This Instant Pot Lamb Stew is an easy Irish Dish perfect for St. Patrick’s Day dinner.
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March is the perfect time for Irish recipes, and this Instant Pot Lamb Stew recipe is a delicious St. Patrick’s Day main dish.
Irish Lamb Stew with Guinness
I have posted a recipe for Irish Lamb Stew on my blog before, but this year I wanted to make the stew in my Instant Pot.
This recipe is pretty similar, just modified to use the pressure cooker, which means that I don’t have to simmer the stew for as long to get the lamb stew meat tender and tasty. By using the pressure cooker I can have a rich Irish Stew ready in less than an hour.
To really make the stew perfect for St. Patrick’s Day I used Guinness Stout in the broth. The Guinness is rich and gives the stew an unmistakable flavor that complements the lamb.
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How do I avoid mushy vegetables in my stew?
One thing my family and I don’t like is when the vegetables in our stew are mushy and fall apart! So to avoid that so for this recipe I bring the Instant Pot up to pressure twice – first to cook the meat and then to cook the vegetables.
You could add the potatoes and carrots at the beginning and only bring the pressure cooker up to pressure once. It would still taste good but the texture would be a little different and the vegetables’ texture would not be as firm, so I prefer to take a little more time and not overcook the vegetables.
Instant Pot Lamb Stew Quick Tips
- If you use frozen lamb increase the initial pressure cooking time to 30 minutes.
- You can substitute broth or another type of beer for the Guinness if you don’t have any on hand.
More Instant Pot Recipes
- Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Instant Pot Lamb Shank
- Instant Pot Mexican Rice
- Instant Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
Instant Pot Lamb Stew
This Instant Pot Lamb Stew is an easy Irish Dish perfect for St. Patrick's Day dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 pound lamb stew meat, cubed
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 cup Guinness
- 1 1/2 tbsp Tomato paste
- 2 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 potatoes
- 3 carrots
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot on saute and let it heat up.
- Put the oil in the Instant Pot and brown the lamb cubes on all sides in the oil.
- After the lamb is browned add the flour, onion, thyme, rosemary, Guinness, tomato paste, broth, Dijon mustard, along with salt and pepper. Stir to mix.
- Put the lid on the Instant Pot and lock the lid. Switch it to the Stew/Meat setting and program it for 20 minutes.
- While the stew cooks peel and dice the potatoes and the carrots.
- When the 20 minutes is done release the steam using the quick release.
- Add the potatoes and carrots, and lock the lid back on the Instant Pot. Set it to the manual setting and program it for 10 minutes.
- Once the 10 minutes are up use either the quick release or natural release, depending on how soon you want to serve dinner.
Notes
Nutrition facts are estimates.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4Amount Per Serving: Calories: 468Saturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 811mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 6gSugar: 5gProtein: 37g
nancie martin says
Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe I followed but did put the flour with the meat when browning and added a celery stalk.
Annie says
Sounds great!
Courtney says
This is the first thing I’ve made in my Instant Pot. Easy and delicious! I will definitely make this again.
Kathy Shaheen says
I am very upset. I made this recipe for 8. It said to use 4 cups of chicken broth and 2 cups of Guinness. Not only do I now have soup, it was a complete waste of good Guinness! I checked 4 times to make sure the recipe included the broth. Perhaps you will want to check your recipe/directions. If these are NOT the correct values for doubling the recipe, a correction would be greatly appreciated. I am glad I used beef instead of 2 lbs of lamb. I have never written a review on anything like this before, but people should be warned to not follow directions, but go with their gut. This is for a gathering, not just family.
Laura says
Were you able to substitute a gluten-free option that worked?
Kathy Shaheen says
My deepest apologies. I’m eating humble pie along with my stew. I realized that I had used a gluten-free flour mix which may have caused a problem with the thickening. I am using a different flour to make gravy and hopefully rectify the situation. I should have not written the review until everything was done. The flavor is good.
Sweet Sue says
Love love love. I followed explicitly to your instructions. The only difference was I added a few stalks of fennel. This stew came out delicious and nutritious and I am saving it to my Pinterest instant pot board. Thank you so so much.
Jan says
Terrible – followed the recipe (doubled) and totally tasteless and very wet
Julie B says
Delicious! Easy. It’s all the things I like about a recipe. I’m making it again for a crowd. Yum! Although, I think I used sherry the first time I made it, and I just used red wine for the second round. Still great! I don’t care much for Guinness, so I didn’t put it in.
Sheri says
I followed the recipe to a “T” and my Instant Pot kept defaulting to overheating. I even went to low pressure and still got the overheating error. I am now letting it cool down and will transfer to a pot for my stove. If this works, I will be happy as this smells incredible and my husband and I are really looking forward to trying this stew.
Sheri says
This turned out great even though I had to transfer stew to a pot for my stove to finish cooking. Will be making this again and will try using my instant pot again.
Sweet Sue says
Love love love. I followed explicitly to your instructions. The only difference was I added a few stalks of fennel. This stew came out delicious and nutritious and I am saving it to my Pinterest instant pot board. Thank you so so much.
Chelle says
Great Recipe! I removed about 2 cups of the vegetables and used my immersion blender in the instant pot.. then added the vegetables back in. The taste was fabulous! This recipe is a KEEPER!
Hank Wall says
Great recipe!
My daughter is gluten free so I substituted Glutenberg IPA (gluten free beer) for the Guinness and used Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Baking Flour instead of wheat flour plus my wife is allergic to rosemary so I substituted a tbsp of Montreal Steak Seasoning. We also made some Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Cornbread to dip in the stew. It was so delicious and my family loved it!
Justin says
I am on my second time of making this and we substituted arrow root for flower since we are GF in the house right now. Followed the rest of the recipe and it turned out amazing. My wife and I love this. We are also using a pampered chef quick cooker and the timeline is the same. I am excited to try this the second time around.
Justin says
I also used a homemade beef bone broth.
Michele says
This is my husband’s favorite meal that I make. I have tried many of your recipes and they are all amazing. Please keep them coming. I enjoy them, especially since I was raised and currently live in Upstate NY as well.