DOUBLE UP!
Yes, you’ll soon see…I use both of my Instant Pots to make this scrumptious dinner. (I do this alot, 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…
Brown the beef cubes or strips.
Mix up and add the sauce.
Cook on High for 12 minutes.
Note where the broccoli is
Once cooked, add cornstarch to thicken if you’d like.
Then mix the broccoli into the sauce with the meat.
Leave on warm and let it cook/steam for a few minutes.
Serve with some rice!
ENJOY!
Note: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli
Yield – 4 servings
Preparation Time – 5 minutes
Cooking Time – 7 minutes
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
- 2-3 cups fresh broccoli florets (you could use frozen, but it will take longer for them to steam up)
- Side: rice
- Side: eggrolls
Directions
- Mix up the sauce in a small bowl by whisking together the beef broth, oyster sauce, so y sauce, sesame oil, ground ginger, and brown sugar.
- Add the canola oil to the insert and press Saute. Let it warm up for a few minutes, then add the beef cubes or strips and brown on all sides. Pour in the prepared sauce. Tap Cancel, then put the lid on and set to Sealing.
- Cook on High for 5 to 7 minutes, depending on how thick the beef is. Thin strips for 5 minutes, cubed beef for 7 minutes.
- Quick release the pressure. Then stir in the broccoli into the beef and sauce. Let it sit on “Keep Warm” mode (with the lid off) for 5 minutes to let broccoli steam up. If desired, stir in a cornstarch slurry BEFORE adding the broccoli to thicken the sauce. The sauce will thicken as it sits on warm mode, as the broccoli is steaming.
- IMPORTANT: I do NOT recommend cooking the broccoli with the beef and sauce…it will result in very mushy broccoli. It’s better served in the meal, freshly steamed with a little crunch!
- Cook sticky rice – I highly recommend this Instant Pot Sticky Rice. If you can make the rice, then the beef in the same Instant Pot and still have dinner ready in 25-30 minutes. Or you can use 2 Instant Pots
- Serve Instant Pot Beef & Broccoli with sticky rice and some eggrolls!
This recipe is featured on Meal Plan Monday #149