Hungarian Goulash (Instant Pot)

This Instant Pot Hungarian Goulash gives me all of the warm and fuzzy feels. Goulash is a hearty, comforting beef vegetable stew (well, kind of a stew). There are many ways you could make it and many different interpretations. Have fun playing with the ingredients.

1½ lbs lean chuck roast boneless, trimmed and cut into 1" pieces
¾ tsp. sea salt
½ tsp. black pepper, freshly ground
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
1 Tbsp. paprika
1 tsp. caraway seeds
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup dry red wine
1¾ cups water
1½ cups beef stock
1 lb fingerling potatoes, cut into 1" chunks
3 carrots, coarsely chopped
2 red bell peppers, sliced
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, unbleached

Sprinkle beef with ½ tsp. of the salt and ¼ tsp. of the pepper.

Remove the lid from a 6 qt Instant Pot. Press Sauté. When the word "Hot" appears, swirl in oil.

Add one-third of beef to inner pot; cook 5 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon. Repeat procedure with remaining beef in 2 additional batches.

Add onions; cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until softened. Add paprika, caraway seeds, and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add wine; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping brown bits from bottom of pot. Add 1½ cups of the water, remaining ¼ tsp. salt and remaining ¼ tsp. pepper, stock, and beef, with accumulated juices, to the pot.

Close and lock the lid of the Instant Pot. Turn the steam release handle to "Sealing" position. Cook at High Pressure 25 minutes. Allow a 10-minute Natural Pressure Release. Turn steam release handle to "Venting" to release remaining pressure.

Turn cooker off, and remove lid. Add potatoes, carrots, peppers. Close and lock the lid of the Instant Pot. Turn the steam release handle to "Sealing" position. Cook at High Pressure 5 minutes. Open the cooker using Quick Pressure Release. Turn cooker off.

Gradually add the remaining ¼ cup water to the flour, stirring until smooth; add to stew, stirring constantly. Press Sauté, and select "Less" mode. Cook, stirring frequently, 5 minutes or until stew boils and thickens slightly.

Serve.

Makes 6 servings.