Instant Pot® Beef Panang Curry

Description

This curry takes advantage of pre-made curry paste and it cooks in the Instant Pot®. If you don’t have coconut sugar, use brown sugar or palm sugar. Serve over jasmine rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons Panang-style red curry paste
  • 1 pound beef top sirloin, thinly sliced
  • ¾ cup coconut milk, or as needed
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
  • ½ tablespoon fish sauce
  • ⅓ cup finely chopped Thai basil

Instructions

  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add oil and curry paste to the hot pot; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add sirloin strips and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in coconut milk. Cancel Saute mode. Close and lock the lid.
  2. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  4. for 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  5. about 5 minutes.
  6. Unlock and remove the lid. Select Saute function. Mix in onion
  7. bell peppers
  8. peanut butter
  9. coconut sugar
  10. and fish sauce. Simmer until flavors are well combined
  11. about 5 minutes. Taste and add more coconut milk if curry is too spicy. Sprinkle with Thai basil before serving.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 4

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