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Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli

Skip the Chinese takeout & make this Classic Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli Recipe (Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli) at the ease of your home! Tender, garlicky beef with crunchy broccoli is comfort food at its best. Yum!!

Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 344 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian , Chinese

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (750g) well marbled chuck roast steak , 2 inches thick
  • 1 head (383g) broccoli , chopped into large florets
  • 4 garlic cloves , roughly minced
  • 1 tablespoon (15g) ginger , roughly diced
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) peanut oil
  • Black pepper, salt, and brown sugar to taste
Chicken Stock Mixture
  • 1 cup (250ml) unsalted chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons (30ml) Regular soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) dark soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon (7.5ml) oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon five spice powder
  • ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
Thickener
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons cold water + 2 ½ tablespoons (22.5g) cornstarch

Instructions

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  1. Prepare Pressure Cooker: Heat up your pressure cooker over medium high heat (Instant Pot: press Sauté button and click Adjust button to go to Sauté More function). Make sure your pot is as hot as it can be (Instant Pot: wait until the indicator says HOT).
  2. Prep Ingredients: While the pressure cooker is heating up, you can prepare the ingredients as indicated. You should have about 24 mins including the time for browning the chuck steak.
  3. Brown Chuck Steak: Season one side of chuck steak lightly with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add 1 tbsp (15ml) peanut oil in pressure cooker. Ensure to coat oil over whole bottom of the pot. Carefully place the seasoned side of chuck steak in pressure cooker. Lightly season the other side with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Brown for 7 mins on each side without constant flipping. Remove and set aside on a chopping board.
  4. Make Chicken Stock Mixture: While the chuck steak is browning in pressure cooker, mix 2 tbsp (30ml) regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp (15ml) dark soy sauce, ½ tbsp (7.5ml) oyster sauce, 1 tsp five spice powder, ¼ tsp sesame oil, and 1 cup (250ml) unsalted chicken stock in a glass measuring cup.
  5. Sauté Ginger & Garlic: Add diced ginger and minced garlic to the pressure cooker. Sauté for roughly 90 seconds until fragrant. Do not let the garlic burn.
  6. Deglaze: Pour in the Chicken Stock Mixture (from Step 4) and completely deglaze bottom of the pot by scrubbing the flavorful brown bits with wooden spoon. Turn off the heat briefly to cut the chuck steak.
  7. Cut Chuck Steak: After deglazing, cut the chuck steak into ⅛ inch thick beef slices. Since chuck roast grains run in different directions, slice it against the grain the best you can. Place beef slices and the flavorful meat juice in pressure cooker. Make sure all beef slices are partially submerged in the cooking liquid.
  8. Optional Step - Make Pot-in-Pot Rice: Layer a stainless steel bowl filled with 1 cup (230g) of Jasmine rice on top of a steamer rack. Add 1 cup (250ml) cold water in the rice bowl. Make sure all the rice is covered with water.
  9. Pressure Cook Beef Slices: Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 12 minutes + 12 minutes Natural Release (after pressure cooker has finished cooking, wait 12 minutes then carefully release the remaining pressure). Turn off the heat. Open the lid carefully.
  10. Thicken Sauce: Press Cancel button, then Sauté button to heat up the sauce. In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch with water. Mix it in one third at a time until desired thickness.
  11. Cook Broccoli: While the sauce is boiling, partially submerge the broccoli florets in the sauce mixture in pressure cooker. Turn off the heat by pressing Cancel Button, then switch to keep warm mode by pressing Keep Warm Button. Close the lid immediately (with venting knob in venting position). Wait 3 - 3.5 minutes before opening the lid again. The broccoli should be cooked by then. If not, give it a few quick stirs. Taste and adjust the seasoning with more five spice powder, kosher salt and brown sugar if necessary.
  12. Serve: Serve Beef & Broccoli immediately with jasmine rice or other main & side dishes.

Notes

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Nutrition Information

Calories 344kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 9g (3%) Protein 32g (64%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 104mg (35%) Sodium 586mg (24%) Potassium 767mg (22%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 415IU (8%) Vitamin C 57.7mg (64%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 4.1mg (23%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 344

% Daily Value*

Calories 344kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 9g 3%
Protein 32g 64%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Sodium 586mg 24%
Potassium 767mg 16%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 415IU 8%
Vitamin C 57.7mg 64%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 4.1mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.