Instant Pot Pot Roast

Name: Instant Pot Pot Roast
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 lb beef chuck roast; 2 tbsp neutral oil; 1 onion, quartered; 4 carrots, cut in chunks; 1.5 lbs baby potatoes; 3 cups beef stock; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 3 sprigs thyme; 2 tbsp cornstarch

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Chuck roast pressure-cooked with carrots and potatoes until it falls apart under a fork, with the braising liquid reduced down into a proper glossy gravy at the end.

Course: Easy Dinners
Time: 1 hr 45 min
Servings: 6

Cooking Notes

Sear the roast in batches if necessary and let each surface develop a dark crust before turning. Browning is the main source of roasted flavor in a pressure-cooked pot roast.
Scrape the bottom of the pot thoroughly after adding liquid. Any browned bits left stuck in place can trigger a burn warning and keep their flavor out of the sauce.
Use a natural pressure release so the meat relaxes gradually, then thicken or reduce the cooking liquid after the roast comes out. The gravy should be finished separately from the meat.

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Instant Pot Pot Roast

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Category: Easy Dinners
Total Time: 1 hr 45 min
Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 6

Ingredients

3 lb beef chuck roast
2 tbsp neutral oil
1 onion, quartered
4 carrots, cut in chunks
1.5 lbs baby potatoes
3 cups beef stock
2 tbsp tomato paste
3 sprigs thyme
2 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

1
Salt the roast well and brown it hard on all sides using the sauté function, taking the time to get a real crust before anything else goes in.
2
Stir in the tomato paste and onion for a minute, then pour in the stock and scrape the bottom completely clean so nothing triggers a burn warning.
3
Add the thyme, lock the lid, and pressure cook on high for sixty minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for at least fifteen.
4
Add the carrots and potatoes and cook for another five minutes under pressure so they turn tender without disintegrating.
5
Lift out the meat and vegetables, whisk the cornstarch slurry into the simmering liquid until it thickens, and pour the gravy over everything.