Instant Pot Elk Stew
Elk Stew in the Instant Pot is a delicious and easy wild game recipe for the whole family!
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs elk stew meat
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 4 cups beef broth or bouillon & water
- 2 cups carrots chopped
- 6 medium red potatoes cubed
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- ½ lb white mushrooms sliced
- 1 onion diced
- 6 cloves garlic diced
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup red wine optional
- ½ teaspoon rosemary dried
- ½ teaspoon thyme dried
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to the Sauté feature. When heated, add oil and meat. Let it brown for 3 minutes. Stir and continue to brown on all sides. Add flour and stir.
- Add the remaining ingredients; broth, vegetables, and seasonings. Stir.
- Place lid on, turn the vent to the lock position. Cancel the sauté, turn on the pressure cook for 30 minutes. When the time is up, let the pressure release naturally for 30 minutes. Then Quick Release the remaining pressure.
Notes
You can substitute the broth with water + bouillon.
You can omit any vegetable that you don't want, or add more vegetables that you do want.
If you want it to be gluten-free, just omit the flour. You can also use arrowroot flour or cornstarch if you want it thicker.
Wine can be omitted or swapped out for more broth. You can also use ale instead of wine.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cupsCalories: 428kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 35gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 1662mgPotassium: 2008mgFiber: 7gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 7537IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 6mg
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