Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon Recipe

Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon with red wine, vegetables and seasonings turns out amazingly tender and flavorful! Using beef tips or start with Instant Pot stew meat in a rich and thick gravy you will get the same bold flavors for dinner.

Beef Bourguignon Recipe

If you’ve had this at a restaurant you know what kinda’ comfort food this is. Recently we actually took our younger 2 daughters out to eat for a birthday and they ordered this. Not knowing if it would be a hit I ordered light, I didn’t get more than a little bite!! She said it was her favorite meal so I had to make it at home after that.

in Ninja Foodi

You could use other pressure cooker brands to make this too, Ninja Foodi will use the lid that is not attached. 😉 If you are totally against using wine entirely you could substitute it with broth. Note that there will definitely be a difference with this swap, not in a great way. The flavors won’t be as bold or rich, but will work.

with Stew Meat

With a thick broth, a bit like stew but better, the flavors are just out of this world with super tender. One of our favorite stew meat recipes ever. You can adjust to make this dairy free if that is necessary, but either way it should be loaded up with vegetables.

You cook this similar to our Instant Pot beef stroganoff recipe where you saute the meat first using a bit of olive oil. That will give you a bit of sear on the outside of your protein. If you wanted to give your meat a really bold flavor you could massage some of our steak dry rub on it before cooking. We didn’t this time.

Ingredients

1. Beef stew meat, cubed bear meat, roast cut into large bite size pieces or beef tips
2. Red wine is great and better than just using broth
3. Tomato paste makes the sauce thicker
4. Olive oil to brown the meat at the start
5. Bacon diced is optional
6. Onion – Yellow or pearl onions
7. Carrots should be peeled and cut into large bite size chunks
8. Mushrooms should be halved
9. Garlic should be minced or chopped finely
10. Beef stock or beef broth
11. Butter should be salted
12. Flour, salt and pepper

What is the best cut of meat for beef bourguignon?

A few cuts of beef have been used including; brisket, chuck roast, and stew meat (which I use a lot because it’s so cheap and already cut into small pieces). Brisket does yield an amazing result but is the most expensive out of the 3. In this round chuck roast was used and diced into bite size pieces. That is how you get it super tender and wonderful.

So if you have ever made this in a Dutch oven on your stovetop you know that it takes some attention. You want to keep it at an even heat for a long time so the connective tissues of your meat can break down. With this, you just set it and go. Come back when the beep goes off, that is it. Here we go y’all, ready to make this with us??!!

Yes of course you could cook this on your stove top but to get really tender boeuf bourguignon in no time I suggest you use this magic multi cooker to be done in about 1 hour! It is a set it and forget it kind of meal made this way and will surely change your life as it has ours. Get ready for many more family dinners spent together.

Instructions

1. Add olive oil and bacon to the Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi and saute until the bacon cooks all the way.
2. Remove bacon from the pot.
3. Pat beef dry with paper towels and add to the pot to brown on all sides.
4. Pour in the wine, scrape the bottom of the pan to deglaze it and remove brown bits of stuck on pieces of meat off of the bottom.
5. Simmer for 6 minutes, allowing the wine to reduce. Whisk in the flour and tomato paste until liquid is smooth.
6. Add in cooked bacon and beef, onions, carrots, garlic, beef broth, mushrooms, seasonings and butter.
7. Close lid (one that is not attached) and close steam valve
8. Set to high pressure cook for 45 minutes. Then allow for a 10 minute natural release.

If you want sauce to thicken further, remove meat, set pot to saute again and allow to bubble and reduce so sauce thickens. You can whisk together a bit of cornstarch with water too and add on saute function. You only need 1 tbsp to begin with as a little works pretty well. As it cools it will continue to thicken as well. Serve!

How do you thicken beef bourguignon sauce?

Adding flour before the initial cooking process will create a thicker sauce in the end. If you still at the end of the day wanted it even thicker whisk some hot liquid and cornstarch in a bowl until smooth. Set pot to saute with just liquid inside. Once bubbling add this slurry / roux in and stir so it gets even thicker.

If you need a gluten free thickener you can use arrowroot which does the same thing. Start small with just a bit as a little goes a long way and you don’t want it to become gummy with too much. You could use arrowroot as well as an alternative if you cannot use flour. They’ll also keep your sauce clear and cloud free which is nice. You’ll need about 1 tablespoon for every cup of liquid in the recipe.

What To Serve with Beef Bourguignon

Our favorite under 30 minute ideas to serve this with is on top of a bed of mashed potatoes. If you wanted additional veggies, green beans are great. Slice some French bread and serve on the side.

I have not made this yet in my slow cooker but it is on my list to do soon. When I do I will link those instructions here for you to follow. We’ve got a bunch of other ideas to try but let’s start with our pressure cooker beef tips which are amazzzzzzing!

• Pull apart bread is great too
• Homemade rolls are of course a winner, you could buy frozen and take and bake at home for faster.
• This one has a thicker gravy coating the meat but is similar to coq au vin to me. I cut up Instant Pot steak that needed to be cooked for this one instead of Ninja Foodi stew meat which shows just how versatile it really is.
• We’ve made this stew casserole over and over again. You can throw in uncooked Instant Pot white rice and it cooks all in one pot which is fabulous.
  • This is how to cook a frozen roast in an Instant Pot too.