Instant Pot Beef Tips Recipe

Instant Pot Beef Tips makes the most perfect, savory, filling dish for those hearty, in-a-hurry weekday meals. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice to round out the meal. 

If you love all things beef, then you should bookmark these recipes for making later this week: Best Quick Steak Marinade, Garlic Steak and Potato Foil Packs, Braised Beef Short Ribs, and Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff.

Why This Recipe Works 

Delicious, Delicious, Delicious — Perhaps you remember my mom’s recipe for Beef on Rice? (If you aren’t familiar with it, don’t worry, there’s plenty of time to acquaint yourself.) Well this is like that only better (shhhh, keep that to yourself!). It’s SO GOOD! It’s tender, it’s juicy, and it’s just the most perfect comfort food dish. 

Instant Pot — Remember your Instant Pot? That device we all had to have and then I feel like it just got put in the pantry never to be thought of again? Well, we’re making a comeback people because this is one of my favorite kitchen appliances! And this recipe is perfect for it! So easy! Little mess. What else could you ask for? 

Versatile Add-ins — I added a couple extra ingredients to this recipe (mushrooms, garlic, worcestershire) but you can skip them if you want and this recipe will be almost exactly like the Beef on Rice except adapted for the Instant Pot. Or you can double the mushrooms, or the garlic, or add whatever you like to this dish. It’s versatile like that. 

Family friendly — My kids, my husband, my in-laws, my cousins, my neighbors — there isn’t a person on this planet that has tried these Instant Pot Beef Tips and not loved loved loved them. If you’re in a pinch for dinner THIS is what you make.

Ingredients

• Minced garlic — Guys, I use the garlic in a jar. It’s okay. It’s easy, it’s garlic, and it tastes just fine. But if you want to cut or mince yourself, that’s okay too. 
• Yellow onion — I always use a yellow (or white onion in a pinch) because the flavors are more mild than that of a red onion. 
• Oil — My go-to is almost always olive oil but you can also use vegetable oil or another oil of your choice. 
• Chopped beef — For this Instant Pot Beef Tips I always choose a stew meat or top sirloin and then cut it into 1-inch pieces. 
• Sliced mushrooms — These are totally optional, but totally worth it! 
• Italian blend seasoning — I use an Italian blend I got from my grocery store but you can also use Herbs de provence. 
• Cold water and cornstarch — Use these two ingredients to make a slurry that makes the gravy thicker at the end of cooking. 

How to Make Beef Tips with Rice in the Instant Pot

1. Get your pressure cooker out and set it to SAUTE. Next, add the oil, onions, and garlic and stir until the onions are translucent and the garlic is fragrant, this will take about 2-3 minutes.

2. Next, add the beef chunks and sear those for 1 minute or so in the pot. To that, add the beef broth, worcestershire, mushrooms, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper and stir it all up to combine.

3. Cover the Instant Pot and set to PRESSURE COOK or MANUAL, then turn the valve to the SEAL position, and set the time for 35 minutes.
4. When the time is up, let the pressure naturally release (do nothing) for 10 minutes. Then, quick release (turn the valve to VENT). Once the float valve has dropped, remove the lid and set the pot to SOUP.
5. When it starts to boil, stir together some water and corn starch, then stir this cornstarch slurry into the pot, letting the gravy thicken.

6. Once the gravy thickens, taste it and add salt and pepper to taste if needed. Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.

Frequently Asked Questions

What to Serve with Beef Tips

As you know, my mom’s original recipe for Beef ON Rice was just that — beef tips slow cooked all day and with a to-die-for gravy served ON top of rice. I still like beef tips served this way but other options include:

• Using brown rice or a wild rice mix for a different taste and texture to your meal. 
• Using mashed potatoes as your base. (Such as these Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes.)
• Egg noodles are a perfect complement to beef tips, I promise you’ll enjoy the heck out of noodles and beef together. 
• Polenta or grits — something you probably didn’t think about but just as delicious to layer under the beef tips. 
• Instead of adding beef tips on top of a starch, you could add something like 3 Ingredient Oven Roasted Potatoes on the side. 
• For a carb-free meal, consider adding a Simple Tossed Green Salad or roasted vegetable, like my Roasted Broccoli, on the side. 
• You might also enjoy these beef tips over any of the above and with a side of dinner rolls for dipping in all of that wonderful gravy. 
• Braised red cabbage is another veggie side that is just screaming to be served with beef tips. 
• Serve this beef with Grilled Garlic Bread for an out-of-this-world, delicious dish.

Customization Ideas

My simple recipe for beef tips includes mushrooms, garlic, and worcestershire sauce. There are other ways you could customize this dish, including:

• Steaming broccoli and adding it to the dish at the end when it’s time to make the gravy (during step 5).
• Use a variety of mushrooms — any kind will be delicious! 
• Try adding a tablespoon of soy sauce instead of or in addition to the worcestershire. 
• Substitute half a cup of red wine for half a cup of the beef broth for a deeper, richer flavor to your gravy and sauce. 
• Add your own Italian seasonings if you don’t have an Italian blend seasoning. Or use a dry packet of Italian dressing. 
• Diced celery and carrots cook up nicely with the beef and give the dish more of a hearty “stew” vibe and taste.

Expert Tips & Tricks

• Serve over rice, mashed potatoes, or egg noodles. 
• This dish will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days. 

Adapted from my mom’s beef on rice recipe.

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