A delicious family dinner recipe that you will make again and again. Tender beef pieces and thick egg noodles are coated in a rich and savory gravy, all cooked in your Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker.
(1)10.5 ozcan condensed French Onion Soup (I use Campbell's)
1cupwater
(1)24 ozbag frozen egg noodles (I use Reames)
Instructions
Start by turning your Instant Pot on to high sauté mode and let it heat up.Pro Tip: To get to "high" mode, tap the sauté button and watch it scroll through the settings on the display screen, tap until it gets to high.
Meanwhile season the beef pieces with the garlic powder, onion powder and pepper.
2 lbs beef stew meat, 2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon black pepper
Add the butter and olive oil to the Instant Pot. Once the butter melts, add half the seasoned beef to the pot and sear/brown the meat. Remove to a separate plate and then brown the other half and then remove to the plate.
2 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoon olive oil
In the now empty pot pour ½ cup beef broth and completely deglaze the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon, scraping up all the browned bits. Pro Tip: Deglazing the pot thoroughly will reduce the chance of getting the burn notice.
(2) 14.5 oz cans beef broth
Turn the sauté mode off.
Now add the browned beef and all juices back to the pot, along with the Worcestershire sauce, beef base, remaining beef broth, French onion soup and water. Give everything a good stir.
2 teaspoon beef base, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce, (1) 10.5 oz can condensed French Onion Soup, 1 cup water
Pop the lid on the pot and lock in place, turn the pressure vent to seal. Set the pot to cook on manual pressure, high, for 22 minutes.
Do a 10 minute natural pressure release, and then release the remaining pressure with a quick release. **don't be alarmed that the broth is not thick... adding the egg noodles in the next steps will thicken it up perfectly!
Turn the Instant Pot on to low sauté mode.Pro Tip: To get to "low" mode, tap the sauté button and watch it scroll through the settings on the display screen, tap until it gets to low.
Add the egg noodles to the pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring often, until they are al dente.
(1) 24 oz bag frozen egg noodles
Turn off the sauté mode and let the pot cool for 5-10 minutes, the sauce will thicken even more as it cools.
After the pot has cooled, if you still want your gravy thicker turn the sauté function back on, mix together 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cool water and pour it into the beef and noodles while it simmers. It will thicken within 1 minute. Repeat if necessary.
Serving
Serve right away, optionally garnish with parsley.
This beef and noodle dish is great served as is with crusty bread and a side salad. Some will also serve this spooned over mashed potatoes.
Storing
Store leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 4 days.
It will thicken in the fridge, you may need to add some broth or water when reheating.
Notes
Some like to serve Beef and Noodles spooned over mashed potatoes. Here are some EXCELLENT mashed potato recipes to use!