Once you try my Instant Pot Roast Beef, you will never fuss over making pot roast again! My recipe for pressure cooker pot roast is tender, juicy, and large enough to feed a hungry family, all in just over 1 hour using simple ingredients.
What is Instant Pot Pot Roast?
Instant Pot Pot Roast is pot roast beef, such as chuck roast, cooked in an Instant Pot pressure cooker until it is tender enough to shred with a fork. The pot roast cooks on High pressure for just under 2 hours in order to create a roast as tender as if it had been slow roasted in the oven.
Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe
Is there anything more comforting than a pot roast? Not only is it the ultimate trip down memory lane, but nothing else is as cozy and warm as a beautiful, shred-with-a-fork roast. My Instant Pot recipe uses simple, budget-friendly ingredients. It’s perfect for serving your family or entertaining guests! This easy pot roast recipe saves time and keeps you from having your oven on for half the day. Instead, you only need just over an hour to complete the dish, and I guarantee your meat will come out as juicy and tender as if it were in the oven all day!
Instant Pot Chuck Roast Ingredients
Boneless chuck roastPotatoesCarrotsVegetable oilGarlicOnionRed wineBeef brothTomato sauceSea saltPepperDried thymeItalian seasoningCorn starch
How to Cook a Roast in the Instant Pot
Typically, a chuck roast would take many hours of low and slow cooking for a perfectly cooked roast. With the Instant Pot, you’re saving hours of time, and the result is tender and succulent meat finished with a rich liquid that’s perfect for making gravy slather on top! If you’re worried your pot roast will lose flavor in a pressure cooker, trust me, it won’t! The pressure from the Instant Pot intensifies the flavors and blends them together wonderfully. This roast beef recipe is only rivaled by my Mississippi Pot Roast - it is so hard for my family to choose between these two recipes!
Instant Pot Beef Roast Recipe Tips
It’s important to let the pressure release naturally. Leave it for another 20 minutes after cooking to allow it to release.After 20 minutes, feel free to release the vent to release any extra steam and allow you to open the lid.Don’t skip searing the beef - this helps lock in the flavor!Halving the roast helps cut down on the cooking time and allows you to distribute the seasoning more evenly. This will give you a more flavorful dish.Try using my roast beef seasoning.
Cuts of Roast Beef
Choose a cut of beef with plenty of marbling and fat for a pot roast recipe like this one. Here are three of my favorite options:
Chuck roast is the most common cut of beef used for pot roast. It becomes so tender after low and slow cooking (and in the Instant Pot, too!). It has plenty of marbling, which makes it juicy after cooking and adds flavor to the drippings. Cooked just right, a chuck roast is melt-in-your-mouth delicious!A bottom or top round cut of beef is what is used when making roast beef. This cut comes from the rear of the cow, which means it’s leaner than both brisket and chuck roast. I like to add a little more fat to the Instant Pot when I use this cut to keep it moist (just use a little oil or butter). Brisket is a little pricier than chuck roast, but it has a lot of connective tissue that makes it tender after a long day of being cooked slowly (check out our Slow Cooker Brisket). It’s also perfect for cooking in the Instant Pot.Check out my perfect cuts of beef guide.
Discover more ways to cook chuck roast with my best roast beef recipes!
Instant Pot Beef Recipes
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There is nothing better than Instant Pot Beef Recipes! You can use the leftovers to make an amazing Roast Beef Sandwich or Pot Roast Sandwich! Did you try this recipe? Leave a comment and a rating below to let me know what you think! I love to hear from you!
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