Instant Pot Korean Beef
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The best and easiest Korean beef you will ever make in the pressure cooker. 10 min prep or less! And the meat comes out amazingly flavorful and melt-in-your-mouth tender!
And we’re headed to Thailand!
It’s literally a 2-day journey to get there so I will be off the radar.
Catching up on How to Get Away with Murder Season 4 and maybe watching Lion again.
I have a thing for sobbing profusely on planes. It’s weird, I know.
But, before I leave, I have this.
It’s one of my favorite Korean beef recipes ever made in the IP.
See, I promised you guys more Instant Pot recipes, didn’t I?
It’s just 10 min prep, or less. And there’s no searing, no sautéing.
And the meat is amazingly tender, melt-in-your-mouth perfection.
Just be sure to serve over rice with your chunky sweater on.
It’ll taste better with your winter sweater on.
I promise.
Instant Pot Korean Beef
Ingredients
- ½ cup beef broth
- ⅓ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 3 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger, Sriracha, onion powder and white pepper.
- Place chuck roast into a 6-qt Instant Pot®. Stir in beef broth mixture until well combined.
- Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 15 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water; set aside.
- Select high sauté setting. Stir in cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until the sauce has thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
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This is just damn delicious! You are right!
This was my first Instant Pot recipe and it went perfectly. I had to do a test run the night before making it for my girlfriend. For the 2nd batch, i seared the cubed meat before pressure cooking. I also used a sriracha rub on the meat and changed teaspoon of sriracha sauce to tablespoon. This gave it a medium spice level.
I loved the flavors. I made this twice already. The only change I made was to boil the beef for about 2-4 minutes and rinsing the impurities off prior to using in this recipe, it improves the texture a ton.
I adore the flavours of every recipe I’ve tried from your site . I’m considering trying something a bit unorthodox with this one, though, and would appreciate hearing your thoughts:
Would using pork loin (not tenderloin) in place of the beef make a decent sub?
Very good! I marinated the meat in the sauce all day . Put it all in pot, done.
This was delicious! I threw in frozen beef stew meat, two packages coming up to 3 lbs 5 oz. Did 20 min with natural release, stirred and it still seemed tough so I did another 15 min with quick release and it was perfect. Just FYI for anyone using frozen meat! Served with rice and sautéed zucchini and onion.
I made this the first time and it was delicious and turned out super tender! I made them again last night and did exactly the same and it was delicious but the meat was tough. Perhaps the quality of the meat I used was not ideal. Question: Would it be okay to put it back in the instant pot for another go on pressure cook 0 minutes and let it naturally release? I wonder if the added cornstarch harden the whole sauce and mess it up completely. Hope you can give me some tips. Thank you.
This was exceptional! My family doesn’t like meat cooked in the IP but this came out great! I added more beef broth (2 cups) to stretch out the meat for a family of 7. Honestly, all of her recipes come out great and are quick to prepare especially on a week night.
This came out great! It seems like the people who had issues used the wrong kind of meat. I used beef chunks, 15 min with a 10 min natural release. Perfection! The meat was tasty and tender. *chef’s kiss*
Delicious! Our family of six and company enjoyed this so much! Served with brown rice or butter lettuce, fresh mint, cucumber and peppers. They loved it!
A few substitutions I made because I didn’t have certain things:
•Cayenne for Sriracha
•Ginger powder for grated ginger root
• Apple cider vinegar for rice wine vinegar
•Flour for cornstarch
•Sesame chili oil for sesame oil
I also sliced half an onion and seared the meat first on the sautée setting. Then I threw in the mixture and followed the rest of the steps. I am pleased at the simplicity and deliciousness that followed with this recipe. I am a sucker for onions. This is one for the rotation on a cheat day!
One of THE best things I’ve made in my Instant Pot to date. So incredibly easy to throw together and the meat is super tender. I served with rice and sugar snap peas in a bowl. 100% will be making this over and over again!
Made this exactly as listed and omg it was amazing! My two year old son and husband loved it too. So simple,fast, and damn delicious!
Oh man!! This was soooo good! Super quick and easy, fed my family of 4 with a lunch portion leftover. This is going in permanent rotation!
Double the Sriracha for us!
Great recipe! Delicious! Our family of 6 love it and we have made for guests who also requested the recipe! Thank you
Family raved. Very easy and very tasty.
Delicious and super easy to make.
Omg this was SO good!! And so nostalgic!
Made some changes bc I didn’t have certain things:
– water instead of beef stock
– rice vinegar instead of rice wine vinegar
– regular soy sauce
– doubled the cook time and did NR, only bc I’ve been having issues with my chuck coming out tough.
SO good and SO easy!!! Thank you so much for this delicious recipe!!
This was by far the best I have made using my Instant Pot EVER! Actually one of the best meals I’ve made period! The meat is so tender and the sauce is delicious. I added roasted broccoli to my meal as well and it hit the spot for my cold and rainy fall day!
I loved this recipe! Super easy to make without compromising on flavor. I didn’t have any ginger on hand, but still turned out wonderful. After finishing the leftovers, my boyfriend’s comment was that he wished there was more. So did I! Will definitely be making this again soon.