Pressure Cooker Mediterranean Meat and Potatoes Stew

Pressure Cooker Mediterranean Meat and Potatoes Stew

This Instant Pot Meat and Potatoes Stew is the perfect winter comfort food. This Mediterranean stew recipe is inspired by Albanian Gjelle Me Patate dhe Mish.

Course Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Albanian, Mediterranean

Keyword Albanian Beef Stew, Albanian Stew, Gjelle me mish, Gjelle me patate, Instant Pot, Instant Pot Potatoes Stew, Instant Pot Winter Stew, Mediterranean Food, Mediterranean Instant Pot Recipes, Mediterranean Stew

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Releasing steam 10

Total Time 1

Servings people

Calories 497kcal

Author Sonila

Equipment

1 Pressure cooker (or Instant Pot)

Ingredients

1.5 lbs beef chunks veined and fat is ok
4 tbsps olive oil
2 small yellow onions (or 1 medium size)
1 bell pepper optional
3 carrots
1 lb potatoes
2 cups beef stock or 1 piece of beef bone
1 can crushed tomatoes or 4 fresh soft tomatoes
2 leaves bay leaves
1 tsp dry thyme
0.5 tsp paprika
0.5 tbsp sea salt adjust to taste
0.5 tbsp pepper
3 tbsps parsley chopped, fresh, for garnishing

Instructions

Season beef with salt and pepper, reserve the rest of salt and pepper for later. Brown meat chunks in olive oil in the pressure cooker using the saute function.
Add chopped onions and saute until onions become translucent. Add bell pepper and carrots, continue sauteing.
At this point, add 2 cups of beef stock (if adding a bone instead of stock, then add 2 cups of water with the bone in) . Add the blended tomatoes or tomato sauce, laurel leaves, potatoes and all the other seasonings. Add the remaining salt and pepper too. Stir well. Close the pressure cooker and pressurize.
Cook on Meat/Stew or Meat/Poultry setting on high for 40 minutes. Adjust settings accordingly to your device if you are not using Instant Pot. Once done, let steam release slowly and naturally which takes about 10 minutes. Always follow instructions for safely opening the lid of your appliance.
Meat at this point should be soft enough so it can be pierced with a fork. Taste for salt and add more if needed.
If you like the stew to be thick, you can smash a few of the potatoes against the side of the pot, mix well and it will thicken the stew.
Serve in favorite plate setting, garnish with parsley.

Video

Notes

Cooking time - even though I suggest cooking this stew for about 40 minutes, please add extra time to your dinner plans for allowing the pressure cooker to pressurize (it takes about 5 minutes more or less). Also, allow about 10 extra minutes for natural release of pressure/steam valve.
Cooking the same stew in stove top takes about 1hr and 15 minutes and in crockpot about 8 hrs.
Estimated nutritional info (per serving) - 373 calories, 22 g of Total Fat, 20 g Total Carbohydrates (5 g Dietary Fiber), 25 g Protein

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