Roxi's Beef Stew

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon corn oil
• 1 lb lean beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 onion, halved and sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup beer
• 1/2 cup beef broth (i used 1/2 tsp. beef bouillon granules in 1/2 c. boiling water)
• 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• salt and pepper
• 4 medium red potatoes, cut in sixteen pieces each
• 1 cup fresh green beans, cut in half
• 2 large carrots, cut in 1/2-inch chunks
• 2 roma tomatoes, cut in 16 pieces each
• 1 tablespoon chopped lovage, leaves (i used lovage) or 1 tablespoon parsley (i used lovage)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon flour

Recipe

• 1 requires a 6 quart pressure cooker. pour oil into cooker. brown beef over medium heat.
• 2 add next 7 ingredients. sprinkle with salt and pepper. stir things up and cover with lid. place pressure regulator on vent pipe and cook 5 minutes with pressure regulator rocking slowly. cool cooker at once under cold water.
• 3 add the next 5 ingredients, stir well, and cook 3 minutes with pressure regulator rocking slowly. cool cooker at once.
• 4 mix the flour and water. add the paste to the stew and stir over medium heat to thicken.