Instant Pot® ‘Pot Roast’

Description

Pot roast in an Instant Pot® with potato, carrots, and celery.

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 pound) boneless beef chuck roast
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
  • ¼ medium onion, diced
  • 4 medium mushrooms, sliced
  • ¾ cup Merlot wine
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 3 medium red potatoes, cut into chunks
  • 4 medium carrots, cut into chunks
  • ½ cup celery slices
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Pat roast dry and season liberally with salt and pepper.
  2. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®)
  3. add oil
  4. and select Saute function. Add roast to the hot pot and brown for 5 to 8 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.
  5. Add onion to the pot
  6. adding more oil if needed
  7. and saute until browned
  8. 5 to 7 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until browned
  9. 3 to 4 more minutes. Add wine and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Stir in tomato paste
  10. garlic
  11. and thyme.
  12. Add beef broth. Place roast on top of the mushrooms and onions. Add potatoes
  13. carrots
  14. and celery. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 80 minutes. Allow 5 to 10 minutes for pressure to build.
  15. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  16. about 15 minutes. Remove roast and vegetables to a bowl.
  17. Switch to Saute function. When juices begin to bubble
  18. whisk in flour and cook to thicken
  19. 2 to 3 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 8

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