Instant Pot Honey Garlic Beef (with video)

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Beef—an easy dump and go recipe for tender bites of beef with a sweet and savory sauce.

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Note: You can make this in the SLOW COOKER. The instructions are listed in the recipe card below.

Instant Pot Honey Garlic Beef

This is an easy and delicious recipe for Instant Pot Honey Garlic Beef that’s made with just 8 ingredients in one pot. This dish is perfect for busy weeknights, and cleanup is a breeze because everything goes into the Instant Pot! You’ll love the sticky honey garlic sauce! You can even make rice at the same time in the same pot, if you’d like.

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

I used a 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 quart Instant Pot with no changes.

For the beef and sauce:

• Beef stew meat–or you can cut a beef roast (like chuck or rump roast) into bite size pieces
• Low sodium soy sauce–I like using low sodium so it doesn’t have too much salt. You can also use tamari sauce. If you want to make this recipe gluten-free use a gluten-free soy sauce or tamari sauce.
• Water–to help bring the pot to pressure
• Minced garlic–jarred or fresh. When using fresh garlic cloves I like to use a garlic press*.
• Gingerroot–I like to use a microplane* or small grater to grate frozen ginger. I store leftover gingerroot wrapped in foil in my freezer. You don’t even need to peel it!
• Chili flakes–for a little bit of heat. If you don’t like spice then use less or use black pepper instead.
• Honey–I used 4 tablespoons but you can use up to 6 tablespoons, depending how sweet you like your sauce.
• Cornstarch–to thicken the sauce.
• Green onions and sesame seeds–for garnish

For optional pot-in-pot rice

• Water
• Converted or long grain white rice
• Pot-in-pot dish*
• Trivet*

Instructions

1. Add ingredients: add beef, soy sauce, water, garlic, ginger and chili flakes into Instant Pot.
2. Pot-in-pot rice: add water and rice into a pot-in-pot dish* and cover. Place a long legged trivet* into the Instant Pot and then place the rice dish on top of the trivet. 
3. Pressure cook: Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 20 minutes. When time is up let pressure release naturally for 15 minutes (this will help the meat be ultra tender). Remove the lid and carefully remove the rice pan and trivet and set aside. 
4. Thicken: Stir in the honey. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. Thicken the sauce by making a cornstarch slurry. Stir together 2-3 Tbsp of cornstarch with 4 Tbsp of water. Stir the mixture into the Instant Pot. When sauce has thickened turn off the Instant Pot. 
5. Serve beef and sauce over rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. 

• For extra flavor: If you’d like you can brown the beef before pressure cooking. Pat the beef dry with paper towels. Add in a teaspoon or 2 of vegetable oil into the Instant Pot on the sauté setting or on the stove in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the beef and let brown for a couple minutes on each side and flip with tongs. Deglaze the pot with the water and soy sauce before proceeding on with the recipe.
• Prep the night before for convenience and for a marinade effect on the meat. Perform step 1 and stick the Instant Pot liner (cover with foil or a lid) in the refrigerator. Then when you’re ready to cook the following day go on with the recipe. 
• To make in the slow cooker: Add beef, soy sauce, water, garlic, ginger, chili and honey to slow cooker. Stir well. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Make a cornstarch slurry with cornstarch and water and stir into the slow cooker. Cook on high without the lid until sauce has thickened. 

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Video

Subscribe to my Instant Pot YouTube channel! Watch how to make Instant Pot honey garlic beef recipe with pot-in-pot rice:

What is pot-in-pot cooking?

The Instant Pot pot-in-pot (PIP) cooking method is cooking food in a separate dish that’s placed on a trivet inside your Instant Pot liner. Steam is created from liquid below the trivet and builds pressure to cook the food.

In today’s recipe I cook the beef in the bottom of the Instant Pot and then cook rice above the beef in a pot-in-pot dish. I used converted rice but long grain or jasmine rice will also work. Brown rice takes about 22 minutes to pressure cook so it may get done but it might also be a little crunchy still. I haven’t tried it yet so I’m not 100% sure.

What to serve with honey garlic beef

This beef and sauce tastes great served with rice and a side of broccoli or another one of your favorite vegetables like asparagus. 

How to store leftovers

Store leftover in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can use the pot-in-pot method to reheat leftovers*.

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