Beef Bulgogi - Instant Pot

I had some eye of round in the freezer I wanted to use, so I thawed it in the morning so I could make Beef Bulgogi for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water (or beef broth)
• 1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 4 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 teaspoon powdered garlic)
  
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (or 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar)
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (or 1 teaspoon powdered ginger)
  
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes (I used eye of round, cut into thick match stick strips)
  
• 1/2 cup thin carrot strips
• 1 bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 a large Vidalia onion, cut into thin strips
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
  
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together water, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger, Sriracha, onion powder and pepper. 
2. Stir in beef strips, and let marinate for an hour or so.
3. Start some brown rice cooking.
   
4. Saute the onions, bell peppers, and carrots for 4 to 5 minutes in Instant Pot to soften onions. Remove from pot, place in small bowl. (You will add them back in with the beef is done.)
   
5. Place the beef and marinade in the Instant Pot.
   
6. Set for high pressure cooking, and set time for 15 minutes. When the cooking tome completes, quick-release the pressur.
7. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water.
8. Stir in cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until the sauce has thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
9. Stir in reserved vegetables.
   
10. Serve over rice, garnished with sesame seeds.

 

Carole's Notes:

We liked this! Next time I will make more sauce, so there will be more to spoon over the rice. (The recipe above already has the water increased to a cup to make more sauce.)

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://damndelicious.net/2018/02/21/instant-pot-korean-beef/