Instant Pot Irish Beef Stew (Easy Pressure Cooker Recipe)

This easy and amazingly flavorful Irish Beef Stew Instant Pot recipe combines flavorful browned chuck roast, hearty root veggies with the flavors of wine, beer, and fresh herbs for the ultimate winter comfort food!

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Easy and delicious Irish Beef Stew (Instant Pot Recipe)

This Irish stew recipe is a flavorful complete meal that's ready in a fraction of the time, thanks to the Instant Pot (aka Pressure Cooker)!

With all the flavor of a traditional Irish stew, this recipe is perfect for an easy family dinner, or a St. Paddy’s Day feast!

Loaded with tender beef, potatoes, carrots and parsnips, all enveloped in a flavorful medley of herbs, wine, and dark beer, this one-pot meal is the perfect comfort food for a cold day!

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this tasty Instant Pot Irish Beef Stew!

• Avocado oil or other neutral oil, such as canola, for browning the beef.
• Diced pancetta, for an extra flavor boost.
• Boneless beef chuck roast. I love the meat selection at Wild Fork.
• Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste (for seasoning the beef).
• All-purpose flour, to coat the beef in (which helps to thicken the stew, as well as promote even browning).
• Carrots, parsnips, celery, and onions.
• Tomato paste, to aid in thickening and flavoring the stew.
• Fresh garlic cloves, minced.
• Dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chianti.
• A can of Yuengling Black and Tan, or 12 oz Guinness beer, or other stout style beer.
• Beef broth or beef stock.
• Fresh rosemary and fresh thyme.
• Dried bay leaves.
• Russet potatoes.
• Worcestershire sauce. I like Lea and Perrins.
• Kitchen Bouquet seasoning. You'll stir this in right at the end of the cooking time, to add that "cooked all day" flavor to the stew.

How to make Irish Beef Stew in the Instant Pot

This hearty beef stew only requires a little prep work and some browning, before letting the Instant Pot work it's magic for a quick and flavorful stew! Here's how to make it:

1. Set Instant pot to sauté, and add avocado oil. Heat for 2-3 minutes  until hot, but not smoking. 
2. Add the diced pancetta the the oil, and cook, stirring occasionally until crisp 2-3 minutes. 
3. Once pancetta is crisp, remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Turn off instant pot while you prepare the beef. 
4. Season beef on both sides with salt and pepper., and coat in flour, shaking off any excess (you’ll want a light coating of flour on each piece of beef). 
5. Brown the beef on saute in avocado oil in batches until well browned on both sides, 3-4 minutes per side. (Add additional oil as needed, as the high heat and flour may smoke, and the additional oil will even this out and ensure good browning.)
6. Remove browned beef to a plate as you go until all beef is browned (I did 3 batches). 
7. Add carrots, parsnips, celery and onion, and cook on sauté, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes. 
8. Add tomato paste, and stir well to combine with vegetables. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally until deepened in color. 
9. Add garlic, and cook 30 seconds, stirring occasionally. 
10. Add the wine and Worcestershire sauce, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon or spatula. (That’s the fond, and it adds great flavor! Be sure to get as much up as you can). 
11. Add the beer, broth, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, potatoes, and pancetta. 

Finishing the stew

1. Close the lid with the seal in place, and cook on manual high pressure for 30 minutes.
2. Let the pressure release naturally (natural pressure release) for 10 minutes. Then (carefully) manual release remaining pressure. 
3. Remove bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary. 
4. Skim any excess fat off the top with a ladle or spoon.
5. Stir in Kitchen Bouquet seasoning, and serve!  (see recipe card below for full ingredients list and instructions/notes).

Substitutions and Additions

This delicious Irish Beef Stew (Instant Pot Recipe) is easily adapted to work with your personal preferences, as well as what you have on hand in your refrigerator and pantry. Here are some great swaps and additions you can use to make this recipe your own.

• Replace the parsnips with other root vegetables, such as turnips!
• Use any stout beer, or a Guinness beer for the stew.
• Use stew beef (beef stew meat) or London broil in place of the chuck roast. Stew beef comes already cut, making the prep time even easier! Tough cuts of meat are best for this recipe, as the pressure cooking tenderizes them to perfection!
• Want a thicker stew? Make a cornstarch slurry in a small bowl with equal parts cornstarch and water, and whisk until completely dissolved, then stir into the stew on saute until thickened. Start with 1-2 tablespoon of each and add as needed.
• Try lamb stew meat in place of the beef, or venison!
• Not a fan of cooking with wine or beer? Replace with equal parts beef stock or beef broth, or non alcoholic wine.
• Swap the russet potatoes with Yukon gold potatoes or red potatoes, or even halved baby potatoes.
• Can't find pancetta? You can substitute with about 4 sliced of bacon, cut into small pieces. If using bacon, omit the oil, then add oil as needed when you brown the meat.

What to serve with the Irish Beef Stew

This hearty stew goes great with some Irish soda bread, crusty bread and butter, or biscuits, for soaking up all that delicious flavor!

Storing and Reheating

Allow the stew to cool completely, and store in airtight container(s) in the refrigerator for up to 4 days (this recipe makes about 4 quarts of stew!).

To reheat, heat on a low flame on the stovetop in a medium saucepan until warmed through, or microwave briefly until reheated.

More easy Recipes

If you love this easy and delicious Irish Beef Stew (Instant Pot Recipe), you'll love these quick and easy recipes, too!

• Try my fast and easy Instant Pot Pork Roast!
• Make tasty tacos with my Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa.
• Whip up a batch of my comforting and delicious Pressure Cooker Zuppa Toscana Soup with Chard and Pancetta.
• Make it a comfort food night with my easy One Pan Cheeseburger Helper recipe!

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