Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli (Tastes Good Every Time!)
This Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli recipe offers tender beef and crisp broccoli in a savory sauce that's perfect for busy weeknights.
Servings 8
Ingredients
For the Sauce
- 2 cups – water
- 3 tbsp. – better than bullion Beef paste
- 1 cup – low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup – sesame oil
- 2 tbsp. – minced garlic
- 1 tbsp. – minced ginger
- ½ tsp. – red pepper flakes
- ½ cup – brown sugar
For the Beef
- 2 tbsp. – olive oil
- 3 – 4 lbs. – Flank sliced
For the Cornstarch Slurry
- ¼ cup – water
- 3 tbsp. - potato (or corn starch)
- 1 - 2 lbs. – broccoli florets
Instructions
How to Make Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
How to Make the Sauce
- Start by preparing the sauce in a small bowl. Mix together the water, bullion paste, soy sauce, sesame oil, minced garlic and ginger, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar. Set the sauce aside until you are ready to use it.
How to Sear Beef in Instant Pot
- To prepare the meat, begin by slicing the flank steak across the grain. This will help to make the meat more tender.
- Press the sauté function on your Instant Pot and wait for the indicator light to turn to “Hot.” This will make sure that the meat browns properly.
- Place a small batch of beef strips into the Instant Pot and sear them on each side until they are browned. It is important to do this in multiple batches to avoid overcrowding the pot, which would cause the meat to release too much juice and take longer to brown.
How to Cook Beef and Broccoli in Instant Pot
- Once the meat is browned, turn off the sauté function and return all of the meat to the Instant Pot.
- To cook this dish, begin by pouring the prepared sauce over the meat in the Instant Pot and stir everything together. Make sure that the meat is coated evenly.
- Close the lid and set the cook cycle to High Pressure for 10 minutes. This will allow the meat to cook thoroughly and become tender.
- Once the cooking time is complete, release the pressure according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- While the pressure is being released, prepare a starch mixture by mixing ¼ cup of water with 3 tablespoons of either potato or cornstarch. This will help to thicken the sauce.
- Now remove the lid and add the starch mixture to the cooked meat. Stir everything together to combine.
- Press the sauté function on your Instant Pot and bring the sauce with meat to a boil. The sauce will thicken a bit. Turn the Instant Pot sauté function off.
- Finally, add the broccoli florets to the Instant Pot and mix everything once more. Close the Instant Pot lid and let the dish rest for 10 minutes. This will allow the broccoli to steam and become tender.
- Serve the beef and broccoli over rice and garnish with sesame seeds for added flavor and presentation.