Instant Pot Beef Mechado
Instant Pot Beef Mechado. This Filipino-style beef stew is made quicker using the Instant Pot Duo Crisp. This stew is marinated in soy sauce and fresh lemon juice. It is pressure cooked for thirty minutes to get that super tender beef. So easy to make!
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 305kcal
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot Duo Crisps plus Air Fryer Lid
Ingredients
- 1.65 lb Beef Roast cut into big chunks
- 1 Lemon Juice of one lemon
- 1/2 Cup Dark Soy sauce
- 1 cup red onion chopped
- 2 medium fresh tomatoes, diced one medium tomato is a little bigger than a golf ball.
- 2 pieces dried bay leaves
- 1 carrot six inch length carrot cut into small bite size pieces
- 1 large potatoes one large size potato is the same size is three inches in length and two inches wide
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 red bell pepper chop
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 Cup Cooking oil
- Additional sauce for seasoning if needed.
Slurry
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp corn starch
Instructions
Marinate the Beef
- Place beef in the medium size bowl and squeeze out the juice of one lemon and add the soy sauce. Cover the meat and marinate it overnight in the fridge.
Fry the Potato and Carrots
- When ready, place the inner pot in the Instant Pot base and push the sautee button setting. Set the timer to thirty minutes. You will notice that the oil is getting hot, so add in the the potatoes and carrot. Brown the carrots on each side and transfer to a plate.Add more cooking oil if needed and brown the beef on all sides, or it’s no longer pink in color. Push the meat to the side of the pot and saute the onions and the fresh tomatoes. Add in one cup of water. Add the bay leaves on top. Turn off the sautee button and cover using the pressure cooker lid. Push the pressure cook button and set the pressure on HI and set the timer to thirty minutes.
- When time is up, quickly release the pressure and push the saute button for thirty minutes. Add the fried potatoes and carrots. And add the bell pepper. Cook for another three minutes. While waiting, mix the water and cornstarch together.Add in the tomato sauce and tomato paste. Add in the cornstarch slurry. Cook for ten more minutes, or until the sauce is very thick.Add soy sauce if needed and season according to your liking.
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Nutrition
Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 844mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2171IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 4mg