Try This AMAZING Beef Stew on a Cold Night

beef

🥗Healthier: lean cuts of beef

💰Cheaper: pork

Pork is often less expensive and can be a leaner option.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: white potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious.

Put the Instant Pot on sauté mode.

Add 8 ounces of mushrooms to the pot and sauté until browned and liquid starts to come out.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the pot after mushrooms are browned.

Dice and add 1 medium onion to the pot, stirring to combine and scraping the bottom for flavor.

Add half a can of tomato paste to the pot and sauté for a few minutes to enhance flavor.

Add 2 cups of diced celery to the pot and sauté until softened.

Switch the Instant Pot to slow cook mode.

Add 3 tablespoons of minced garlic to the pot and stir.

Add a splash of beef bone broth to deglaze the pot, scraping up any crispy bits.

Add 1 medium diced turnip to the pot.

Prepare 2 bunches of radishes by cutting the tops and bottoms off, then cutting them into quarters before adding them to the pot.

Add 3 pounds of cubed beef to the pot.

Add the remaining beef bone broth to the pot and stir everything together.

Add 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon of liquid smoke, 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons of dried thyme, 2 teaspoons of rosemary, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1 teaspoon of pepper to the pot and stir well.

Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set it to high slow cook for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, use an immersion blender to blend about half of the stew to thicken it, then stir to combine.

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