Simple Instant Pot Pork Roast With Onion Gravy
This recipe for an instant pot pork roast makes a flavorful, sliceable pork butt roast with a rich onion gravy. It cooks in less than half the time of an oven pork roast with just a few ingredients.
We did lots of research and include tips on timing and variations.
If you are wary about fat in your meat, this recipe is probably not for you. Although the fat adds lots of flavor and most of it cooks off, you might want to try our oven-based boneless pork roast with gravy or sous vide pork roast instead. Both recipes use different pork cuts.
Technically, instant pot pork roast is not really roasted. Its closer to braised. But its quicker, easy and flavorful.
A pork butt usually requires low and slow cooking. The instant pot speeds it up considerably with similar results.
Many recipes on the internet cook a pork roast and shred it for pulled pork. This is an instant pot pork roast recipe for sliced pork and gravy, not shredded pork.
Why We Love This Pressure Cooker Pot Roast
This Instant Pot Roast is so tender it falls apart when you try to take it out. It has such great flavor, that you can even skip the searing if you want .
One thing it is missing? Mushy vegetables.
Vegetables in the Instant Pot cook very quickly, often just a few minutes or less, so its better to leave them out while the roast cooks, and add them later at the end.
I know that this is an extra step and you might be wondering if its worth it.
Trust me on this one.
This way, you will have a perfectly juicy and tender pot roast, and perfectly cooked but still totally appetizing veggies.
You know Im not into any extra unnecessary steps , but the potatoes and carrots will cook in just a few minutes and if you buy small, pre-washed potatoes, you dont even need to chop them.
About The Vegetables In An Instant Pot Beef Roast
One of the big challenges of making a pot roast in the Instant Pot is avoiding mushy vegetables. Many recipes put them in with the roast, which leads to disintegrated onions, mushy carrots, and mashed potatoes. Other recipes wrap the veggies in foil to protect them a bit, but those too get reports of mushy veggies. Plus, I like to have my carrots and potatoes soak up the wonderful flavor of the beef broth and onions. They wont get that wrapped in foil. I also am not the biggest fan of pressure cooking foil with my food, although I do occasionally do so.
My solution is to pressure cook the beef roast first, remove it to a plate and tent it with foil, add the vegetables to the broth, and pressure cook for 5 minutes. Use 2-3 minutes for firmer vegetables and 8-10 for softer. It doesnt hurt the meat to rest a bit like that anyway. I do cook initially with onions as well, but I add more at the end to have some firmer onions in the mix.
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More Instant Pot Recipes
- Our Favorite Bone Broth is made in a pressure cooker. Think of bone broth as a more intense, velvety broth. It can be used in recipes calling for stock or broth, but also doubles as a delicious and comforting soup to enjoy by itself.
- Easy Instant Pot Salsa Verde Chicken is perfect for serving with rice, cooked grains or in tortillas.
- Our Ultimate Pulled Pork is amazing when made in a pressure cooker. See our tips as well as how to make it in a slow cooker.
- These Instant Pot Eggs could not be simpler! If you are looking for a 100% foolproof method for how to cook hard or soft boiled eggs, this is it.
- I love making Homemade Applesauce in my pressure cooker! So easy.
For more beef recipes, take a look at our classic chili recipe made with ground beef and beans or these shredded beef tacos.
What Makes This The Best Pot Roast Recipe
Our quick and easy roast beef recipe rivals any other pot roast I have prepared in the past. In fact, it just might be my favorite method of preparing pot roast!
- It is so quick and easy to make without compromising on flavor. Your average pot roast takes hours to cook in the oven or slow cooker Instant Pot Pot Roast takes 1 hour with minimal prep work!
- It uses simple ingredients. You can make this pot roast with just a handful of simple ingredients, and it will taste amazing.
- Its budget-friendly. This is a chuck roast recipe, which is a budget-friendly cut of beef. Its perfect for making a holiday meal on a budget!
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Is Pot Roast Low Carb
On it’s own, pot roast is a low carb meal, since it’s just a slow cooked beef roast. This recipe includes potatoes and a thick and silky gravy, which makes the recipe a bit high in carbs due to the starch needed to thicken it.
If you’d like to reduce the amount of carbs in this Instant Pot Pot Roast, you should not include the potatoes. You can also either skip the gravy, use keto gravy, or enjoy the broth without thickening it, like an au jus.
Instant Pot Pork Roast
This Instant Pot Pork Roast Recipe is a simple way to cook a pork roast that is flavorful and tender in a fraction of the time.
»You might also like this Instant Pot Pork Shoulder and these Instant Pot Side Dishes to Serve with Anything.
The Instant Pot is an incredible tool in the kitchen for making dishes that usually take a long time. In the pressure cooker, you can drastically cut down the cooking time for dishes like this tender pork roast.
The best thing about this pork roast is that it goes with just about any side dish you want to serve, so you dont have to put a lot of thought into what to make for dinner.
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How Long To Cook Roast In Instant Pot
Using this recipe, it takes 60 minutes at high pressure to cook a 3-pound pot roast in an Instant Pot. Add to that the time that the pot takes to come to pressure and the time needed to release the pressure, and you’ll need approximately 90 minutes to make a roast in the instant pot.
In the oven, a pot roast cooked low and slow takes from 3-4 hours, and a slow cooker pot roast takes at least 5 hours. Using the Instant Pot to make pot roast is so much quicker!
If your roast is larger than 3 pounds, you should cook it at high pressure for 20 minutes per pound.
Traditional Pot Roast V Instant Pot Pot Roast
It seems like every time a person asks in a social media group for an Instant Pot roast beef recipe, a fair number of people chime in telling people not to do it and asserting that the best roast will always come from traditional methods. I think there is a valid basis for that in that I personally believe that a good roast cooked low and slow for many hours will always be the superior product. BUT Instant Pot pot roast can be nearly the same and done in less time. For a person without access to an oven or who wants a quicker version, the Instant Pot is a great way to make roast beef.
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Add The Rest Of The Ingredients
Pour the Worcestershire sauce on top of the roast. Add the onion, potatoes, carrots, rosemary, and remaining 3 cups of broth.
Mix It Up: Add another root vegetable such as parsnips, sweet potatoes or turnips if desired.
Then, place the lid onto the instant pot and turn the valve to the sealing position. Turn to high pressure for 50 minutes. Once the cooking time is up, do a quick release and carefully remove the vegetables and meat. Set aside.
How Long To Cook 3 Lb Roast In Pressure Cooker
The timing below will vary a bit depending on how pink you want it to remain inside. Most of the time you want to keep some and not leave it until it is well done, typically. We are adding vegetables at the end too so others may say 1 hour but we do 10 minutes less to account for that extra time for the veggies.
- Once you have your piece of roast beef youre going to brown both sides using the saute function with a bit of olive oil in your pot.
- Then youll add your spices and wineyes you heard me right.red wine!
- Close your lid and steam valve and let it cook all by itself.go find something fun to do for 50 minutes.
- if not adding veggies later set to 60 min.
You can make some pressure cooker gravy in about 15 minutes using the juices left in your pot if you want too. That is super easy to do and a great add.
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What Cut Do You Make Pot Roast Beef With
Pot roasts are traditionally made with slow braising cuts like chuck, brisket or round roast. These cuts are really flavorful and are a lot cheaper than a traditional roasting joint.
These joints work well as the slower braising time allows the fat and connective tissue in the beef to break down and become tender.
For this recipe post we speed up the cooking time by using the pressure function of the Instant Pot. However, the results are the same deliciously moist and flavorful meat.
Reasons You Want To Learn How To Cook Pot Roast In The Instant Pot:
1-Time
Your time is valuable and I know dinner is a dilemma we all face. We want to provide our families with healthy and delicious meals, but we dont have time to prepare. Often, I forget until 4-5:00 to think about whats for dinner. In the past, all of the low and slow cooked meals my family loved were off limits unless I was super organized and remembered to get food into a slow cooker by noon at the latest. Instant Pot to the rescue. Learning How to Cook Pot Roast in the Instant Pot is money in the bank. I promise you will thank me later!
2-Flavor
This Instant Pot recipe is full of flavor in every bite. I season the meat with a simple seasoning mixture of salt and pepper. The real flavor makers are the Worcestershire sauce, Balsamic vinegar and fresh garlic and onions. These ingredients combined, help make the dish more appealing in color and flavor. As I discussed in my Instant Pot Beef Stew recipe, Worcestershire is a sauce I keep in my kitchen at all times. It is filled with all kinds of goodies that add an extra boost of flavor to meats and sauces. Worcestershire is key when learning How to Cook Pot Roast in the Instant Pot!
3-No More dry roasts
4-Everybodys going to love it
Wouldnt that be a picture worthy post? Family reaction to a real meal mid-week! Seriously though, no matter the day of the week, everyone will love this dish. Pot Roast has always been a first Sunday of the month go-to meal for us.
5-So Simple
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How To Make A Pot Roast In Your Pressure Cooker
- Cut. Cut the beef chuck roast into several pieces, each the size of your palm. Place the beef into the Instant Pot.
- Add. Mix together the beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire Sauce, dried Rosemary, dried thyme, salt and pepper. Then add the onions to the mixture.
- Cook. Pour sauce on chuck roast. Close the lid and pressure cook on HIGH pressure for 15 minutes. Immediately release all pressure.
- Veggies. Add potatoes, cut up carrots or baby carrots, onions, celery, and mushrooms.
- Finish. Close the lid and cook on high pressure 4 minutes. Allow the pot to rest undisturbed for 10 minutes. Then, release all remaining pressure. Remove beef chuck and shred.
- Serve. Place on a serving dish. Arrange all the vegetables around the meat. Serve the pot liquid as a sauce or au jus gravy on the side.
- Optional: You can make a cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce, but you may not need to.
Can I Use Frozen Beef
You might be wondering if you can use frozen beef for pot roast. Technically, the answer is yes, the cook time will just be longer .
That said, for the best results, we highly recommend following our method which calls for thawed beef thats seasoned with salt and been left on the counter long enough to take the chill off.
This extra time creates the most flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth pot roast. Using thawed beef also allows us to brown the outside of the meat before braising it, which adds a lot of extra flavor to dish.
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Pressure Cook Pot Roast
First, add 1 cup unsalted chicken stock, 1 tbsp regular soy sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 pinch of dried rosemary, 1 pinch of thyme, and 2 bay leaves in Instant Pot.
Then, taste the seasoning and add more kosher salt and ground black pepper if desired.
Now, place the chuck roast and all its meat juice in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.
With Venting Knob in Venting Position, close the lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position.
- Pressure Cooking Method: Pressure cook at High Pressure for 45 minutes + Full Natural Release .
Open the lid carefully.
Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe
Making Pot Roast in the Instant Pot is a huge time saver. Instant Pot Roast is ready in half the time that it takes to cook the same meal in the oven. You can even enjoy pot roast on a weeknight if you want to using this recipe. No need to wait for a Saturday or Sunday to make this easy instant pot recipe.
Here’s a recipe for Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs that I think you’ll enjoy too.
Plus, pressure cooking a chuck roast makes a normally tough cut of meat so tender and extra flavorful. The meat just falls apart after being cooked in the instant pot, and the resulting juices create the most amazing beef gravy.
To make this recipe even better, we are cooking the meat along with the potatoes and carrots, so that everything is cooked at the same time and ready at the same time. You won’t find an easier Instant Pot Pot Roast recipe anywhere!
This recipe has a long list of ingredients, but they are all simple ones that you probably already have. Most of them are seasonings that will create the most delicious Instant Pot Pot Roast.
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How To Make Frozen Roast In Instant Pot
All the work to make instant pot roast beef is at the start and even then it just takes a few minutes to get everything in the electric pressure cooker and get it going.
Instant Pot Beef Roast Faqs
How long does it take to cook roast beef in an Instant Pot?
You will need to cook for 20 minutes per pound. Depending on the size of your roast, you can adjust accordingly! For this recipe, I use a 3 pound roast and recommend cooking it for 60 minutes.
Can I use frozen chuck roast in an Instant Pot?
You can use a frozen chuck roast to make Instant Pot Pot Roast. Simply add about 20-30 minutes to your pressure cooking time if cooking a frozen roast. There is no need to sear it first just rub the seasoning on the frozen roast and pressure cook as instructed. You can reverse sear the roast after it’s done following the same instructions as our Instant Pot Prime Rib.
Can you overcook roast beef in an Instant Pot?
If you follow the recipe directions and use your Instant Pot correctly, you should have a tender roast each time. Make sure to cook for approximately 20 minutes per pound, and if you aren’t certain whether your roast is done or not, check it with a meat thermometer before you take it out of the Instant Pot.
How do you thicken the drippings of pot roast?
You can make the beef gravy right in the Instant Pot while the pot roast rests using a cornstarch slurry. This is one of the best ways to thicken a sauce. Simply mix equal parts water and cornstarch until it forms a paste, then add it to the drippings and mix together. This will thicken the drippings into a gravy.
How long does roast beef last after it is cooked?
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