Instant pot Mongolian Beef

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Place beef in large resealable bag. Add corn starch; close bag tightly and shake to coat beef. Heat oil in Instant Pot on SAUTÉ setting. Add water; stirring with whisk to remove browned bits from bottom of pot.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have instant pot mongolian beef using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Instant pot Mongolian Beef:
  1. Make ready 1-1.5 pounds flank steak (sliced across the grains)
  2. Take 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  3. Make ready 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  4. Make ready 1⁄2 cup brown sugar (or 2⁄3 cups for those with a sweet tooth)
  5. Prepare 10 cloves garlic (minced)
  6. Get 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (minced)
  7. Get 1⁄2 cup lite soy sauce
  8. Get 1 cup water
  9. Take 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  10. Prepare 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
  11. Take Cornstarch Slurry
  12. Get 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  13. Take 1⁄2 cup water
  14. Get Garnish
  15. Make ready 1⁄4 cup green onions (chopped)
  16. Get 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  17. Make ready Hot chilli oil paste

My new Instant Pot has been a total game-changer when it comes to getting a meal on the table on busy weeknights. I was completely amazed at how tender and flavorful this beef was… like it had been slow cooking for hours and hours! Add oil to a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Set the Instant Pot to Sauté.

Steps to make Instant pot Mongolian Beef:
  1. Heat up your pressure cooker: press Sauté, click on the Adjust button, select More to get the Sauté More function, which means that the food will be sautéed over medium-high heat. Wait for the Instant Pot indicator to read HOT.
  2. Add sliced beef to a large ziplock bag, add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and shake well to coat the beef evenly.
  3. Add the oil to the hot Instant Pot, once the oil is hot, add the beef and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring a few times. If needed brown the beef in batches, you don't want to add too much as it will start releasing juice and it won't brown well. Note: You can also skip browning the beef and just add it to the pot!
  4. If bits of beef stuck to the pot, add 1⁄2 cup water and deglaze the pot. Using a wooden spoon scrape the bottom of the pot. You can discard that liquid if wanted.
  5. Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot: minced garlic, minced ginger, lite soy sauce, brown sugar, water, rice vinegar, and red pepper flakes. You can add less sugar, based on your taste and preference. Note: You can also skip browning the beef and just add it to the pot!
  6. Stir well until all the ingredients are combined and coated in sauce.
  7. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 8 minutes + 10 minutes Natural Release. Turn off the heat. Release the remaining pressure after the 10 mins No time has passed.. Open the lid.
  8. Make the cornstarch slurry, in a small bowl mix cornstarch with water until fully combined. With the Instant Pot on the Sauté function, add the slurry to the pot, stir to combine and cook for 2-3 minutes on Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens. Turn off the Instant Pot and let the Mongolian Beef sit for 8-10 minutes before serving, in this time the sauce will settle and thicken more.
  9. Serve over rice and garnish with fresh chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

Add oil to a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Set the Instant Pot to Sauté. Place part of the thinly sliced beef in the Instant Pot and brown on both sides. You can remove that beef and continue to brown in batches, or brown part of the beef in a large skillet over high heat. (See notes and video.) A pressure cooker version of PF Changs popular mongolian beef recipe. This Pressure Cooker / Instant Pot Mongolian Beef is made with thinly sliced flank steak, then cooked in a lightly sweet, garlic ginger sauce until tender.

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