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Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

January 30, 2019 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

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instant pot beef and broccoli

DOUBLE UP!

Yes, you’ll soon see…I use both of my Instant Pots to make this scrumptious dinner. (I do this a lot, actually!)

I’ll have a main dish, beans or meat of some kind in one. And I’ll make some rice or quinoa in the other.

OR.

I’ll set the other one up for a “second dinner” with some Steel Cut Oatmeal. This is common practice around my kitchen, especially on “sports practice nights.” I run the 2nd IP while we are gone, so that a late night snack is ready when we get home from practices. Because doing this is WAY cheaper than everyone having a bowl (or three!) of cereal for a late night snack.

I digress.

For this meal, I have sticky rice in one and beef and broccoli in the other.

PLEASE pay close attention to how the broccoli is cooked. 🙂

Now, here’s how it looks…

Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Brown the beef cubes or strips.

Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Mix up and add the sauce.

Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Cook on High for 12 minutes.

Note where the broccoli is 🙂

Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Once cooked, add cornstarch to thicken if you’d like.

Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Then mix the broccoli into the sauce with the meat.

Leave on warm and let it cook/steam for a few minutes.

Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Serve with some rice!

ENJOY!

instant pot beef and broccoli

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Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli

Melt in your mouth, homemade beef and broccoli!
Prep Time5 minutes minutes
Cook Time5 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 Tbsp canola oil
  • 1 1/2 lb. beef strips for stirfry or beef cubes
  • 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 1/3 cup oyster sauce
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch optional
  • 2-3 cups fresh broccoli florets you could use frozen, but it will take longer for them to steam up
  • Side: rice
  • Side: eggrolls

Instructions

  • Add the oil to the insert and heat on "Saute - High" mode. Once warmed, saute the beef pieces for 2-3 minutes, browning all sides. Tap "Cancel."
  • Pour in the beef broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, ground ginger and brown sugar. Stir and combine with the beef.
  • Put the lid on and set the valve to Sealing.
  • Cook on "Manual - High" mode for 5 minutes.
  • Quick release by moving the valve to release the pressure. Remove the lid.
  • If you'd like to thicken the sauce, stir the 1 Tbsp of cornstarch with 1 Tbsp of water and make a "slurry." Add the slurry into the sauce in the instant pot insert and stir through. Let the sauce "thicken" on warm mode for about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • While the sauce is thickening, add the broccoli and let it warm up with the sauce and beef while on warm mode.
  • Serve Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli with eggrolls and rice.

instant pot beef and broccoli

 

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