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Instant Pot Beef Carbonada

You're going to love this super easy decadent Instant Pot Beef Carbonnade. "Carbonnade," means a rich beef stew made with beer and onions -originally a traditional Belgian stew - Carbonnade Flamande. This Flemish Beef Stew Recipe reminds me of all of my years eating delicious food in Germany. So delicious and satisfying. Serve it with zucchini noodles, butternut squash noodles, homemade egg noodles or rice.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Natural Release 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Beef, Main Dish
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/2 -4 lbs beef chuck shoulder, chopped into 2 inch cubes
  • kosher salt
  • 3 slices center cut bacon, chopped
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 12 oz beer -Belgian, brown ale, or dark - but use what you have if you can't find it, still tastes great!
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon thyme
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon mustard, prepared

Instructions
 

  • Press "Saute" on Instant Pot, add bacon and cook, remove bacon to a plate and leave bacon grease in pot.
  • Add onions and sauté until caramelized.
  • While onions are cooking, place a non stick skillet on the stove, heat on high. When hot, add beef cubes, sprinkle with kosher salt and brown. You may need to do this in batches. You can do this in the Instant Pot as well but I feel like it takes more time and you can do it while the onions are caramelizing.
  • When onions are almost done, add the minced garlic.
  • Add the beer, let it cook for a minute or so to burn off the alcohol.
  • Add browned beef, broth, thyme, brown sugar, vinegar, bay leaf and mustard.
  • Pressure cook on high for 30 minutes. Allow to natural release for 15 minutes. Serve with rice, cauliflower rice, homemade egg noodles, or zucchini noodles.

Notes

To make the homemade egg noodles (or you can buy frozen egg noodles) check out this recipe for my Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. Recipe for noodles is at the bottom. 
This recipe is great for food prep! Portion cooled Beef Carbonnade into 1 cup Souper Cubes and freeze for later. To learn more about my Gourmet Done Skinny Meal Method, check out my book The Power of Food Prep and my membership - Food Prep for Foodies!
Keyword Instant Pot
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