Instant Pot® Cabbage and Beef Soup

This is a great Instant Pot® recipe for cleaning out veggies from your fridge. I put in my recipe things that are always in my fridge but you can easily substitute the veggies and add cauliflower, celery, or zucchini, etc. Make sure you have at least a 6-quart pressure cooker.

Step: 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function for medium heat. When the display reads “Hot,” add olive oil to coat the bottom of the pot. Add beef, oregano, and thyme; cook and stir until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks, 5 to 7 minutes. Add carrot, potato, onion, and garlic. Cook to soften, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Turn off Saute mode.

Step: 2

Stir water, tomatoes with their juices, cabbage, vegetable base, salt, and pepper into the pot. Stir briefly together.

Step: 3

Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 20 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step: 4

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions for 15 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid; stir. Serve while hot.

Per Serving: 237 calories; protein 15.5g; carbohydrates 18.5g; fat 11.6g; cholesterol 47.3mg; sodium 626.9mg.

The name of “stew” can process to both a dish and a cooking method. Stewing makes not fast cooking piece of meat, raw fruit or beans in a flavorful water based . It’s similar to braising, but it makes have a few piece of differences. The meat is chopped into smaller pieces instead of being cooked whole , and the liquid all of it covers the contents in a stew as compared to a braise’s halfway full . When meat or raw fruit are cooked using this method, the resulting dish is called stew.

Stew has a reputation for making a rib-sticking eating process that warms you up on a cold , winter day. It’s true ; a bowl of classic beef stew does have warming properties , but stew’s comfort factor goes way beyond protecting you from the cold . It’s all about those tender chunks of food and vegetables, swimming in a thick, ultra-rich gravy. The way they come together creates the ultimate comfort food, no matter the weather.