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Instant pot beef stir fry makes it so easy to enjoy a delicious meal even during busy weeknights. Make this meal in just 5 minutes and everyone can enjoy tender beef and veggies.
If you enjoyed our easy beef stir fry recipe, you will love this instant pot recipe. The beef is so tender that you will think it was slow cooked all day.
The seasoning is so tasty and the bell peppers really add to the flavor. We all just love this easy meal.
Ingredients
- Beef
- Vegetable Oil
- Onion
- Bell Pepper
- Garlic
- Broccoli Florets
- Soy Sauce
- Oyster Sauce
- Brown Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Water
- Salt and Pepper
- Rice (for serving)
- Sesame Seeds & Green Onions (for serving)
How to make Instant Pot Beef Stir Fry
2. Add the thinly sliced beef to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté until the beef is browned on all sides. Remove the beef and set aside.
3. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pot. Sauté the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and broccoli for about 3-4 minutes until slightly softened.
4. In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch. Add the sauce to the Instant Pot along with ¼ cup of water, stirring to combine.
5. Return the beef to the pot. Close the lid and turn the valve to ‘Sealing’. Cook on ‘Manual’ or ‘Pressure Cook’ high pressure for 5 minutes.
6. Once the cooking is complete, do a quick release of the pressure.
7. Open the lid and stir the beef and vegetables to combine with the sauce. If the sauce is too thin, you can turn the Instant Pot back to ‘Sauté’ and simmer for a few minutes to thicken.
8. Serve the beef stir fry over cooked rice, garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onions if desired.
How to thicken
If you would like to thicken the sauce, stir in 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. Whisk in a the instant pot.
Turn to the saute setting and cook until the sauce thickens. This should make the sauce a bit thicker if you prefer that.
Variations
You can add or omit veggies depending on what your preference is. It is super easy to adapt this meal.
Try adding:
- green onion
- teriyaki sauce
- brown sugar
- sesame seed
- stir fry vegetables
- snow peas
- beef broth
- red pepper flakes
- beef and broccoli recipe- only use beef and broccoli for a change. Yum!
- and more!
Just use what your family likes.
Instant pot Beef Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 pound Beef sirloin or flank steak), thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 bell Pepper sliced (any color)
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/4 cup water
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- cooked rice (for serving)
- Sesame seeds and sliced green onions for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot to 'Sauté' mode and heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Add the thinly sliced beef to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté until the beef is browned on all sides. Remove the beef and set aside.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pot. Sauté the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and broccoli for about 3-4 minutes until slightly softened.
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch. Add the sauce to the Instant Pot along with ¼ cup of water, stirring to combine.
- Return the beef to the pot. Close the lid and turn the valve to 'Sealing'. Cook on 'Manual' or 'Pressure Cook' high pressure for 5 minutes.
- Once the cooking is complete, do a quick release of the pressure.
- Open the lid and stir the beef and vegetables to combine with the sauce. If the sauce is too thin, you can turn the Instant Pot back to 'Sauté' and simmer for a few minutes to thicken.
- Serve the beef stir fry over cooked rice, garnished with sesame seeds and sliced green onions if desired.
Awesome recipe! Thanks Eat on a Dime!
I agree with the 2-3 minutes instead of 5 minutes. I also added 1tsp of oregano as the last item in the pot before starting the pressure cooker. Do not mix in.
Next time I want to add teriyaki sauce, I realized I didn’t have any when I already started cooking lol.
If using frozen beef strips. I would cook on high pressure for 15 minutes with a quick release. However, this will make the bell peppers too soft so I would wait to add those in. Then after the cook time, I would switch the instant pot to the sauté setting, add in the bell peppers and cook for 3-5 minutes until the peppers were tender. Let me know how it turns out!
How long to cook beef strips from frozen? Thanks!
You can definitely add in broccoli with the other veggies as well. I would only cook on high pressure for 2-3 minutes with the broccoli in there so that it doesn’t get over cooked. I hope you enjoy it!
You forgot when to put in broccoli and I don’t see it in dish,I love broccoli
I do not have an instant pot but this recipe sounds good and I would like to try it. Is it possible to make it in a crock pot and how would I go about it. Thanks