Beef Stew with Tbsps Butter

Serves 6 in about 1 hour. The pressure cooker brings wine whatever you and tbsp flour together.

Ingredients

• 2 cups beef or chicken broth, low sodium
• ½ cup red wine, whatever you like to drink (or more broth)
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 2 ½ lbs chuck roast, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 large onion, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 ribs celery, chopped in 1 inch pieces
• 4 carrots, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 8oz small crimini mushrooms
• 4 potatoes, cut in 1 1/2 inch chunks
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 ½ tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp flour
• 3 tbsps butter, softened

Method

1. Make sure the stainless inner liner is in the base and add the broth, wine, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
2. Stir in all other ingredients, except for the thickener and tomato paste, to the pot. Stir. See note about browning the meat*.
3. Tip in the tomato paste but do not stir it in. Just let it sit on top of the other ingredients.
4. Put the lid on the pot and seal the vent.
5. Press the Pressure Cook (Manual) button, then the +/- button to select 35 minutes.
6. This is a full pot, and will take several minutes to come to pressure.
7. After cooking cycle ends, let the pressure Naturally Release for 15 minutes.
8. Manually release the remaining pressure. Do this in short bursts as a full release at this point will have the hot stew spewing out of the steam release knob and all over your kitchen.
9. Once all steam/pressure is out of the pot and the pin in the lid drops down, open the lid carefully, facing it away from you.
10. Use a slotted spoon to transfer Stew, but not the liquid, to a large serving bowl.
11. Press the Sauté button on the pot.
12. Stir the flour and butter together for thickening. You might need to microwave the butter for 5 seconds to soften it.
13. When the liquid starts to simmer, whisk in the thickener and cook a couple of minutes, while stirring the whole time, until it starts to thicken. If not thick enough, just make another batch of flour/butter, 1 Tbsp at a time, and stir in to the simmering liquid.
14. Tip in the meat and veggies back into the pot and serve immediately.

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