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Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli
By Sprig Originals · with credit
Adapted from littlesunnykitchen.com
Worked out from this recipe's ingredients. If you're cooking for an allergy, always read the full ingredient list.
Tender strips of flank steak pressure-cooked in a savory-sweet ginger garlic soy sauce, then tossed with crisp broccoli. It comes together faster than takeout arrives and tastes better for it.
Ingredients
Beef
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 12 ounces flank steak, sliced into strips
- 1/4 cup water, for deglazing
Sauce
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 3/4 cup water or beef stock
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
To Finish
- 12 ounces broccoli florets, steamed
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, optional
- cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Set your Instant Pot to SAUTÉ and heat the tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add the garlic and ginger and stir for about 30 seconds, just until they smell fragrant — don't let the garlic take on color.
- Add the beef strips and cook, stirring now and then, until browned on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in ¼ cup water and scrape the bottom of the pot clean with a wooden spoon so nothing is stuck (this prevents a burn warning).
- Stir in the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and ¾ cup water or beef stock. Turn off the SAUTÉ setting.
- Lock the lid on with the vent set to SEALING. Pressure cook on HIGH for 8 minutes. It will take roughly 5 minutes to come up to pressure before the timer starts.
- When the timer ends, carefully quick-release the steam, then remove the lid. Switch back to SAUTÉ, stir in the cornstarch slurry, and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the beef. Turn the pot off.
- Fold in the steamed broccoli so it's glossed in sauce but still crisp. Spoon over rice and scatter with sesame seeds.
Chef's tips
- Slice the steak across the grain and no thicker than ¼ inch — it stays far more tender under pressure.
- Steam the broccoli separately (2–3 minutes in the microwave or a covered pan) and add it at the very end; pressure cooking turns it to mush.
- If the sauce is thinner than you'd like, whisk together another teaspoon of cornstarch with a teaspoon of cold water and simmer it in.
- Any well-marbled quick-cooking cut works here — sirloin or skirt steak both behave like flank.
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
420calories
43gprotein
23gcarbs
17gfat
Estimates only — values vary with brands and portions.
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