Dinner for 4
Instant Pot Lamb Stew
Lamb, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bean curd sheets cook with ginger, garlic, fermented bean curd, and soy sauces under pressure.
$22.80for 4 servings
$5.70 per serving$22.80 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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- 105 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
ChineseHigh-proteinFamilyDinnersInstant PotCold-weather comfortWinterSpring
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb$9.99/lb typical | 1.5 lb | $14.98Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.75 | $0.60Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 1.25 | $1.36Typical price |
| Leeks and shallots$3.49/lb typical | 0.1 lb | $0.41Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 5.5 oz | $2.24Typical price |
| Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical | 5 oz | $0.85Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $22.80 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilAsian sauces and pastesRelish, dressings, steak sauceSugar and brown sugarSoy sauce
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb lamb stew meat
- 3 tbsp ginger
- 8 cloves garlic
- 4 stalks green onion
- 1 small shallot
- 8 shiitake mushrooms
- 8 water chestnut 馬蹄
- 4 stalks green onions
- 5 bean curd sheet 支竹
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp chu hou paste 柱侯醬
- 2 tbsp chinese fermented red bean curd 南乳
- 2 tbsp chinese fermented bean curd 腐乳
- 1 tbsp rock sugar
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 2 cubes chinese fermented bean curd 腐乳
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp hot water
Steps
- Soak the bean curd sheets in water for 20 minutes, then drain and cut them into pieces.
- Heat the peanut oil in an Instant Pot on sauté mode and brown the lamb for 10 minutes.
- Add the ginger, garlic, shallot, green onions, mushrooms, and water chestnuts, then sauté for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the cold water, wine, chu hou paste, fermented bean curd, sugars, and soy sauces.
- Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 20 minutes.
- Stir in the bean curd sheets, sesame oil, and hot water, then simmer on sauté mode for 10 minutes.
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