Irish Stew

Total Time: 1 1⁄2 hours
Yield: 6 Servings
Source: www.savorynothings.com
Category: Beef

Ingredients
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 1⁄2 pound Beef Stew Meat (cubed)
1 whole Onion (diced)
3 whole Celery Stalks (sliced)
2 cloves Garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon Tomato Paste
12 ounces Guinness
1 cup Beef Broth
1 pound Yukon Gold Potatoes (peeled, cut into chunks)
3 whole Carrots (cut into chunks)
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Water
  dash Salt
  dash Ground Black Pepper
  dash Garlic Powder
1⁄2 cup Parsley (chopped)

Directions
  1. Set Instant Pot to sauté on high. Season meat with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Heat oil, then brown meat in 2-3 batches. Once browned, remove from pot and set aside on a plate.
  2. Add onions, celery and garlic to pot and cook until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook for 1 more minute. Pour Guinness over vegetables, scrapping any browned bits off the bottom of the pot.
  3. Simmer until beer has reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Then switch off instant pot and stir in beef broth, potatoes, carrots and browned meat. Close lid and set valve to "sealing". Press "stew" button, which is 35 minutes.
  4. Once pot is indicating it's done with cooking, wait for it to naturally pressure release for 20 minutes. Then manually release any remaining pressure and open the lid.
  5. Mix cornstarch with water. Set instant pot to sauté and stir in cornstarch slurry. Simmer until thickened. Taste for seasoning and add parsley. Stir one last time and serve.