This Low Carb Instant Pot Keto Beef Stew takes under an hour from start to finish using fresh, whole nutrient dense foods and is comfort in a bowl on a cold winter's day! Stove top cooking method is also provided below.

INSTANT POT KETO BEEF STEW

An American comforting classic recipe is beef stew and for good reason. It has everything you want in a warm bowl of stew, mouthwatering tender beef, succulent vegetables in a flavorful broth made all in one pot.

The word "stew' refers to the method of cooking small pieces of meat, simmering for hours until tender.

The Instant Pot can give you the tender texture that feels like the meat has been simmered for hours, but it's done in more than half that time.

How to Make a Thicker Broth

To make a thicker broth for any stew or soup recipe where you are not using any flour or gluten, you will need a thickening agent. Most low carb recipes use xanthan gum and while this is fine to use, I prefer using glucomannan.

Xanthan gum is a common food additive that helps to thicken and stabilize foods, especially baked goods that are gluten free. It's provides that texture that gluten would have provided.

It's a soluble fiber that your body doesn't breakdown and can't digest so it doesn't provide any calories or carbs. Some people don't like to use it because it is a sugar derived typically from corn. If you're not a fan of using xanthan gum, glucomannan is the next best choice.

Glucomannan is a natural, water soluble, dietary fiber made from the root of the konjac plant. It can be found as a powder, which is what I used in this recipe, but can also be found in capsule form. Because of its ability to soak up liquids, it is an impressive thickener and emulsifier.

How to Make Instant Pot Keto Beef Stew

Ingredients

You need beef chuck roast or beef stew meat, oil, salt, pepper, bone broth, garlic, tomato paste, Italian seasonings, onion, carrots, Daikon radish, mushrooms and optional glucomannan to thicken.

Instructions

If using chuck roast and not already cut stew meat, cut the beef into 1.5-2 inch cubes.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the Instant Pot using the sauté mode. When the pot is hot, add half the beef. Sprinkle with half the salt and pepper.

Brown the beef on the first side, don’t move it for about 5 minutes or until browned and easily releases from the bottom of the pot. Flip over and brown the other side. Remove to a covered container to keep warm.

Add the rest of the oil and the remaining beef to brown as you did with the first half. Return the other half of the beef back into the pot.

Pour in the broth, garlic, tomato paste, dried seasonings and stir to combine.

Add the onions, carrots, radish, and mushrooms. Turn off sauté mode.

Close the lid and cook on manual mode at high pressure for 35 minutes. It will take about 10-15 minutes for the pressure to come to temperature. Once the timer ends, allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes. Then using a long wooden spoon, push the steam valve to release pressure quickly.

Carefully open the lid, stir beef stew and decide if you’d like a thicker broth. If so, sprinkle the glucomannan over the stew, stir to combine.

Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley and enjoy immediately!

How to Make Keto Beef Stew without Instant Pot

If you don't have an Instant Pot, you can easily make this on your stove using a large, heavy pot or Dutch oven.

Follow the directions but instead of adding the oil and cooking the beef in the instant pot, add to your Dutch oven over medium high heat. Continue until step number 5. Bring to a boil then simmer.

Cover and cook, until the beef is tender, about 1 ½ hours. Add the onions, carrots and radish, simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes more. Add mushrooms, in the last 15 minutes of cooking vegetables.

If you would like your broth thicker please refer to paragraph above with information on how to thicken this beef stew.

What Can Replace Radish?

If you can't find Daikon radish, regular little red radishes will also work. You won't even have to peel them because the color will just come off as they cook in the stew.

If you'd prefer to try another low carb vegetable besides radish, I would recommend turnip or rutabaga.

Instant Pot Keto Beef Stew