Tender Beef Air Fryer Roast

Incredible beef air fryer roast with a homemade marinade that takes this protein over the top! We started with an air fryer chuck roast and moved on from there. OMG. Get ready for your new favorite Ninja Foodi air fryer recipe. 

Roast in Air Fryer

Of course you can use your Ninja Foodi on the air crisp mode to make this as well. We have used both machines and there isn’t much of a difference at all between the two when cooking this. If you love moist slices of roast beef for dinner this may replace your old fashioned oven directions.

New to air frying beef and all the things? We are here to help! With easy step by step directions you will see how amazing this machine is and start using it daily too I bet.

Air Fryer Beef Roast

The key to cooking a roast in this hot air machine is keeping it moist with this homemade teriyaki marinade. It’s super easy to throw together and have it ready the next day to cook perfectly.

If you make a pressure cooker roast this isn’t really necessary since it doesn’t dry out as quickly, but is still a great choice. Here’s what you do to start this process, it’s super easy.

Air Fry Pot Roast

I came up with this homemade marinade when I made Instant Pot spicy teriyaki chicken thighs. From there I’ve tweaked it just a bit for other dishes like this one!

• I toned down the heat a bit this time, but how much of that you add is totally up to you.
• You just can’t go wrong with this mixture, it’s great on ALL THE THINGS!
• I plan on using it on my next batch of Ninja Foodi steak and mashed potatoes. It’s a one pot and done meal we love.

Is teriyaki sauce the same as teriyaki marinade?

The biggest difference is the way in which each is used to flavor your meat. A marinade flavors chicken, beef and fish by slowly being absorbed into the meat.

This is usually done in an airtight container or baggie overnight in your refrigerator. Teriyaki sauce is more for instant flavor gratification once it is already cooked. 45 minutes would be an absolute minimum, I prefer overnight.

When it comes to cooking in countertop appliances you will need to keep the size a bit smaller. The basket is only so big and although you could cut it in half you don’t want it to overlap. 2-3 pounds is about max.

Ingredients

1. A 2-3 pound roast – Mine was 6.5 pounds just for reference, cut in half
2. Meat thermometer is always handy
3. Olive oil cooking spray

Marinade

1. Soy sauce
2. Minced garlic
3. Sriracha
4. Beef broth
5. Brown sugar
6. Hoisin sauce

You could use a lemon pepper marinade if you’d rather. Or skip the marinade all together and follow our air fryer rump roast recipe.

Once you’re ready for air frying get your air fryer basket ready with some non stick spray. I like to preheat my machine at all times too. It only takes 5 minutes to do and cooks your meat or vegetables in air fryer a lot more evenly.

Air Fryer Roast Beef Cooking Time

Instead of putting it in whole this was sliced into thick pieces. We’re going to set the temperature to 400 and set 2 pieces in, one if they’re quite large. You really don’t want these to overlap so the amount you can fit will vary a lot.

• With our large air fryer you can fit quite a bit but keep in mind the top pieces will get well done a lot faster.
• Same goes with any other cut of roast beef, air fryer steak or otherwise.
• Of course the thicker your pieces are the longer your cook time will need to be.

Keep an eye on it the first go around because everyone likes their beef a bit differently. My husband would prefer it to still be mooing as he’s taking a bite while I want it DONE!

The roast marinade we share below has a sweetness to it and will caramelize a bit on the edges as you see here. That is not burnt rather it is the best bite to me! If you have another you prefer by all means use that.

If you don’t want to slice it and would rather keep it whole follow these directions: First use the best tri tip dry rub on the outside, or the marinade below Either one is over the top delicious, it just depends on your taste buds. (and how much time you have to prep)

Whole Roast in Air Fryer

• Preheat machine to 390 degrees F for 5 minutes
• Place meat inside and cook for 15 minutes
• Then flip it over to the other side and reduce heat to 360 F.
• Continue cooking for 60 minutes or until internal meat temperature reaches the “doneness” you want
• Allow it to rest for 10 minutes before slicing so it stays juicy

If sliced this is the timing

• Whisk together items for marinade, pour into gallon storage bag. Remove twine from around roast and slice into 3-4 pieces (the thicker they are the rarer they will become when cooked, your choice)
• Put meat into baggie and lay flat in your fridge for 24 hours. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.

Lay 2 sliced pieces of roast into your air fryer basket. Cook for 10 minutes, then flip over and cook another 5 minutes. This should give you a medium well center depending on how thick your pieces are. Cut the timing if you want pink inside.

Allow to rest on cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing to maintain juiciness. This is how ours turned out with the timing below. Perfect to me! You can see just about how thin I sliced it initially too so it could really soak up those flavors and cook quickly.

How long does it take to cook a roast at 400?

In this case, just 15 minutes flat! In the oven it is closer to 30-40 minutes because it’s kept in one piece (and baking takes longer every time).

• Roast with onion soup mix in Crockpot is best on low for 8 hours to get it really nice and tender.
• In 45 minutes you can make an amazing beef arm roast recipe.
• Ready to get going with your roast in air fryer here??

If you forgot to defrost it you can follow our frozen roast in Instant Pot directions too. Another favorite is our Instant Pot Mississippi roast recipe. If you want to cook a dutch oven roast we have instructions for that method here too. Below is our printable recipe card with nutritional information such as calories and saturated fat too.