Easy Instapot Ninja Foodi Beef Stew

NINJA FOODI BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Start with your prep. Peel and dice your carrots, swede, parsnips, and onion.
• In your Ninja Foodi cooking pot add your onion, extra virgin olive oil and garlic. Sauté for a couple of minutes or until the onion starts to soften.
• Add the stewing meat and brown on all sides.
• Add in everything but the frozen peas and stir. Place the pressure cooker lid on and set the valve to sealing. Pressure cook for 60 minutes.
• When it beeps, drain the meat and vegetables from the liquid. Then use a mesh sieve with the liquid you have. Discard the fat and add the creamy stock back in and stir.
• Stir in frozen peas, add extra seasoning if needed and serve.

NINJA FOODI BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Turn Ninja Foodi on "sear/saute" function on high.
• Once hot, pour in vegetable oil.
• Season beef stew meat with the salt and pepper and then add to the pot.
• Sear beef on all sides. This should take about 5 minutes. Stir meat during this time to ensure all sides get lightly browned.
• Add in onions and saute until almost transluscent.
• Add in garlic and thyme and stir.
• Pour in gravy and beef broth and stir.
• Place bay leaf on top of beef.
• Close pressure cooking lid and move valve to the "seal" position. Pressure cook on high for 18 minutes.
• When timer beeps, natural release pressure for 10 minutes and then quick release remaining pressure. Once all pressure has been released, open the lid.
• Remove bay leaf and add in potatoes, carrots, and celery.
• Close pressure cooking lid and make sure the valve is set to the "seal" position. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes.
• When timer beeps, quick-release pressure by moving the valve to the"release" position. Once all pressure has been released, open lid.
• Turn on saute. Mix corn starch with 1/2 cup of the gravy in the pot (mix in a bowl to make a slurry), add in corn starch slurry, and stir until gravy has thickened up. Once, thickened, serve and eat!

INSTANT POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Add the oil to the Instant Pot® and set to saute (see Cook's Note).
• Meanwhile, toss the beef with the flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and a generous amount of pepper in a medium bowl. Add the meat and all the flour to the Instant Pot® in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Stir once and allow to brown for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir to coat. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
• Add the carrots, celery, thyme and onions and stir to coat. Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and set to pressure cook on high for 40 minutes. After the pressure cycle is complete follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick release cycle is complete. Careful of any remaining steam, unlock and remove the lid.

EASY INSTAPOT / NINJA FOODI BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In Foodi add oil to bowl and turn on sear function on med hi. While oil is heating, in a small bowl combine ¼ cup of flour and 1 Tbsp cornstarch and dredge stew meat with flour mixture until well coated.
• Once oil is to temperature, add stew meat in an even layer and brown on all sides.
• Once meat is browned, add all other ingredients and stir.
• Using the pressure cooker lid, turn Ninja Foodi on pressure and set on high for 10 minutes. Once complete, allow for natural release.

PRESSURE COOKED BEEF STEW IN THE NINJA FOODI

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt, thyme, and pepper into a medium size container or bag. Cut up the beef into 1-1½" cubes and toss ½ of the beef cubes in the flour mixture. Reserve the remaining flour.
• Add the olive oil to the inner pot of the Ninja Foodi and turn the sear/saute on high. When the oil is very hot, add the floured and unfloured beef cubes and brown them on all sides. This takes about 10 minutes or so.
• Mince the garlic and cut one onion into large chunks and add them to the pot.
• Deglaze the pot with the wine and scrape the bottom with a non-stick-safe utensil to remove the browned bits (fond) from the bottom of the pot. The wine will thicken.
• Add in 2 cups of the beef broth (reserve ½ cup for later) and the Worcestershire sauce to the inner pot. Stir well. Put the pressure lid on and turn the black valve to seal. Pressure cook on high for 20 minutes. When the time is up, immediately release the pressure.
• While the beef is pressure cooking, cut up the carrots into ½" slices, quarter the mushrooms, and cut the potatoes and onions into 1" pieces.
• When the pressure has been released, add in the vegetables. Place the pressure lid on and turn the valve to seal. Pressure cook on high for 2 minutes. When done, immediately release the pressure.
• *** follow this order exactly and use a canning jar with a metal lid, you must cool down the hot liquid BEFORE adding the flour*** Remove about 1 -1½ cups of the broth from the inner pot and place in canning jar or other container with a lid. Add remaining ½ beef broth (that is cold or room temp) and then add the flour on top. Shake well to combine the flour with the broth. Add back into the inner pot with the remaining stew and stir. Simmer on medium for 10 minutes to cook the added flour and thicken the stew.
• Serve and Enjoy!