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I think I figured out what I want to eat all winter long. This pressure cooker braised Korean beef ragu.
When I came up with this recipe, I knew I wanted something super rich and dense. I wanted a ragu that had a TON of flavor but was also rich so it would stick to your ribs and warm you up. Some days, I feel like that’s what you reach for. I know, for me, in the winter, I always want take-out food because it’s greasy and hot. But this is so much better than that and you can easily make this ate home!
This braised Korean beef ragu has got spice, depth of flavor, and so much goodness. Best part? Pressure cooker friendly which means super tender and fall apart beef in about 40 minutes.
The flavors in this ragu are outrageous. It’s not terribly greasy but just enough that you can taste its richness and the flavor profiles are spot on.
It’s hearty and full of spicy kick in every bite. I LOVED tossing pasta throughout this and just watching the sauce coat the noodles.
I just want to faceplant into this and stay snuggled in there all winter long.
This is the type of dish you want on a cold night. Screw take-out or greasy pizza. Throw some beef into the pressure cooker and make this at home instead.
You won’t regret it and you’ll love it just as much as we did!
Pressure Cooker Braised Korean Beef Ragu
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (907 g) chuck roast, cubed
For the sauce
- ¾ cup (177 ml) low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup (59 ml) water
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ tablespoons gochujang sauce
For the rest of the dish
- Rotini pasta
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- 2 teaspoons water
- Chopped scallions, for topping
Instructions
- Place the cubed chuck roast into the insert of a pressure cooker.
- Whisk together the ingredients for the sauce in a measuring cup or bowl then pour over the beef.
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker then set to manual setting then high pressure and 35 minute cook time.
- In the meantime, cook your pasta.
- Once pressure cooker is done cooking, quick release the pressure.
- Remove the beef and place on a large cutting board and roughly shred it with a fork. Set aside.
- Press the sauté button on the pressure cooker (if you don’t have that option, you can pour the sauce into a pot and bring it to the stove) then once the sauce is simmering, whisk together the arrowroot powder and water then pour it into the pressure cooker. It should start thickening immediately. If it doesn’t, you can make more of the arrowroot powder/water mixture.
- Add the beef back in and toss to coat with the sauce.
- Alternatively, you can add the pasta in too to toss or you can spoon the ragu over top of the pasta.
- Sprinkle chopped scallions on top and serve!
This looks delicious! But I am very new to the Instant Pot! If I were going to cook this for 2 ie- halbe the meat, how long do you think I leave it in the cooker?
I’d try 20 minutes
This was a delicious dish! Easy to make and the meat turned out unbelievably tender. My husband has asked that I make this dish weekly. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe!
Yay! So glad you and your husband enjoyed!
How much rotini pasta should I use? Thanks
I used about 1 1/2 – 2 cups. Depends on how many you are feeding.
Made this for dinner tonight and loved it! I don’t eat spicy foods and was a bit worried about the heat, but it was perfectly fine. And so easy to make! One of the fastest instant pot recipes to put together. Thank you so much for this wonderful recipe!
Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know!
This was so easy and really delicious! We will be adding this to our meal rotation. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Awesome! :)
I added steamed broccoli florets to the pasta after cooking, then serviced the beef in sauce on top. Such a yummy recipe! My husband ate seconds. Great easy to follow directions. Thanks for introducing me to two new ingredients: arrowroot powder and gochujang sauce. Happy cooking!
So glad you enjoyed!
Would this work as a taco filling for our Xmas Day taco bar. It sounds deicious?
Yes, it could be put into tacos after you shred but I guess I would wonder what your “theme” is because this is Asian flavors so not sure if you were going to put guacamole or something on top of this; it just might taste a bit off if you were to put standard taco ingredients on top.
We are having a taco bar for Christmas day as we are tired of the usually beef roast, etc, etc and have a younger family these days. I’m looking for a different flavor profile…in addition to Mexican…for variety. I think I’ll include some scallions, julienned carrots, peanuts or cashews, toasted sesame seeds for the additional add-ins. A play on Peking duck…but I don’t want to fool around with the duck this year. Maybe next time.
This looks delicious–I’m going to try it tonight! I did have one question though: I don’t have arrowroot powder, only cornstarch. Can I use that instead, or is it 100% necessary for me to go out and get arrowroot?
Nope, totally fine to use cornstarch! Sorry for the late response.
It was actually perfect timing–we did a late dinner and it turned out perfect! We served it with over-easy eggs on top and it was delicious!
I LOVE your recipes! Thank you so much for adding a new dimension to my family’s meals. I was reading the recipe for the Pressure-Cooker-Braised-Korean-Beef-Ragu and it does sound delicious. However, I do not own a pressure cooker. Before I rush out and buy one, is there an alternate way to make this dish? Thanks again for all the great recipes and please keep them coming!
Thank you!!! Do you have a slow cooker? I imagine this would work in there but you’d likely have to cook it for at least 6 hours to get tender and fall apart beef like I did!
HiJulie, for the slow cooker, is that on low or high? Thank you!
Low