{"id":38877,"date":"2020-12-19T11:02:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T18:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pressurecookingtoday.com\/?p=38877"},"modified":"2020-12-19T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T19:10:30","slug":"swedish-kalops-beef-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pressurecookingtoday.com\/swedish-kalops-beef-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Pot Swedish Kalops (Beef Stew)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Swedish Kalops<\/strong> is a comforting pressure cooker \/ Instant Pot beef stew in gravy, spiced with allspice and bay leaves, and flavored with rich beef broth and golden onions. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This winter comfort food recipe comes from our good friend and Pressure Cooking Today reader, Sigrid. Swedish Stew<\/strong>, or Kalops, is a favorite dinner from her childhood. In fact, this recipe was passed down from her great-great-grandmother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike the American-style beef stew you might be familiar with, kalops does not contain multiple vegetables. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, it\u2019s a simple, aromatic dish with a rich, creamy beef and onion gravy. The signature flavor of kalops comes from allspice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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What Is Kalops?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When adapting Sigird\u2019s family recipe for the pressure cooker, I did some research to find out more about this traditional dish. I learned that the word kalops<\/em> comes from the English word \u201ccollops\u201d for slices of beef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swedes have been enjoying warm, comforting bowls of allspice-flavored kalops for nearly 200 years! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there are many reasons that this dish has stuck around. It\u2019s intensely warming and deeply flavorful. Perfect for a chilly night in Sweden, or wherever you are! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making Swedish Kalops in an Instant Pot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Swedish kalops stew recipe will work in any brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot<\/a>, Ninja Foodi<\/a>, or Power Pressure Cooker XL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalops is a perfect dish to make in an electric pressure cooker, which softens the pieces of beef into a meltingly tender and juicy beef stew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The traditional way to make Swedish kalops is to slow-cook the stew for hours. However, you can make Swedish stew in less than half an hour with an Instant Pot \/ pressure cooker! And the flavors are just as bold and delicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Wondra Flour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll notice that I thicken the kalops gravy with Wondra flour. Wondra is the brand name for par-cooked instant flour. Wondra is very finely ground wheat flour. It’s cooked and dried back into a powder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It quickly absorbs liquid for fast thickening, which makes it great for gravies like in this recipe. Read more about Wondra flour and how to use it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t find Wondra, you can substitute regular all-purpose flour for the slurry. Be sure to return the soup to a boil after adding the flour and cook for a few minutes to cook off any raw flavor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Serve Swedish Kalops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most traditional way to serve kalops is with potatoes. Some recipes call for cooking potatoes directly in the stew.  Others prefer to serve kalops over a bed of fluffy mashed potatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love our quick and easy pressure cooker mashed potatoes<\/a> so much that we decided to make them alongside our kalops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the true Swedish experience, serve up your Swedish stew with pickled beets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Instant Pot Stew Recipes for Winter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the weather gets chilly, it\u2019s a great time to use your Instant Pot \/ pressure cooker for flavor-packed stews. Here are some of our favorite wintertime recipes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n