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Instant Pot Roast Beef
This Instant Pot Roast Beef is exceptionally tender and boldly flavorful. We add potatoes and carrots to make it an easy meal-in-one. Serve with noodles, rice, or rustic bread.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 45m⏳ Prep: 40 min🔥 Cook: 1h 5m👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pat Dry
2
Trim a bit of excess fat, but leave most of it for tenderness. Use paper towels to pat-dry beef thoroughly. Slice beef roast into 8 even sized pieces.
3
Season
4
Sprinkle sides of beef with a light layer of kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, pressing down to adhere seasoning to the meat.
kosher salt (to taste)freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
5
Sauté
6
In the inner pot of Instant Pot, add 2 TB oil over sauté mode. Once oil is hot, brown half the beef pieces on all sides.
7
Repeat
8
Remove from pot and repeat with remaining half of beef pieces. Add back all browned beef.
9
Pressure Cook
10
Add garlic, onion, bay leaves, tomato paste, soy sauce, and beef broth. Switch setting to Pressure Cook on High, and set for ⏱️ 1 hour cook time - be sure vent is turned to correct position.
garlic (chopped)8 clovestomato paste3 tablespoonssoy sauce2 teaspoonsbeef broth (regular strength)3 cups
11
Add Veggies
12
After ⏱️ 1 hour, do a manual Quick Release, and add carrots, celery, and potatoes. Stir them into the beef mixture, close lid tightly, and set to pressure cook for 5 more minutes.
medium potatoes (peeled/sliced into 1 1/2 inch pieces)2
13
Quick Release
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Do a manual Quick Release and transfer meat, vegetables, and potatoes to a large serving dish and keep warm, while leaving the sauce/liquid in the pot. Skim fat off top of sauce.
medium potatoes (peeled/sliced into 1 1/2 inch pieces)2
15
Add Cornflour Slurry
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Turn on Sauté mode to bring gravy/sauce to a gentle boil. Gradually stir in fully dissolved cornstarch - must be completely dissolved in water, without any trace of white streaks left.
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Thicken Sauce
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Stir until sauce thickens into a gravy-like consistency. Add kosher salt and black pepper to taste.
kosher salt (to taste)
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Serve
20
Pour gravy over pot roast, vegetables, and potatoes; remember to remove bay leaves. Serve with buttered noodles, fluffy rice, or rustic bread.
medium potatoes (peeled/sliced into 1 1/2 inch pieces)2
Nutrition Facts
calories
482 kcal
fat Content
13.1 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
9.3 g
sugar Content
19.5 g
sodium Content
504.5 mg
protein Content
51.6 g
cholesterol Content
144.8 mg
carbohydrate Content
42.1 g
saturated Fat Content
2.3 g
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