Jamaican Inspired Beef Stew

Jamaican Inspired Beef Stew

Ingredients

2.5 lb beef shoulder roast
3 russet potatoes
1 cup sweet peppers
1 cup carrots
4 cloves garlic
1 shallot
2 tbsp better than bullion beef, low salt
2 tbsp molasses
1 tbsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire
3 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp cinnamon and
3 cups water
6 cherry tomatoes
3 tbsp corn starch
1 cup cooked white rice

Directions

Start by trimming the fat, and putting it in the instant pot on medium saute to render the fat, being careful not to burn it, we will use this fat to saute the vegetables in. Salt and pepper the meat.

Cut the peppers removing seeds & ribs. Chop or mince garlic and shallot to your desired consistency. Slice the carrots into 1/2" coins.

Once the fat has finished rendering (about 5-7min) remove the solid fat pieces, I suggest these are good dog treats if you have a dog. Start by sauteing the shallot and garlic.

Optional Steps
If you have a nice heavy cast iron griddle, pan or even a grill. Start it heating. You can lightly grill the peppers on the grill to get some additional flavor from them as the grill heats. Pull them off before they burn, get your iron hot, and sear the beef as well as you can (based on cut) remember, you do NOT want to fully cook it at this point. Remove and let COOL at least 15 mins but waiting for room temp is best.
End Optional steps

Cut the peppers into small pieces fingernail size or smaller adding them to the sauteing shallot and garlic. Add in the sliced carrots. Saute another 3 minutes then kill the heat.

Cut your washed potatoes into 1/2" to 3/4" cubes. Cut the meat into 3/4" cubes. Add all remaining ingredients to the pot with the exception of the corn starch and the rice. Set the instant pot to cook high pressure high temp for 45 minutes. Let it slow/natural release. At this point you can tweak your seasonings. Take the 3 tbsp corn starch, mix it with a small amount of water (say 1/3 cup) then add it to the mix. Personally I recommend going into low slow cooker mode and let it go another 12 hours, it blends the flavors incredibly well. If you cant it is perfectly fine to eat right now.

Serve over white rice.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	422
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.7g	14%
Saturated Fat 3.2g	16%
Cholesterol 88mg	29%
Sodium 423mg	18%
Total Carbohydrate 47.9g	17%
Dietary Fiber 4.3g	15%
Total Sugars 8.2g
Protein 33.6g
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 53mg	4%
Iron 6mg	32%
Potassium 760mg