Description
Hearty Instant Pot Irish Stew brings robust flavors of Ireland’s countryside to your kitchen, combining tender lamb, root vegetables, and rich broth. Warm comfort fills each spoonful, inviting you to savor traditional Irish culinary heritage with minimal preparation effort.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 2 lbs (907 g) lamb or beef stew meat, cut into chunks
Vegetables:
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 carrots, sliced
Seasonings and Liquids:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup (237 ml) Guinness beer (optional, or use extra broth)
- 4 cups (946 ml) beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
- 2 bay leaves
- Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare a robust flavor foundation by heating the Instant Pot and creating a deep golden sear on the meat pieces, ensuring each chunk develops a rich caramelized exterior before removal.
- Transform the pot’s interior by sautéing aromatic vegetables, allowing onions, garlic, and celery to release their essential oils and create a fragrant base layer for the stew.
- Enhance the cooking environment by deglazing with Guinness or broth, carefully lifting the concentrated flavor remnants from the pot’s bottom and integrating them into the emerging liquid.
- Consolidate all primary ingredients – tender meat, hearty root vegetables, herbaceous thyme, and savory broth – into a harmonious mixture that will undergo pressure transformation.
- Execute a precise pressurized cooking cycle, allowing intense heat and contained steam to break down meat fibers and meld complex flavors into a velvety, cohesive stew.
- Complete the culinary journey by gently disrupting the stew’s surface, strategically crushing a portion of potatoes to naturally thicken the broth and refine the overall textural experience.
- Perform a final seasoning assessment, balancing salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce to elevate the stew’s depth and create a memorable dining encounter.
Notes
- Meat Selection: Choose chuck roast or stew meat with good marbling for tender, flavorful results that melt in your mouth.
- Searing Secrets: Pat meat dry before browning to develop a rich, caramelized crust that adds deep flavor complexity to the stew.
- Vegetarian Twist: Swap beef with hearty mushrooms like portobello or substitute with plant-based protein like seitan for a meat-free version.
- Gluten-Free Adaptation: Use gluten-free Worcestershire sauce and ensure all ingredients are certified gluten-free to make the recipe suitable for sensitive diets.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg