Easy Instant Pot Korean Beef
Finding quick dinner ideas for a busy weeknight isn't always easy. But if you have a pressure cooker at home, you're in luck because this handy appliance makes dinner prep so much simpler. With the help of your Instant Pot, you can prepare a quick and easy Asian dish in a matter of minutes. This recipe for Instant Pot Korean beef transforms plain ground beef and rice into a flavorful dinner that everyone in the family will love.
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What Do I Need to Make Instant Pot Korean Beef?
Although this easy dish is packed with flavor, you don't need a ton of ingredients to put it together. Simply combine these common ingredients to whip up this quick ground beef recipe:
- Ground beef
- Olive Oil
- Beef Broth (or water)
- Minced garlic
- Ginger paste
- Yellow onion
- Soy sauce
- Brown sugar
- Red pepper flakes
- Everything bagel seasoning
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How Do I Make Instant Pot Korean Ground Beef?
Once you have your ingredients ready to go, grab your Instant Pot to get cooking. Follow these four quick steps to prepare your own Korean ground beef and rice for dinner tonight:
Step One: Prepare the Sauce
In a mixing bowl, stir together the garlic, ginger paste, soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes. Set the sauce aside while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
Step Two: Brown the Beef
Set the instant pot to saute mode and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef and cook until browned, stirring constantly. When the meat is cooked through, add the onion and stir to combine. Next, add in ¾ cup beef broth and scrape up any browned bits on bottom of pot so they do not burn.
Step Three: Cook the Rice
Turn the Instant Pot off saute mode, then place trivet on top of meat. Add the rice to a pan with one cup of water and place it on the trivet. Place the lid on the top and set the pressure valve. Cook the ingredients on high for eight minutes.
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Step Four: Add the Sauce
When the cook time is up, do a manual release and remove the lid. Carefully, remove the rice from the pot. Set the Instant Pot to saute mode again and pour the sauce over the meat. Stir to combine, then cook the beef in the sauce for 10 to 15 minutes, until the sauce is reduced to a glaze.
Step Five: Serve the Korean Beef
Serve the beef over rice and sprinkle everything bagel seasoning over the top. Garnish with green onion.
Instant Pot Korean Beef Recipe Ideas
This easy recipe is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. And since it's so simple to make, you can easily adjust the recipe to suit your family's preferences. Try these recipe ideas to make this dish your own:
- Make it keto. This simple recipe can easily be made into a keto-friendly dish by substituting the rice. You can serve this Korean beef recipe over cauliflower rice or in lettuce boats to reduce the carb count.
- Add some veggies. Turn this dish into a healthy dinner with the help of some stir fry veggies. Add some frozen vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and snow peas to the pot with your meat to add even more flavor to your dish.
- Try brown rice. Make your dinner a little healthier by substituting brown rice for white rice in this recipe. Use the same amount of brown rice as white rice listed in the recipe instructions.
How Do You Saute Ground Beef in the Instant Pot?
Cooking ground beef in your Instant Pot is a little more work than cooking other meats in the pressure cooker. While you can usually place your chicken or pork in the pot and seal the lid to cook, ground beef needs to be sauted in the Instant Pot.
To brown your ground beef in the pressure cooker, set the pot to saute mode. When the pot beeps to tell you it's hot, add oil and allow it to heat for around one minute. After that, place the ground beef in the pot. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to break up the meat into small pieces. Continue stirring and breaking up the meat until it's cooked through.
Browning your ground beef in the Instant Pot typically takes six to eight minutes. When the meat is cooked through, you can turn off the Instant Pot and carefully drain off the excess grease in the pan, if needed. After that, follow the instructions in your recipe.
Can You Cook Rice and Meat at the Same Time in the Instant Pot?
If you're hoping to cook your rice separately from your meat, you might think that you'll need to use two appliances to cook your meal. But with the help of your Instant Pot's trivet, you can cook your rice without mixing it with your ground beef. To do this, just place the trivet on top of the meat in your Instant Pot. Then, combine the rice and water in a pot and place it on top of your trivet.
Set your pot to cook on high pressure according to the recipe instructions. When the cook time is up, use the handles on your trivet to carefully remove the rice from the Instant Pot and stir to fluff the rice. Continue cooking the meat as instructed, then serve the Korean beef on top of the cooked white rice.
Instant Pot Korean Beef
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¾ cup beef broth (or water)
- ½ yellow onion diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon ginger paste
- ½ cup soy sauce low sodium
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper. Set aside.
- Set the instant pot to sauté and add the oil. Once oil is hot, add the ground beef and sauté until browned. Once meat is browned, add the onion and stir.
- Add beef broth to the pot and scrape up any browned bits on bottom of pan, so they do not burn. Cancel sauté mode.
- Add trivet on top of meat. Then, add 1 cup of water 1 cup of rice in a pan and place on top of trivet. Seal the lid and pressure valve and cook on high for 8 minutes.
- Release pressure and carefully remove the rice.
- Return the instant pot to sauté and add the sauce.
- Cook the beef in the sauce for 10-15 minutes until sauce is reduced to a glaze on the beef.
- Serve beef over the rice and garnish with everything bagel seasoning and green onion.
- For a keto friendly dish, serve in lettuce boats.
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