Instant Pot Mongolian Beef

This incredibly tender and flavor-packed Instant Pot Mongolian Beef is on the table in just 35 minutes!

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Instant Pot Mongolian Beef – The most tender and flavorful Mongolian beef prepared in your pressure cooker!

My new Instant Pot has been a total game-changer when it comes to getting a meal on the table on busy weeknights.  I was completely amazed at how tender and flavorful this beef was… like it had been slow cooking for hours and hours!

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With just 10 minutes prep time and 25 minutes cook time (I included the time it takes to come to pressure), this sweet and tangy Mongolian beef is on the table in 35 minutes, and it’s so much better than takeout!

With warmer weather headed our way, I’m wanting to spend more time outside during the evenings (it was a LONG winter!) and quick recipes like this make it easier.  I have a garden to plant and so much work to do!  I’ve been dreaming of vine-ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, green beans…  

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, I have a slow cooker version of this recipe here.

I hope you enjoy this quick and easy Mongolian beef as much as we did!

Instant Pot Mongolian Beef

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• Author: Amy @ The Blond Cook
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 pounds flank steak, sliced into thin strips across the grain
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 2-1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 2 teaspoons freshly minced garlic
• 3/4 cup soy sauce (I used low sodium)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 cup shredded or julienned carrots
• Sliced green onions and sesame seeds, for garnish
• Optional:  cooked white rice

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Instructions

1. Place flank steak strips in a 1 gallon resealable bag.  Add cornstarch, seal bag and shake to coat evenly.
2. In a medium bowl, add ginger root, garlic, soy sauce,  water, brown sugar and hoisin sauce.  Stir well to combine.
3. Set your Instant Pot to the saute setting.  Add olive oil.  When olive oil is heated, add beef and saute for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Pour mixture over beef and stir to combine.  Add carrots and stir again.
5. Turn Instant Pot off.  Place the lid on and lock.  Steam release knob should be set on “sealing”.
6. Cook on manual setting (high pressure) for 10 minutes.  Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quick release remaining pressure.
7. Carefully remove lid and stir.  Serve over cooked white rice (if desired) and top with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.

Notes

• I used an Instant Pot LUX80 8 quart in this recipe.