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Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice

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Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice–a quick version of a classic recipe made in your electric pressure cooker. The best part is that the beef and rice cook at the same time in the same Instant Pot. 

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Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice--a quick version of a classic recipe made in your electric pressure cooker. The best part is that the beef and rice cook at the same time in the same Instant Pot. 

Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice

One of my favorite slow cooker recipes that is on my blog is the slow cooker korean beef. It is super fast to make and the meat is seasoned perfectly. Not too sweet, not too salty, not too much heat but just the right amount of spiciness. I decided to try to make the beef and the rice in the Instant Pot at the same time. I’ve used this method with a few other recipes such as the Hawaiian Haystacks and the Honey Garlic Chicken and Rice.

Basically the method is to put a portion of the meal (such as the rice) in the bottom of the Instant Pot and then put an oven safe dish on top of the rice that contains the meat and sauce. Then set the timer on your Instant Pot and come back when it’s done. I like this method because it works to get two things cooked at the same time. After cooking rice in my Instant Pot it’s the only way I want to cook it! It turns out so well every single time…especially usually fussy brown rice.

One thing that really worked well for me was to spray my Instant Pot with nonstick cooking spray. This ensured that the rice didn’t stick to the bottom of the pot and waste half the batch of rice. I also wanted to let you know that I used a 1 1/2 quart corningware dish to cook my meat in. It worked really well but if you have another oven safe dish that fits inside, you can use that instead.

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Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice--a quick version of a classic recipe made in your electric pressure cooker. The best part is that the beef and rice cook at the same time in the same Instant Pot. 

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Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice--a quick version of a classic recipe made in your electric pressure cooker. The best part is that the beef and rice cook at the same time in the same Instant Pot. 

What Instant Pot Did You Use?

For Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1 for this recipe. I also own the 6 quart Instant Pot IP-LUX60 V3 Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker. They are both great pressure cookers! The first one I mentioned has a yogurt making function but other than that they are fairly similar. The price difference between the two is about $20.

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Instant Pot Cheater Korean Beef and Brown Rice

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4.8 from 9 reviews
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 22 minutes, plus time to come to pressure and time to release pressure
  • Total Time: -26013963.5333 minute
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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A quick version of a classic recipe made in your electric pressure cooker. The best part is that the beef and rice cook at the same time in the same Instant Pot. 

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Ingredients

For the rice:

  • 1 1/2 cups long grain brown rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tsp salt

For the beef:

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 lb lean ground beef (I used 91% lean ground beef)
  • Sliced green onions, for garnish
  • Toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Spray the bottom of the Instant Pot with non-stick cooking spray. This will help with sticking rice and clean up. Pour the rice, water, and salt in the bottom of the Instant Pot.
  2. In an oven safe dish that fits inside your Instant Pot stir together the brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder, red pepper, minced ginger and tomato paste. Add in the ground beef and break the beef up with a spoon. Stir to coat the beef with the sauce.
  3. Place the oven safe dish on top of the trivet. Carefully lower the trivet and dish on top of the rice/water in the bottom of the Instant pot.
  4. Cover the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is on “sealing.” Set the timer on manual (high pressure) for 22 minutes. When the timer beeps let the pressure release naturally for about 10 minutes and then release any pressure that is left by moving the valve to “venting.”
  5. Using oven mitts, carefully remove the trivet and dish out of the instant pot. The bottom of the trivet will have some rice kernels on it. Stir the beef and break it up with a spoon. Scoop a portion of rice onto a plate and then top with the beef and a bit of the juices. Top with green onions and sesame seeds.

Notes

I used this Instant Pot for this recipe.

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Recipe adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything

  • Method: Instant Pot

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Comments

  1. Awesome! Quick, easy, tasty. It was a hit with the family!
    I also sauteed shredded carrots with ginger to top it with.

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  2. I have made this recipe in my instant pot a few times now. I’ve cooked the beef with the rest of the ingredients in the bottom of the pot and then cooked a cut in half spaghetti squash on top on the trivet. Makes a great, quick, healthy meal! Thank you for sharing!

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  3. I fixed this for lunch today. So easy and so good! I prefer white rice and fixed that separately in the microwave. I used your suggestion of adding 1/2 cup of broth and cooking 10 minutes under pressure. I was afraid it was too runny but the extra juice was perfect for the rice. I will fix again! Thanks.

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  4. This looks so tasty! If I don’t use rice, could I just cook the beef in the instant pot without the pyrex and will it change the cooking time? Thank you!

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    • You’ll need some liquid for the beef to come to pressure. You’ll probably be good with 1/2 cup of broth. I would do 10 minutes pressure cook time.

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  5. I made this using Canadian Maple Syrup instead of brown sugar. I also cooked about half the meat in a pan so I could drain off any fat and ended up using a pan to crisp up the meat from the IP. I haven’t tried the rice yet but the meat is delicious, slightly spicy, slightly sweet and very savory.

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  6. I got the burn notice twice 🙁 in between I washed the instant pot and added more liquid. Not sure what I did wrong

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  7. I have a question about this recipe. Can I use less sugar or sugar substitute?
    And can I use those double stainless pots that are sold on Amazon for pot in pot with the same results? Or add more time?
    Thank you. This recipe looks delicious.

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    • The stainless steel will work great! You could try a sugar sub…I’m not sure how it would turn out but it’s worth a shot 🙂

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  8. I am not sure what to use inside the Ip to keep rice and beef separated. I have the pressure cooker xl, not IP.
    Any ideas??

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  9. Wanted to let you know I tried this but “flipped” the rice and beef in the IP with the beef being in the bottom and the rice in a bowl. I have gotten the ‘burn’ notice with rice on the bottom of the IP and HATE to have to try to fix it so we have an edible dinner and thought this was worth a try. I followed your directions but just put the beef in the bottom of the IP and put the rice in a dish on the rack over the beef. I questioned if there was enough liquid but forged on. Unfortunately, I got the burn notice. So, I added another 3/4 cup of liquid to the beef (on the bottom) thinking it would just give me more gravy to put over my rice. It worked perfectly! I used white rice, did a high pressure cook for 7 min with a 10 min natural pressure release and everything was done. Made a quick slurry with cornstarch to thicken up the juice around the meat and served it to the family. Everyone loved it. I actually am glad I added that extra water as it made even more delicious gravy to go over the rice. The flavor is great and it is so easy to use ground beef for a quick variation to traditional Korean beef recipes. Thank you for another quick, easy recipe.

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  12. I made this following he recipe exactly and it was very good.
    I made it a second time and used thinly sliced steak which was also good.

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  14. This was tasty, quick, and easy! I made this with ground turkey as that is what I had and I used crushed garlic but didn’t put in ginger as I had run out. I broke up the turkey afterwards as it has become 1 clump. I love that the rice and meat cooked at once! It was tasty and both of my boys asked for seconds, they are 2 and 4, and they have been a little picky lately so it’s definitely a good sign. I’ll be making this again.

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  16. Could you make the rice in the bowl and the meat outside the bowl? It seems like every time I cook rice in my Instant Pot it sticks- even if I spray before.

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    • I think you could. I’m not sure, though, if the cooking time would change. I’ll have to try it and see if it works. Let me know if you end up trying it and what happens!

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  18. Ooooooh, this was divine! I have an 8 quart Instant Pot and I tripled the beef recipe. This sauce was perfect! I used white rice and adjusted the time accordingly. I can’t wait to make it again.

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  19. Did you use the trivet that came with the IP? I’m trying to figure out how that would work, because it seems the rice and water would go right through the metal of the trivet and make a mess. I wish I had a trivet that had taller legs!

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  22. Hi,

    Two quick questions:

    1. When you measured your rice did you use a regular measuring cup or did you use the rice cup that comes with the IP?

    2. Would doubling the recipe change the cook time? (I have an 8 qt IP)

    Thanks!

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  23. Would the directions be the same if you didn’t cook the rice in the instapot? I have a rice cooker and prefer to make my rice in there. Thanks!

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    • I would just put a cup of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Then place the meat in the dish on top of the trivet and cook for 20 minutes. I don’t think there is enough liquid to cook just the meat and the sauce in the bottom of the pot.

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      • Hi Karen,

        I’m new to the instant pot world and would love to try this recipe tonight. Is pyrex a good brand of dishware to use on top of a trivet? Also, have you tried using frozen ground beef or does it have to be thawed?

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