So, forget about luck. With a little bit of planning and the help of the Instant Pot, you too can enjoy the delicious taste of a classic Irish stew without breaking a sweat. It’s a meal that will warm your heart and your belly, and make you feel like you’ve got the luck of the Irish on your side.
For us, there’s the Instant Pot. You can turn a chunk of beef stew and some vegetables into a thick, satisfying Irish stew in less than an hour. Brown the meat and onions directly in the pot, add your sauce ingredients and let it cook for 30 minutes, finally adding the carrots and potatoes for a quick 4 minutes on high pressure. And just like that, you have a satisfying stew that only needs one hearty loaf of bread to make a full meal. Now isn’t that lucky?
What kind of meat is stewed meat?
Carne guisada generally means the tougher, leaner cuts of beef, such as shoulder, tenderloin, round roast, and rump roast. These cuts actually work better in a stew than a tender cut like steak, because the collagen in the meat breaks down, making it tender. If you use a good, well-marbled steak in your stew, the fat just melts away and the meat becomes tough and chewy. So don’t waste your money. Oh, and you can use these same cuts of lamb, venison, or even goat, as well as beef.
