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Instant Pot Asian Shredded Beef Bowls

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The Instant Pot makes getting meals on the table so much easier.  These Instant Pot Asian shredded beef bowls are super satisfying and a great way to cook beef in your Instant Pot. I love creating ‘bowls’ recipes, and these Asian shredded beef bowls are full of tender and flavorful beef on top of a bed of rice and accompanied with pickled veggies and some cabbage – they’re sure to become a family favorite.

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I’m sure you’ve heard me – or someone in your life – go on and on about how great the Instant Pot is.  On days when I haven’t quite succeeded at planning out dinner, I break out the Instant Pot and have a warm, full, often hearty meal ready in no time.  

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Being able to make meat this tender in 30 minutes-1 hour (vs. 8 hrs) is one of the biggest benefits of cooking with an Instant Pot.  

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The first thing you do is cook the beef in the Instant Pot in an Asian sauce.  The sauce is made up of blending together onion, pear, ginger, soy sauce and a little hot sauce if you like. It’s a savory-hint-of-sweet type sauce. It’s a flavor combination I love whenever making Asian inspired dishes (like these Korean beef bbq tacos or these Asian ground turkey bowls). The recipe I used is adapted from The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook by Coco Morante.

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What kind of beef do you use for shredded beef? That’s a question I get asked when making this dish. There are two types of beef that I’ve found work really well for this dish – boneless short ribs (sometimes a little trickier to find, check the butcher counter at your grocery store) or boneless chuck roast. The chuck roast shreds really nicely and I’ve found it easy to find. Both work great. 

With Asian inspired dishes, I always love creating and serving the dish with a quick pickled vegetable. Like when I shared the recipe for these Korea beef bbq tacos I serve them with quick pickled cucumbers, or when I make these Asian ground turkey bowls, I always serve them with these quick pickled Asian vegetables (I always keep a jar of these in my fridge, they build more flavor the longer they sit in the fridge, they’re so good!)

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While the beef is cooking away, I make a quick batch of rice (either white rice or brown rice or some other grain like quinoa would work great) and a quick batch of pickled vegetables. For these Instant Pot Asian shredded beef bowls, I like to include some chopped up cabbage, but that is totally optional. 

Hope you love this recipe! I’ve included how to make this Asian shredded beef via a slow cooker as well. I’d love to hear from you in the comments below: what’s your favorite Instant Pot recipe (or slow cooker if you don’t have an IP yet!)

Yield: 4-6 servings

Instant Pot Asian Shredded Beef Bowls

Instant Pot Asian Shredded Beef Bowls

Delicious Instant Pot Asian shredded beef bowls are super delicious and made in less than an hour, thanks to an Instant Pot.

Ingredients

  • For the Beef
  • 1 small white or yellow onion, peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 1 pear (I use Asian or Bosc variety), peeled cored and cut into chunks
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1-inch knob fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
  • 1/4 cup mirin (sweet rice wine) or apple juice
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon or more hot sauce, I like using gochujang
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 3 pounds boneless beef short ribs, or chuck roast, cut into 2-3-inch large pieces
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds (to garnish)
  • For the Bowls:
  • Cooked rice (I like about 1/2 cup per bowl)
  • Quick pickled Asian vegetables (you could also serve raw vegetables in the bowl)
  • 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage (optional)

Instructions

  1. Start by combining onion, pear, garlic, ginger, mirin, soy sauce, and hot sauce (if using) in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Taste sauce; add salt and/or more heat, to taste.

Instant Pot Instructions

  1. Arrange beef (short rib pieces or chuck roast)at the bottom of an Instant Pot/electric pressure cooker and sprinkle salt on them.
  2. Pour blended sauce over, and stir to coat. Secure the lid and set the pressure release valve to Sealing.
  3. Select the Meat/Stew setting for 35 minutes at high pressure. When the timer goes off, you can perform a quick release by moving the pressure release valve to Venting, but do so with tongs or a spoon because the pressured steam release will absolutely burn your hand. I like to let it just sit in the Instant pot for an additional 5-10 minutes, it makes the beef extra tender I've found.
  4. Open the pot and use a slotted spoon to remove the meat from the cooking liquid, then use a spoon (I use a slotted spoon), to skim as much of the fat as possible from the surface of the sauce. If you like a thicker sauce/gravy, mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl whisking to combine, and then add it to the instant pot and whisk until smooth and thick.
  5. Shred the beef.
  6. To assemble the bowls arrange rice, pickled veggies and cabbage on top of rice, and then top with shredded beef. Spoon a little sauce/gravy over the beef and sprinkle sesame seeds to garnish and enjoy.

Slow Cooker Instructions

  1. Arrange beef (short rib pieces or chuck roast)at the bottom of a crock-pot/slow cooker and sprinkle salt on beef.
  2. Pour blended sauce over, and stir to coat. Put the lid on and turn on low.
  3. Cook on low for 8 hours (this dish is not good when cooked on high for 3-4 hours).
  4. Remove the lid and use a slotted spoon to remove the meat from the cooking liquid, then use a spoon to skim as much of the fat as possible from the surface of the sauce. If you like a thicker sauce/gravy, mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl whisking to combine, and then add it to the slow cooker sauce and whisk until smooth and thick.
  5. Shred the beef.
  6. To assemble the bowls arrange rice, pickled veggies and cabbage on top of rice, and then top with shredded beef. Spoon a little sauce/gravy over the beef and sprinkle sesame seeds to garnish and enjoy.

Notes

This dish is really good as leftovers. Keep the beef in the sauce/cooking liquid in the fridge (there will be a fat layer - the fat layer is much easier to remove after it has been cooled). The meat lasts for 5-7 days cooked in the fridge (but it never lasts that long for us).

This recipe was slightly adapted from The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook

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Cuisine: Asian / Category: Easy Dinner Ideas
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  2. Rachel Zimmerman says

    Our current favorite is beef, snow peas, and mushrooms, but this looks good! I’ll have to make it soon.

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  4. Pastora says

    My favorite meat is wine and honey! In the oven for 4 hours 😍😱🤤👌with rustikkkk potatos 🤗😂😊

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  5. Lisa Burkhart says

    Don’t have an instapot yet, but love making Pot Roast in the slow cooker. Nice to come home to a warn hearty meal after work

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  6. Mary Caruthers says

    This recipe looks amazing. I unfortunately don’t own an insta pot but I love the instapot Cuban pork. It is so good and can be done in my slow cooker.
    I can’t wait to try the Asian beef bowls thanks for sharing such good recipes with us.

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  7. Jana says

    One of my favorite Instant Pot meals is a recipe for beef stroganoff soup. It combines two of my favorite comfort foods and is absolutely delicious! This recipe looks good too – we’ll have to give it a go!

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  8. Rebecca S. says

    I don’t have an Instant Pot, but my favorite slow cooker recipe is pot roast (although slow cooker mashed potatoes are a close second. They make mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving SO much easier!).

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  11. Denise says

    I do not own an Instant Pot. However, my daughter does and I have been collecting recipes for her like a woman obsessed. She’s a working mom with 8-year-old twin boys (who unfortunately have autism), so she has her hands full! MY favorite slow-cooker dish is Mississippi Pot Roast. I discovered it last year, and while shopping for the recipe, my only choice in buying the jarred peppers was like a gallon! I thought, I am NEVER going to use all these! Wrong! Used every single one and am on my second jar. My husband thinks it’s one of the greatest recipes ever!

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  12. Laura says

    I like making baked potatoes in my instant pot, it really speeds up the process! I also like making Mac and cheese.

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  13. Erik says

    Slow cooker ham and potato soup or slow cooker corn chowder tends to be our go to slow cooker meals. Easy to throw together, makes a ton and freezes easily.

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