Slow Cooker Cilantro Beef Stew

Slow cooker cilantro beef stew is a simple yet flavorful stew using chunks of beef, fresh cilantro, potatoes, and veggies. Instructions to make this hearty beef stew in the Instant Pot are also included. 

Ingredients For Cilantro Beef Stew

• Beef Stew Meat
• Fresh Cilantro
• Potatoes
• Frozen Peas & Carrots
• Onion & Garlic
• Seasonings: salt, pepper, cumin, allspice

How To Make Cilantro Beef Stew In The Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker

1. Add cilantro and 1 cup of the beef broth to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Pour into the slow cooker.
2. Season the beef with salt & pepper to taste. Add the beef along all with all the potatoes, onion, garlic, cumin, allspice, salt & pepper. Stir to mix well.
3. Cook HIGH 3-4 hours, LOW 6-8.
4. Open lid and stir in the frozen peas & carrots. 
5. Mix together the flour and water. Stir the mixture into the pressure cooker. 
6. Cover & cook an additional 5-10 minutes. Stew will thicken as it cools. 

Instant Pot

1. Turn on the pressure cooker and select sauté. Once hot add oil to the pot. Season the beef with salt & pepper to taste. Add the beef to the pot and sear until browned evenly on all sides. You may need to do this in batches.  Remove beef from the pressure cooker and set aside.
2. Add onion and cook until soft, 3-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute. Turn off the pressure cooker.
3. Add cilantro and 1 cup of the beef broth to a blender and pulse until smooth. Pour mixture into the pressure cooker. Add the remaining 2 cups of broth and if needed, deglaze the bottom of the pressure cooker by scraping all the bits off with a wooden spoon.
4. Add the beef back to the pot along with the potatoes, cumin, allspice, salt & pepper. Stir in to mix well.
5. Close lid and seal valve. Set high pressure and cook for 25 minutes. When cooking time is complete, quick release the pressure.
6. Open lid and stir in the frozen peas & carrots. 
7. Mix together the flour and water. Stir the mixture into the pressure cooker. 
8.  Cover & cook an additional 5-10 minutes on WARM. Stew will thicken as it cools. 

Cilantro Recipes

• Air Fryer Cilantro Lime Chicken

• Coconut Cilantro Chicken

• Cilantro Lime Beef

What Type Of Beef To Use

I like to use beef stew meat for this recipe. Other suggestions include cut up sirloin or cut up roast like chuck or rump roast. A tough cut of meat like brisket can even be used. 

 

FAQs & Tips

• Store leftover stew an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. To freeze leftover cilantro beef stew , let the soup cool completely. Once cooled, add the soup to an air tight container, freezer-friendly plastic bag, or souper cubes. Store the soup in your freezer for up to 2 months.
  • To reheat frozen beef stew you have two options. You can either thaw the stew overnight  in the refrigerator OR add the stew directly to the slow cooker or Instant Pot & thaw on the warm setting!
• A modified, low-sodium version of this recipe appears in my 2nd cook book,  The Low-Sodium Slow Cooker Cookbook.
• I used a 3.5-quart slow cooker for this recipe but it can easily be doubled and cooked in a 5 or 6-quart.

 

Beef Stew Recipes

• Cranberry Beef Stew

• Poor Man’s Stew

• Hamburger Stew

• Guinness Beef Stew

• Whole30 Beef Bourguignon

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