Pressure cooker beef stew
Tender, rich beef stew in 45 minutes — what would take 3 hours in the oven.
Steps
- 01
Cut the beef into 3 cm cubes. Cut the carrots, potatoes, and onion into chunks.
- 02
Add all ingredients to the pressure cooker. Stir the tomato paste into the broth.
- 03
Seal the lid and cook at high pressure for 35 minutes.
- 04
Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release the rest.
- 05
Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve.
Why it worksWhy does pressure cooking make meat tender so fast?
Why it works
Why does pressure cooking make meat tender so fast?
A sealed pressure cooker traps steam and raises the boiling point of water from 100°C to about 120°C. That extra 20 degrees breaks down collagen — the tough connective tissue in cheap cuts — into gelatin in a fraction of the time. A beef stew that takes 3 hours in the oven takes 35 minutes under pressure.
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