Beef – Cut into 1 inch cubes with the fat trimmed, I’ll include a section below detailing what kind of cuts you can use below.
Flour – You have to dredge the beef through flour to brown it in a skillet, an important step flavor wise!
Olive oil – To brown up our beef in the Instant Pot.
Veggies – Carrots, celery, and mushrooms. You can use any mushrooms such as chanterelles, cremini, shiitake, oysters, etc.
Broth – Low sodium beef broth to carry through all that delicious beefy flavor.
Wine/Beer – You can use either red wine or Guinness, a dry Irish stout. It’s more traditional to use a stout but a nice full bodied dry red wine will work just fine as well.
Puff pastry – I prefer to use store bought because it’s far easier than making your own and tastes just as good!
Bacon – Cook it up fresh! None of that pre cooked crumbled up stuff.
Spices – Bay leaves and fresh thyme.
Garlic – Use as much or little as you like.
Seasoning – Salt and pepper to taste.
Egg – For egg wash to ensure a perfectly glossy and browned pastry crust.
