Beef and Barley Stew

🥘 Ingredients

• Guinness
  1/2 c
• bay leaves (crushed)
  1/2 tbsp
• beef broth
  4 c
• carrots (chopped)
  1/2 cups
• celery (chopped)
  1/2 cups
• garlic (minced)
  4 cloves
• ground black pepper
• oil
  1 tbsp
• onion (chopped)
  1/2 cups
• pearl barley (rinsed)
  2/3 c
• potato (chopped)
  1
• salt
• stew meat
  1-1.5 lbs
• thyme (dried)
  1/2 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• Instant Pot

1. 1

   Heat oil in Instant Pot on sauté. Add stew meat ; season with salt and ground black pepper . Brown beef on all sides. Remove to bowl.

   oil: 1 tbsp, stew meat: 1-1.5 lbs, salt, ground black pepper
2. 2

   Add onion , carrots , and celery . Cook until onions soften and become transparent.

   onion: 1/2 cups (chopped), carrots: 1/2 cups (chopped), celery: 1/2 cups (chopped)
3. 3

   Add garlic and cook for about ⏱️ 30-45 seconds .

   garlic: 4 cloves (minced)
4. 4

   Add beef broth , Guinness , bay leaves , thyme , potato , and pearl barley . Return beef to Instant Pot. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook on high pressure for about ⏱️ 25 minutes . Allow pressure to release naturally.

   beef broth: 4 c, Guinness: 1/2 c, bay leaves: 1/2 tbsp (crushed), thyme: 1/2 tsp (dried), potato: 1 (chopped), pearl barley: 2/3 c (rinsed)