instant pot pot roast

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Instant Pot Pot Roast is basically three moods in one: rustic, delicious, and cozy to the max.

It is also lots of other good things, like: chunks of tender beef, onions, whole potatoes, garlic and herbs, red wine, mushrooms, carrots, and a perfectly luscious gravy that is glossy and thick but not awkwardly thick? If serving this in a bowl poured with a mini gravy waterfall, coarse salt and pepper, and a chunk of hot, crusty, buttered bread is wrong, you know I don’t even want to be right.

This recipe is the essence of winter comfort food, and the Instant Pot is really a good friend to have around in these moments.

I don’t eat beef all that often, but that’s actually why I love this recipe. Because anytime I’m eating beef I want to try to make it special: a responsible, quality piece of meat that’s cooked really well into something satisfying, filling, and perfect for the season. Which, at the moment, is a pot roast served with bread and wine and maybe a salad, but why, honestly? And yes, for sure you need candles on the table. Are you getting the vibe here?

It is a savory, comforting, back-to-basics recipe that is something really special for friends coming over for dinner, as a meal delivered to someone who is hurting, or for a drab Tuesday night that just needs a little something extra. ♡

LET’S MAKE YUMMY INSTANT POT POT ROAST

Step 1: Set your Instant Pot to sauté to get the oil nice and hot. Sear your meat until a browned, crispy exterior forms.

Step 2: Almost everything goes in! Add your onion, garlic, mushrooms, whole potatoes, tomato paste, wine, broth, fresh herbs, salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook on high pressure for 40 minutes.

Step 3: After time is up, release the pressure and add in your carrots and celery. Cook for just another 10 minutes – this will prevent sad, overcooked veggies. Once roast finishes, allow for 15 minutes of natural pressure release to let all of the yummy flavors and juices come together.

Step 4: Remove your beef and veggies and put on a serving platter. Switch your Instant Pot over to the sauté function, add your cornstarch slurry to the pot, and let your gravy thicken for a couple minutes.

Step 5: Drizzle gravy over the roast. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a cozy, rustic bowl of pot roast. May I suggest some hot crusty bread slathered with melty butter for soaking up the extra gravy juices? YUM CITY!

Herbs and garlic, chunks of falling-apart, seared and slow-cooked beef, and a ton of winter veggies under a blanket of gravy. Let me think for two seconds: YES.