The best part of cooking beef stew using an electric pressure cooker is that it is a hands-off way of getting the stew on the table faster than the usual method of cooking. All you need is to put your ingredients into the pot and let the cooker do the cooking as you take care of other chores in the house. The convenience of cooking beef stew using an electric pressure cooker is one to be desired.
Assemble and prepare your ingredients; power the pressure cooker and select the sauté function of the cooker. The sauté function gives you 20 minutes of sautéing.
Pour cooking oil into the cooking pot in the pressure cooker and let it heat for 1 minute
Once the oil is heated, add the chopped onions and sauté until soft, Add garlic and ginger and sauté for 1 more minute.
Once the garlic and ginger are slightly cooked, add the diced beef into the pot and sauté and cook for the remaining minutes until the meat has let out its juices.
Add tomatoes and cook them well. Add salt and cook further for 30 seconds. add the rest of the spices, cook for another 30 seconds - 1 minute.This first step should take 20 minutes but if you require more minutes, press the sauté function again for another 20 minutes.
Step 2: Pressure cook
If the 20 minutes are not over, cancel and add carrots, potatoes and 1 cup of water.
Cover with the pressure cooker cover.
Select the meat function on the pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes.
Release the pressure before opening the cover then add chopped parsley then stir well to mix. Let the stew rest for about 5 minutes before serving.