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As an Amazon affiliate, and affiliate with other businesses, I earn from qualifying purchases. Jump to Recipe Instant Pot Mongolian Beef is a fast one-pot weeknight recipe made with sliced flank steak in a delicious ginger-garlic sauce. It’s an easy pressure cooker version of PF Changs popular beef dish. ❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe: This is one of our go-to weeknight dinner recipes because it’s ready in 30 minutes, is mostly hands-off, and is jam-packed with rich Asian flavors. Serve it with white rice for a complete meal without any stress. Update: We make this Mongolian beef recipe all the time, so I’ve updated the recipe and post with new tips and photos to help you perfect it. How to Make Instant Pot Mongolian BeefWay back in 2012, a reader asked me to convert Just a Taste’s Mongolian Beef recipe to a non-spicy pressure cooker version. It’s been a reader-favorite ever since! Even though it’s a pressure cooker recipe, I start by browning the flank steak in the pressure cooking pot. You can skip this step if you’re in a pinch, but I highly recommend it for the best flavor. Tip: The key to getting a great sear on your steak is to avoid crowding the pot. Cook in batches until everything is nicely browned, then be sure to deglaze the pot with broth and scrape up the browned bits. Once your beef is ready to go, you’ll build the sauce with:
Trick for Slicing Flank SteakHonestly, the easiest way to get thinly sliced flank steak is to ask your butcher. (Jenn here: I honestly didn’t I could ask the butcher to do this until I went grocery shopping with Barbara. It might add a few minutes to the shopping trip, but they always get it perfectly thin and it saves so much more time at dinner time.) If you’re cutting your steak yourself, my favorite way to cut it is to put it in the freezer for 30 minutes, then take it out and slice it with a sharp knife. The quick chill time makes it hold its shape better when cutting, so it’s easier to get consistent and thin slices. Thickening Mongolian BeefThe stove top method for Mongolian beef stir-fry calls for coating the sliced beef in cornstarch before cooking. This helps absorb some of the liquid from the soy sauce and other ingredients. But because thickeners can cause burning on the bottom of an Instant Pot, the best way to thicken up the sauce in this dish is after it’s finished cooking. Add a simple slurry of cornstarch and water to the pot. Then use the Saute feature to bring the sauce to a simmer. It will thicken up nicely and the sauce will coat the beef nicely. What to Serve with Instant Pot BeefThis is a stir-fry style dish that goes great with cooked grains. Try serving your Mongolian beef with fluffy Instant Pot white or brown rice. For something more adventurous try Pressure Cooker Forbidden Black Rice. For a little extra crunch and color on top of the dish, spiral your plate with white sesame seeds. And if you like some heat, try a dash of hot pepper flakes. Freezing Beef Stir-FryYou can easily freeze this dish for later. Just let it cool fully, then place it in an airtight freezer-safe container. If you plan to defrost the dish in your Instant Pot, I recommend freezing it in a heat-safe container so it can go directly into your pressure cooker. Use this guide to using the pot-in-pot method to defrost and reheat food in your Instant Pot. More Instant Pot Beef Recipes
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Nutrition Information: Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Nutrition information is calculated by Nutritionix and may not always be accurate. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. How long does flank steak take to cook?Rub a flank steak with olive oil, season it with salt and pepper and slide it onto a foil-lined sheet pan for easy cleanup. Then just broil it until it's medium-rare, 6 to 8 minutes. No flipping needed.
How long to pressure cook meat in instant pot?Cook for 20 minutes (per pound of meat) at high pressure for large chunks and 15 minutes (per pound of meat) for small chunks. Use a quick pressure release method.
How long do you cook beef in instant pot?Cooking Time. How long does it take to cook a 2 lb flank steak?Oven-Cooked Flank Steak Cooking Time
For medium-rare flank steak cooked under the broiler, it takes about 8-12 minutes, depending on the steak's thickness. If you like your steak cooked to medium or medium-well, use the oven instead of the broiler. This cooking method will take closer to 20 minutes.
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