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Instant Pot Pot Roast

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Instant Pot Pot Roast is a classic comfort food made easy with pressure cooking. Featuring tender beef, perfectly cooked vegetables, and rich, savory gravy, it’s a hearty, one-pot meal ready in under two hours.

Ingredients

  • 3–4 lb chuck roast
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 4 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary or 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening)
  • 2 tablespoons water (for cornstarch slurry)

Instructions

  1. Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode. Heat olive oil and sear the chuck roast on all sides until browned. Remove and set aside.
  2. Add chopped onion and garlic to the pot. Sauté until fragrant and slightly softened.
  3. Stir in tomato paste, then add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Scrape up any browned bits from the bottom.
  4. Return the roast to the pot. Add thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
  5. Lock the lid and cook on high pressure for 60 minutes.
  6. Allow natural pressure release for 15–20 minutes.
  7. Open the lid and add carrots and potatoes. Reseal and cook on high pressure for 10 more minutes.
  8. Manually release pressure and remove roast and vegetables to a serving platter.
  9. Set Instant Pot to sauté. Mix cornstarch with water and stir into the cooking liquid. Simmer until thickened to a gravy consistency.
  10. Slice or shred the roast and serve with vegetables and gravy.

Notes

  • Use red wine for added depth of flavor by substituting ½ cup of broth with wine.
  • Frozen roast can be used, but searing is not possible and cooking time should increase by 15–20 minutes.
  • Customize veggies with celery, parsnips, or mushrooms.
  • Gravy thickens best with cornstarch slurry added after pressure cooking.

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