Instant Pot Korean-Inspired Beef and Rice Bowl

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Tender beef and savory vegetables cooked quickly in an Instant Pot with a sweet and spicy Korean-style sauce, served over fluffy steamed rice. This Korean-inspired beef recipe, ready in about 65 minutes, pairs beef chuck roast, soy sauce, brown sugar for a weeknight-friendly dinner that comes together with one pan and minimal cleanup. Each serving lands at about 480 calories and feeds 4, so it slots cleanly into a weekly meal plan and pairs well with a quick salad or grain on the side. Tap "Plan a meal with the AI" below to drop this recipe into your week and send the ingredients straight to Instacart. Nutrition values are approximate, calculated from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov) — verify against ingredient labels for any health-driven dietary plan.

Prep: 15 min Cook: 50 min Serves 4 Korean cuisine 480 cal/serving
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1: Set your Instant Pot to sauté mode and heat 1 tbsp sesame oil. Add 4 minced garlic cloves and 1 tbsp grated ginger, cooking for 1 minute until fragrant.
  2. Step 2: Add 1 lb beef chuck roast cubes and sear for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the meat is browned on all sides.
  3. Step 3: Stir in 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp gochujang, 1/2 cup water, and 1 large julienned carrot. Cancel sauté mode.
  4. Step 4: Seal the Instant Pot lid and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes. Once finished, allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then quick release remaining pressure.
  5. Step 5: Stir in 3 sliced green onions and sprinkle 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds over the beef mixture. Serve hot over 4 cups cooked white rice.

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