Instant Pot Mongolian Beef
Instant Pot Mongolian Beef is a favorite Asian take-out meal, ready in 30 minutes at home! This instant pot recipe is easy and delicious; a meal the whole family will enjoy.
Servings: 5
Calories: 344kcal
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb flank steak sliced against the grain into 1/4" thin strips
- 1/3 cup yellow onion diced
- 1/2 cup carrots shredded (optional)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil divided
- 3-5 clove garlic minced (your call on amount)
- 3/4 cup low sodium vegetable broth beef broth is great too
- 1 Tbsp ginger grated and save for after Instant pot quick release
- 1/8-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes optional-I like this dish spicy, but my kids are a different story, so I don't add it if cooking for them
Sauce Thickener
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot flower
- 3 Tbsp water
Garnish
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
- 4 whole green onions chopped
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to Sauté mode.
- Add 1 Tbsp of the oil to Instant pot once hot. Add steak in batches and brown, stirring occasionally. I do it in 3 batches. Once browned, remove from pot and set aside.
- Add remaining Tbsp of oil, onions & carrots. Sauté about 2 mins.
- Add garlic (& red pepper flakes if adding) to pot, stirring about 1 minute or fragrant.
- Add broth, soy sauce and brown sugar to pot. Stir to combine, scraping all bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
- Return beef to pot. Give it a quick stir.
- Close Instant Pot and set to High pressure for 9 mins.
- Quick release once cooking is complete.
- Set the Instant Pot back to Sauté and once sauce is simmering add your ginger to the pot. Stir to combine.
- While sauce is simmering, stir together cornstarch and water together in a small bowl/ramekin and quickly add to pot.
- Wisk the cornstarch thickener into the sauce, consistently stirring until sauce thickens, doesn't take more than a minute.
- Stir in the sesame seeds.
- Turn off and unplug your Instant Pot. Top plates with green onions and enjoy!
Notes
Serve over your favorite rice or noodles. I prefer to serve the Mongolian Beef over Jasmine rice with Green Onions. Add some red pepper flakes over individual dishes for those who prefer more heat.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 1006mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 2162IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg