Instant Pot Irish Stew

St Patrick’s Day is a time to remember one of Ireland’s patron saints, Saint Patrick, and to celebrate Irish heritage & culture.

Beef up your stew to the next level and celebrate with this Irish Guinness Beef Stew!

Instant Pot Irish Stew

Traditional Irish Stew is commonly made with lamb or mutton, onions, potatoes and water. Nowadays, it’s also common to make it with beef.

This Irish Stew Instant Pot Recipe:

• Amazing textures & flavors: Tender, deeply-flavored beef in a rich and thick gravy, finished with hints of Irish Guinness aroma.
• Easy & Convenient: We’re using the Pot-in-Pot Method to make this an “One Pot Meal”. So you can cook the Stew and Mashed Potatoes in the same pot at the same time!

As we were testing the recipe, the aroma was amazingly delicious that even our neighbor came by to ask what we were making! hehe~

The depths of flavors make it tastes like it has been stewing on the stove for the whole day.

Other St. Patrick’s Day Recipes:

• Instant Pot Corned Beef
• Instant Pot Cabbage
• Instant Pot Carrots
• Instant Pot Roasted Potatoes
• Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Make Instant Pot Irish Stew

What you need for making Irish Stew in Instant Pot:

Chuck Roast

Chuck roast is one of the most suitable cuts to cook in Instant Pot or pressure cooker. For best results, use a well-marbled chuck roast.

• Other Common Names: Top Blade Pot Roast, Shoulder Roast, Beef Blade Roast, Braising Steak (in UK).

Irish Guinness Draught Beer

Beautiful dark brown color . Creamy . Smooth mouthfeel . Mild aroma & taste

ah~ This is not a commercial break sponsored by Guinness Beer. hehe~

Guinness is an Iconic Irish Dry Stout style beer originated in Ireland. We’ve incorporated it into our Irish Stew Instant Pot Recipe for extra character.

It adds a unique dimension of body, aroma, and flavors to the stew.

Soy Sauce & Fish Sauce

Soy Sauce and Fish Sauce are not traditional ingredients in an Irish Stew recipe. But they’re classics in Amy + Jacky’s recipes! 😉

A small amount will elevate the flavor profile to the next level! Don’t worry! They won’t make your beef stew tastes fishy. Try and see what you think!

Unsalted Chicken Stock vs. Beef Stock

We’re using unsalted chicken stock instead of beef stock mainly because store-bought chicken stock usually tastes a lot better than most store-bought beef stock. But if you have homemade or high quality beef stock, use it instead of chicken stock.

70% Dark Chocolate

The 12 grams of dark chocolate will enrich, add depth of flavors, and body to your beef stew. Don’t worry! You won’t be able to taste the chocolate in the stew.

Brown Chuck Roast Steak

First, heat up Instant Pot by using the “Sauté More” function. Wait until the Instant Pot says “HOT”.

Pat dry the chuck roast, season one side of the beef generously with salt and ground black pepper.

Now, drizzle 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil in Instant Pot. Ensure the oil is coating the whole bottom of the pot.

Carefully place the seasoned side of chuck steak in Instant Pot. Generously season the other side with salt and ground black pepper.

Now, brown one side of the beef for 7 minutes before flipping over, then brown the other side for another 7 minutes.

Finally, set aside the beautifully browned chuck steaks in a large container.

Make Umami Chicken Stock Mixture

While the beef is browning in Instant Pot, mix 1 tbsp (15ml) Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp (15ml) regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp (15ml) fish sauce, 1 tbsp (16g) tomato paste with ½ cup (125ml) unsalted chicken stock.

Sauté Vegetables

First, add 1 tbsp (15ml) of olive oil in Instant Pot if necessary.

Add in sliced onions and shallots, then sauté until soften (~1 min).

Add in minced garlic cloves, then stir for roughly 30 secs until fragrant.

Add in the quartered mushrooms, then sauté for another 3 mins.

Finally, season with salt and ground black pepper if desired.

Deglaze Instant Pot

Now, pour ½ cup (125ml) Guinness draught in Instant Pot, then completely deglaze the bottom of the pot by scrubbing the flavorful brown bits with wooden spoon.

Then, pour in the remaining ½ cup (125ml) Guinness draught.

Pressure Cook Vegetables

Add 1 bay leaf, 2 sprigs thyme, 1 sprig rosemary, 12g 70% dark chocolate, russet potato chunks, carrot chunks and chicken stock mixture in Instant Pot. Mix well.

Close lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing position.

Pressure Cooking Method: Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 4 minutes, then Quick Release.

Open the lid carefully.

Remove half of the carrot chunks & all mushrooms from Instant Pot, then set aside.

Cut Chuck Steak

While the vegetables are pressure cooking, cut the browned chuck roast into 1.5 to 2 inches thick cubes.

Place all cubed beef and the flavorful meat juice back in the large mixing bowl.

Now, add 1.5 tbsp (12g) flour in mixing bowl, then mix well with the cubed beef.

Pressure Cook Beef Stew & Potatoes

Place cubed beef and all its meat juice in Instant Pot.

Partially submerge the beef in the liquid without stirring, because you don’t want too much flour in the liquid at this point.

Layer a stainless-steel bowl filled with halved Yukon gold potatoes on top of the beef.

Close lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing position.

Pressure Cooking Method: Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 32 minutes, then Natural Release for 10 minutes

After 10 minutes, release the remaining pressure by turning the Venting Knob to Venting position.

Remove the lid carefully. Then, set aside the stainless steel bowl.

Thicken Instant Pot Irish Stew and Add Vegetables

First, discard bay leaf and the herbs.

Press Sauté button. Then, breakdown the mushy russet potatoes with wooden spoon.

Now, stir to thicken the Irish beef stew.

Add sautéed mushrooms, and the previously set aside carrots in the pot.

Taste and season with salt and ground black pepper if necessary.

Make Mashed Potatoes

First, mash the cooked Yukon gold potatoes with a potato masher.

Then, mix in 100ml whole milk and 1 to 2 tbsp (14g – 28g) unsalted butter.

Finally, season to taste with salt & pepper.

Serve Instant Pot Irish Stew

Yes! You did it! Garnish your Irish Stew with some Italian Parsley.

Serve this rich and deeply-flavored Irish beef stew with mashed potatoes!

What to Serve with Instant Pot Irish Stew

We crafted this Instant Pot Irish Stew recipe with the Pot-in-Pot Mashed Potatoes, so you can enjoy an easy one pot meal.

But if you’re not making the pot in pot mashed potatoes, there are lots of side dishes you can serve with this flavorful stew.

• Artisan No-Knead Bread #15
• Instant Pot Quinoa
• Instant Pot Polenta
• Instant Pot Rice

Enjoy this rich hearty Instant Pot Irish Stew!

Take care, Amy + Jacky

Other Instant Pot Stew Recipes

• Instant Pot Beef Stew
• Instant Pot Chinese Lamb Stew
• Instant Pot Bò Kho (Vietnamese Beef Stew)
• Instant Pot Chinese Beef Stew