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Chickpeas love to hang out with Moroccan spices. Add umami-rich beef chuck to the party and you get Beef and Chickpea Stew. It tastes like restaurant fare and yet, thanks to the miracle of the pressure cooker or Instant Pot, cooks up fast for an easy, impressive dinner-in-a-bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beef may get top billing, but the heart of this stew lies in the chickpeas\u2014those little balls of high-protein goodness with nutty flavor and tender chew. We could go on and on about the virtues of chickpeas, but we\u2019ve already done that in our Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine<\/a> (a vegetarian cousin) and Pasta e Ceci<\/a> posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re into substitutions, you can make this stew with lamb. But please think twice before substituting other beans for the chickpeas. We won\u2019t be responsible for the consequences.   <\/p>\n\n\n

Beef and Chickpea Stew in the Pressure Cooker<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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  • 2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 8 medium garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 6-ounce can tomato paste<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 4 cups water<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Beef flavored bouillon to taste (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1\u00bd – 2 pounds beef chuck roast or chuck steak, trimmed and cut into \u00be-inch pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 (15\u00bd-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained, with liquid reserved<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into \u00bd-inch pieces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 cups lightly packed cilantro leaves and stems, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    1. In a 6 quart or larger pressure cooker or Instant Pot, melt butter. Add onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, tomato paste, paprika, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon and \u00bd teaspoon salt. Cook until fragrant, about a minute. Stir in water (and beef bouillon if you want), then add beef. Cover and pressure cook for 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Quick-release steam to reduce pressure. Remove cover and skim off fat. Stir in chickpeas, as much reserved chickpea liquid as you want, and carrots. Bring to a simmer over medium, and cook uncovered until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper, adding more bouillon if you want. Stir in cilantro before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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      Chickpeas love to hang out with Moroccan spices. Add umami-rich beef chuck to the party and you get Beef and Chickpea Stew. It tastes like restaurant fare and yet, thanks to the miracle of the pressure cooker or Instant Pot, cooks up fast for an easy, impressive dinner-in-a-bowl. Beef may get top billing, but the heart of this stew lies in the chickpeas\u2014those little balls of high-protein goodness with nutty flavor and tender chew. We could go on and on about the virtues of chickpeas, but we\u2019ve already done that in our Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine (a vegetarian cousin) and Pasta e Ceci posts. If you\u2019re into substitutions, you can make this stew with lamb. But please think twice before substituting other beans for the chickpeas. We won\u2019t be responsible for the consequences.    Beef and Chickpea Stew in the Pressure Cooker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[712,146,769,426],"tags":[1036,1044,1043],"class_list":["post-8882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beans","category-beef","category-moroccan","category-vegetable","tag-beef-with-chickpea-stew-and-warm-spices","tag-instant-pot-beef-and-chickpea-stew","tag-pressure-cooker-beef-and-chickpea-stew"],"yoast_head":"\nBeef and Chickpea Stew in the Pressure Cooker - Recipephany<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Umami-rich beef chuck speed-cooked in the pressure cooker combines with creamy chickpeas and Moroccan spices for an easy, impressive dinner.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/recipephany.com\/?p=8882\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beef and Chickpea Stew in the Pressure Cooker - 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