Amy+Jack Instant Pot Garlic Beef Rice Bowl

https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-hk-garlic-beef/

• 1 1/4 pound (567g) chuck roast steak, 1.5 inch in thickness
• 1 whole garlic, about 12 cloves (30g), minced
• 1 (150g) small onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) oil
• 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter
• 200 grams frozen mixed vegetables
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

Chicken Stock Mixture

• 3/4 cup (188ml) unsalted chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) light soy sauce (not low sodium soy sauce

Thickener

• 2 tablespoons (18g) cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons (30ml) cold water

*** I use ultra gel

Pot in Pot Rice

• 230 grams (~1 cup) Jasmine rice
• 250 ml (1 cup) cold running water

*** I cook minute rice in separate bowl

First, heat up your pressure cooker over medium high heat.

• Instant Pot: press Sauté button and click the adjust button to go to Sauté More function

• Instant Pot: wait until the indicator says HOT.

Brown Chuck Steak

1 1/4 pound (567g) chuck roast steak, 1.5 inch in thickness
Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon (15ml) oil

Season one side of the chuck steak generously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Add 1 tbsp (15ml) oil in pressure cooker. Ensure to coat the oil over whole bottom of the pot.

Carefully place the seasoned side of chuck steak in pressure cooker.

Generously season the other side with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Brown for 6 mins on each side without flipping.

Remove and set aside in a large mixing bowl.

Make Chicken Stock Mixture

3/4 cup (188ml) unsalted chicken stock
1 teaspoon (5ml) Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon (15ml) light soy sauce (not low sodium soy sauce)

While the chuck steak is browning in pressure cooker, mix 1 tsp (5ml) Worcestershire sauce and 1 tbsp (15ml) light soy sauce with 3/4 cup (188ml) unsalted chicken stock.

Sauté Onion & Garlic

Diced onion
2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter
Minced garlic cloves
Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instant Pot: press Cancel button, then Sauté button, and click the Adjust button until it reaches Saute Normal Setting

Add diced onion (150g) to the pressure cooker. Sauté for 1 minute.

Add in 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter and let the butter melt.

Add minced garlic cloves and stir for roughly 90 seconds until fragrant. Do not let the garlic burn.

Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper if desired.

Deglaze

Chicken stock mixture (from Step 4)

Pour in 1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock mixture and completely deglaze the bottom of the pot by scrubbing the flavorful brown bits with wooden spoon.

Pour in the remaining ¼ cup (63ml) chicken stock mixture.

Cut Chuck Steak

Chuck steak

After deglazing, cut the chuck steak into 1.5 – 2 inches stew cubes (as shown in photo below).

Place all chuck stew meat and the flavorful meat juice into the pressure cooker.

Pressure Cook Beef & Rice

**** I don't cook the rice this way, might try it sometime

230 grams (~1 cup) Jasmine rice 
250 ml (1 cup) cold running water

Stainless Steel Steaming Rack Stand
Stainless steel bowl (for PIP rice)

Layer a stainless steel bowl filled with 1 cup (230g) of Jasmine rice on top of a steamer rack (as shown in photo below).

Add 1 cup (250ml) cold water in the rice bowl. Make sure all the rice is covered with water (as shown in above photo).

Close lid and pressure cook at

• Pressure Cooking Method: High Pressure for 32 minutes
• Pressure Release Method: 10 minutes Natural Release

Turn off the heat. Release the remaining pressure. Open the lid carefully.

Fluff & set aside cooked rice.

Step 9
Thicken Sauce and Add Mixed Vegetables

200 grams frozen mixed vegetables
2 tablespoons (18g) cornstarch
2 tablespoons (30ml) cold water 

Add frozen mixed vegetables in the Instant Pot. They will warm up in 30 seconds.  (*** I think need warmed up in microwave first so they warm up faster)

Press Cancel and Sauté button to heat up the sauce.

In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch with water and mix it into the sauce one third at a time until desired thickness.  **** I just use ultra gel

Taste and adjust the seasoning with kosher salt if necessary.

Serve Instant Pot Garlic Beef Rice Bowl

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Place the beef & mixed vegetables over Jasmine rice and drizzle the HK Garlic Sauce.

Serve immediately & enjoy! 🙂