Before beginning the cooking process, I like to cut up all my vegetables and measure out as many of my ingredients as possible. This makes the everything go a lot smoother.

First, push the Saute button on the Instant Pot. The pot will quickly heat up and you can just throw your bacon in there. Cook the bacon until it is nice and crispy. This gives your stew a great texture. Once the bacon is finished, take it out and put it into a bowl. Drain the grease out of the pan.

Next, fill a bowl up with your flour and coat your meat. Throw your butter into the pot and let it melt. Put the meat into the pan and brown each side. You will need to do this a couple times as the pot doesn’t have enough room to cook all of the meat at once. Once the meat is cooked, put it into a separate bowl.

Turn off the Instant Pot. Add your Guinness, Beef Stock, Tomato Paste, Worcestershire Sauce, Brown Sugar and Thyme. Stir all of this together. Next, add your beef, bacon and mix it all up. Finally, add the potatoes, onions, carrots and garlic. Mix well and close the lid of the Instant Pot.

Set the Instant Pot to cook for 25 minutes. Then let it naturally release the steam for about 15-20 minutes.

Add Salt and Pepper to taste. Serve with some really good, crust bread. Or soda bread to make it a really Irish meal.