Pot Roast, Instant Pot
also called yankee pot roast · hot beef commercial · hot beef sandwich · instant pot pot roast · pressure cooker pot roast
- Instant Pot
- serves 6
- recipe says 2 hr 30 min
- Stews & Braises
Also written for Slow Cooker (4 to wash), the plain way (1 to wash).
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| A whole roast is about twenty minutes a pound. The vegetables get their own four minutes at the end | ||||||
| 4 lb(1.8 kg)beef chuck roast | rub, both faces | sear 12 min, every face | soften, deglaze the base clean | 75 min high pressure, natural release 20 min | add the vegetables, 4 min, quick release | thicken, lid off |
| 1 Tbskosher salt | ||||||
| 1 tspblack pepper | ||||||
| 2 Tbsvegetable oil | ||||||
| 2 large(sliced)yellow onions | ||||||
| 4 clovesgarlic | ||||||
| 2 Tbstomato paste | ||||||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)dry red wine | ||||||
| 1 1/2 cups(355 mL)beef stock | ||||||
| 4 sprigsthyme | ||||||
| 1 lb(450 g; cut in 2-in lengths)carrots | ||||||
| 2 lb(900 g; halved)Yukon Gold potatoes | ||||||
| 2 Tbs(16 g; slaked in 2 Tbs cold water)cornstarch | ||||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.15 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
2rub, both faces
3sear 12 min, every face
goes in with what step 2 made
4soften, deglaze the base clean
goes in with what step 3 made
575 min high pressure, natural release 20 min
goes in with what step 4 made
6add the vegetables, 4 min, quick release
goes in with what step 5 made
7thicken, lid off
goes in with what step 6 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 2 hr 16 min2 of 6 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 20 min
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — a roast cannot be judged through a locked lid, so the seventy-five minutes is a commitment made in advance
- What you'll wash
- Three things — the Instant Pot, a cup to slake the cornstarch in, a plate to rest the roast on
- Does it keep
- 4 days — slice it cold and warm the slices in the gravy; the whole piece goes stringy warmed twice
rub, both faces
not timedfrom the start
sear 12 min, every face
12 minneeds youfrom the start
soften, deglaze the base clean
not timed12 min in
75 min high pressure, natural release 20 min
1 hr 50 minwalk away12 min in
add the vegetables, 4 min, quick release
6 minwalk away2 hr 2 min in
thicken, lid off
8 minneeds you(we think)2 hr 8 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need Instant Pot
See how it is written
>> title: Pot Roast, Instant Pot
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, sunday dinner, braise, one-pot, instant pot, pressure cooker
>> counters: Instant Pot
>> dish: pot-roast
>> kit: Instant Pot
>> aka: yankee pot roast, hot beef commercial, hot beef sandwich, instant pot pot roast, pressure cooker pot roast
>> servings: 6
>> time: 2 hr 30 min
>> slack: narrow — a roast cannot be judged through a locked lid, so the seventy-five minutes is a commitment made in advance
>> washing-up: the Instant Pot, a cup to slake the cornstarch in, a plate to rest the roast on
>> keeps: 4 days — slice it cold and warm the slices in the gravy; the whole piece goes stringy warmed twice
A whole roast is about twenty minutes a pound. The vegetables get their own four minutes at the end.
>> step: rub, both faces
Rub @beef chuck roast{4%lb}(1.8 kg) with @kosher salt{1%Tbs}, @black pepper{1%tsp}.
>> step: sear 12 min, every face
Sear @&(~1)seasoned roast{} in @vegetable oil{2%Tbs} on sauté in an #Instant Pot{} for ~sear{12%min}, turning it onto every face including the ends.
>> step: soften, deglaze the base clean
Soften @yellow onions{2%large}(sliced), @garlic{4%cloves}, @tomato paste{2%Tbs} with @&(~1)seared roast{}, then pour in @dry red wine{1/2%cup}(120 mL) and scrape the base until nothing is stuck to it.
>> step: 75 min high pressure, natural release 20 min
Pressure cook @&(~1)pot{} with @beef stock{1 1/2%cup}(355 mL), @thyme{4%sprigs}, lid on and valve sealed: ~come to pressure{15%min}, then ~pressure cook{75%min} on high and ~natural release{20%min}.
>> step: add the vegetables, 4 min, quick release
Add @carrots{1%lb}(450 g; cut in 2-in lengths), @Yukon Gold potatoes{2%lb}(900 g; halved) to @&(~1)pot roast{}, seal it again for ~pressure cook{4%min} on high, and ~quick release{2%min} at the beep so they stop at done.
>> step: thicken, lid off
Thicken @&(~1)pot{} on sauté with @cornstarch{2%Tbs}(16 g; slaked in 2 Tbs cold water) for ~thicken{8%min}, lid off, with the roast lifted out and resting under foil.