Instant Pot® Beef And Barley Soup

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Description

Loaded with veggies, this is a stick-to-your-ribs soup cooked in the Instant Pot®. Serve with lots of crusty bread and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons avocado oil, divided, or as needed
  • 8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms
  • 1 ½ cups roughly chopped carrots
  • 1 ½ cups roughly chopped onions
  • 1 cup roughly chopped celery
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup dry red wine
  • ⅔ cup pearl barley, rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon ground thyme
  • ½ teaspoon beef bouillon base
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste
  • 6 cups no-salt-added beef broth

Instructions

  1. Generously season beef with salt and pepper.
  2. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat 1 tablespoon avocado oil and tilt the pot to distribute the oil evenly. Once oil shimmers
  3. add 1/2 the beef and cook until browned
  4. about 5 minutes. Transfer browned beef to a bowl and repeat with remaining beef.
  5. Heat another tablespoon oil in the Instant Pot®; when oil shimmers
  6. add mushrooms. Cook mushrooms
  7. stirring occasionally
  8. until slightly brown
  9. 4 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms to the bowl with the beef. Add 1 tablespoon avocado oil to the pot and cook carrots
  10. onions
  11. and celery until onions begin to soften
  12. about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until just fragrant
  13. about 1 minute. Pour in wine to deglaze the pot
  14. scraping up any browned bits
  15. and cook until wine has almost evaporated
  16. 3 to 5 minutes. Return browned beef and mushrooms to the pot. Stir in barley
  17. tomato paste
  18. bay leaves
  19. thyme
  20. bouillon base
  21. red pepper flakes
  22. and beef broth. Stir until well combined.
  23. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  24. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions for 15 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  25. about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Remove and discard bay leaves. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 6

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