Instant Pot grass-fed top round roast…my first Instant Pot meal:
(sorry…was IFing today, so I couldn’t take the time to take a picture before I started eating!)
Used the beef roast recipe from the included IP cookbook, without the potatoes and carrots. I did a kosher salt & pepper rub on the roast about an hour before cooking, and rinsed it off and patted dry, then seared on the Saute setting.
Removed the roast, and de-glazed the pan with home-made chicken broth. Put the roast back in, added some garlic powder and onion powder, and some fresh ground pepper, then pressure cooked for 50 min.
Removed the roast and tented with foil, and in while the meat was resting, started reducing the drippings with 4tbsp of butter, a splash of HWC and a couple dollops of sour cream. The recipe called for straining the drippings, but I said, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? and just dropped the immersion blender in and blended in all those good bits. Made a wonderful gravy.
Things I’d do differently:
- Given the salt rub, I didn’t need to add any more salt. I used salted butter for the gravy, and also added some salt while cooking it down. Both made it saltier than it needed to be.
- The roast came out pretty much well done, but still pretty tender, so next time I’d drop the cooking time a bit
Very happy with the Instant Pot for this. Searing was (relatively) mess-free, and it’s really convenient to be able to do all the cooking in a single pot.