (if your model has this, some automatically seal.)
Press the manual/pressure cook button and adjust it to 30 minutes.
When it beeps, allow it to naturally release for at least 15 minutes before doing a manual release. You can let it release naturally the whole time.
Once the pin drops, carefully remove the lid. If it is too thin, make a slurry to thicken.You can use either flour or cornstarch to thicken.
To Thicken
Press the saute button on the IP. If using cornstarch, mix even parts of cornstarch with water in a cup - stir it well. We use 2 tablespoons of cornstarch but you might find you want it thicker.Slowly stir the mix into the stew. You will see it start to thicken in a 1-2 minutes.
If using flour you still need the IP on saute. Add together 3 tablespoons of flour with about a cup of the hot liquid from the stew in a cup. Mix well and slowly pour into the stew while stirring. It will start to thicken quickly.
We recommend the cornstarch method, but flour works also when you don't have cornstarch.
Notes
The nutritional values are estimated and so are serving sizes.Using Jack Daniel's or red wine is optional and we feel it adds a great flavor and helps with the texture of the meat, but it isn't required. When I cook with wine, I use red drinking wine not cooking wine.Adding salt is to your own taste. If you use regular broth (not low salt or unsalted), you probably won't want to add any salt. We use unsalted broth here.