Instant Pot Pepper Steak is an easy pressure cooker recipe that is perfect for busy nights! Made with sirloin steak, peppers, onions, rice, and a sweet and savory sauce, this simple one pot recipe is full of flavor.
1poundtop round steakcut into 1/4 inch thin strips
1small onionsliced
1yellow peppersliced
1red peppersliced
1green peppersliced
1garlic cloveminced
14.5ouncescup beef stockreduced sodium
1/4cupsoy saucereduced sodium
2teaspoonsminced garlic
1teaspoonfresh ginger rootgrated
2tablespoonsapricot preserves
1/4teaspoonred pepper flakes
1/4teaspoonblack pepper
2cupswhite rice
green onionsoptional
Instructions
Turn Instant Pot to Saute and let heat up.
Add in oil, beef, peppers and onions. Saute until meat is just browned. Turn off Instant Pot.
Drain off any excess grease if desired and return pot back to Instant Pot.
Add in beef stock and scrape up any browned bits on bottom of the pan. Add in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, apricot preserves, red pepper flakes, pepper, and stir well.
Rinse and drain rice and then add into Instant Pot. Push down rice until it is just submerged in the liquid.
Place lid on pressure cooker and be sure to seal vent knob to sealed. Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.
Once cook time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally. Fluff rice and serve with green onions if desired.
Notes
Sirloin steak or round steak can be used interchangeably.
Use low sodium stock and soy sauce to control the sodium in this recipe.
Feel free to use honey in place of the Apricot Preserves.
Instant Pot Pepper Steak will keep in the fridge for 3 days and can be frozen for up to 3 months.