Instant Pot Spicy Korean Beef is the Perfect Thing for a Cold Winter’s Night

This is my first foray into the Instant Pot craze. I was very lucky to get an Instant Pot for Christmas from my brother. I wanted to make this recipe in my slow cooker, but now that I have this newfangled contraption I thought I would try it out and make this beef recipe. It turns out this recipe is fantastic in the Instant Pot. I was a little intimidated to use this as it is a pressure cooker and that has always made me nervous. But I got over my fears, and I am glad I did. Using an Instant Pot to make This Korean Beef recipe was a breeze. It was so easy and quick that I was done super fast. And the results were fantastic.

Don’t let the name Spicy Korean beef fool you into thinking this is a really hot dish. Korean Beef is spicy but not to the point that all you taste is heat. The Gochujang makes the recipe full of umami and even slightly smokey. If you are new to Gochujang, check out some of my other recipes like the Korean beef short ribs, which would be fantastic in an Instant Pot and the Korean Snack mix, which is addictive and very tasty. You can find Gochujang on Amazon or at may specialty grocery stores. I always have a tube of it in my fridge at all times.

Spicy Korean Beef is so easy, all you have to do is cube the chuck and mix it all together in the instant pot. Seal the cooker, and you are ready to go. In about 90 minutes you’ve got a delicious warm Korean Beef, that you can serve over rice or maybe noodles. The sauce is thin, but all that tasty umami goodness gets absorbed into the rice. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it. It also makes incredible leftovers if you actually have any left. If you time it right, once the Instant Pot has finished it’s pressure cooking, you can start the rice or noodles and a vegetable. By the time it has completed its 25-minute resting and ready to vent you can have everything done. And you will have a fabulous Korean meal ready for a cold winters night.

Let me know in the comments below what are your thoughts. I would like to add more Instant Pot recipes if there is an Interest. Let me know.

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Instant Pot Spicy Korean Bee

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 30 mins

Total Time

1 hr 35 mins

 

A spicy Korean beef recipe that is full of mouthwatering flavor and umami. Easy and quick to prepare you can have everything ready in 90 minutes.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Korean

Keyword: beef, gochujang, Instant Pot, korean

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
• 2 tablespoons Gochujang Korean Chili Paste
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3-4 lbs boneless beef chuck roast trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1-inch cubes

Rice and a vegetable side dish if desired.

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in your instant pot or slow cooker, stirring to combine.
2. Close the lid, and make sure the pressure release valve is turned to "SEALING."
3. Press the MEAT program button, and adjust the time to 40 minutes. The pot should reach pressure within 10-15 minutes. Once the pot reaches pressure, it will begin counting down the 40 minutes.
4. Once the Instant Pot is finished it’s cooking cycle let it sit for 25 minutes before venting. Also known as a natural pressure release.
5. If you are making rice and a maybe steaming a vegetable this is the time to make it.
6. Carefully release any pressure left at that time by turning the pressure release valve to "VENTING."

Serve over rice with a vegetable if desired.

Recipe Notes

If you want to use a slow cooker instead, you can cook this recipe on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Note I understand it is rude to put chopsticks into the dish,…. apologies, I just like this picture.