This Instant Pot beef tips and mushroom gravy recipe is the bomb! Tender sirloin or stew meat in your pressure cooker packed with flavor everyone will love.
Let me tell you how amazing this Instant Pot beef tips and mushroom gravy turned out! Actually it is too hard to describe so you’ll just have to make it yourself. 😉 All of my Instant Pot recipes are easy and delicious. (originally published 9/19, participant in the Amazon program, affiliate links present)
I also focus on inexpensive meals so use either stew meat or sirloin (which is what I had on hand). Guaranteed, this will become a keeper.
The positive reviews just keep on comin’ on this one!
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For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.
- This recipe was created quite by accident actually. I wasn’t planning on creating a new pressure cooker beef recipe that day but once it was done I HAD to share it.
It was one of those “I need to cook this meat and the mushrooms only have one day left, so what can I do with these” nights. 😉 I am sure you’ve been there before.
Let’s start with the steak I used.
As I’ve stated in the past we bought a cow from a local organic farmer and have a large freezer packed with all kinds of cuts.
We don’t cook beef very often, with the exception of ground beef which I find super easy to use. If I use the other cuts it’s because they’re about to spoil or my husband has a craving for it.
- You can see the pieces above. Occasionally I will slice them even smaller so they get even more tender while cooking, but as is this worked great.
- Beef stew meat comes out incredible as well and is quite inexpensive to buy at your local grocery store.
- Another perk to that is it is already cubed for you so it’s less prep work for you.
Sirloin steak was on the menu, and I couldn’t wait another day to use them up before they went bad. I have to be honest, if I’m going to make a new Instant Pot beef recipe I almost always dice it into bite size pieces before cooking it.
Smaller pieces makes it easier to eat, and comes out as tender as possible this way I feel.
Instant Pot beef tips
- Pressure cooker
- if you have an Instant Pot I HIGHLY suggest you get this nonstick pot
- you can make this as a Ninja Foodi recipe too or Crockpot Express pot is fine as well
- Sirloin steak or beef stew meat
- Gravy packet – we used this one
- Baby bella mushrooms
What is the difference between white and baby bella mushrooms?
Baby bella and white button are both strains of Agaricus bisporus, but these 2 mushrooms look and taste very different.
- White buttons are harvested at an immature stage, while baby bellas are harvested an intermediate stage of maturity. Portabella mushrooms are fully mature baby bellas.
- The color is the obvious difference, the firmness to me is the most important. You don’t want something that will disintegrate while cooking.
Added ingredients are:
- Onion
- Olive oil
- Beef broth
- Salt and pepper
- Worcestershire sauce
- Garlic salt
- and garlic powder if you’re a big garlic lover
I serve it over a bed of wide egg noodles but Instant Pot white rice would be great too. They’re made separately but typically pressure cooked in my other electric pressure cooker.
Why do I use packaged gravy? Well, because I am all about easy and this is ready to use, just rip the end off and pour it right in. It lends a TON of flavor to the dish but more importantly it thickens the sauce up tremendously.
- There was a night I didn’t have this on hand so I made it as is without the brown gravy packet and it wasn’t nearly as good. I tried to save it with some sour cream I had on hand but the thickness wasn’t there.
Does Instant Pot make meat tender?
- Meats in a pressure cooker become quite tender no matter what cut it is. How tender depends on several factors:
Some cuts are tender to begin with and have little or no chewy connective tissues. A pressure cooker can essentially melt the connective tissues much more quickly than a slow cooker or oven/stovetop can.
What are sirloin tips?
This cut is found on the front end of the rear leg. This area is usually created into chuck roasts, but can also be cut into steaks or used for ground beef.
Stew meat can also be used and typically is a lesser expensive choice between the two, I prefer sirloin if I have it.
What makes this Instant Pot beef tips recipe SO good though is the gravy. It. Is. Amazing!
It is a bit like the taste in Instant Pot beef stroganoff but there’s more of it and it has a stronger, richer flavor.
In that one I used cream of mushroom soup, however this one is more homemade than that.
Time needed: 15 minutes.
Instant Pot Beef Tips
- Saute
Saute beef tips with olive oil until you’ve browned the meat on the outside of each piece. Turn pot off now.
Then scrape brown bits off the bottom to deglaze the Instant Pot, this will ensure the burn message doesn’t show up on your screen. - Cook
Add ingredients other than dry gravy mix and cook for 15 minutes with a 5 minute natural release = 20 minutes cook time
Then do a quick release and lift lid carefully away from your face - Saute again
Set to saute again, add remaining broth and gravy packet, allow to bubble and thicken. Stir and turn pot off once it is as thick as you’d like. This takes just minutes.
- Serve
Remember, the longer this sits and cools the thicker it will become. Serve over brown rice, rice, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Want to make Crockpot beef tips too? We have directions for that!
Other Instant Pot recipes you should try next:
- Our Instant Pot beef stew casserole is incredible.
- We love Instant Pot tri tip with our dry rub.
- Pressure cooker shredded beef is perfect on small rolls served as sliders
- Instant Pot beef and broccoli recipe served with rice is over the top
- Find more Instant Pot steak recipes here!
If you want to cook steak in a Crockpot we love that too, as well as a great Ninja Foodi stew recipe.
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Instant Pot Beef Tips
Ingredients
- 2 lbs beef tips stew meat – or steak, we used sirloin, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 pkg mushrooms baby bellas, 1 carton, sliced in half
- 2/3 c beef broth
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 pkg gravy mix dry mix, 1.6 oz.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Cut steak into small bite size pieces, the smaller the more tender they will be.
- Add olive oil to pot and set to saute. Put beef into pot and sear outsides, then take out and put into a bowl if you do not have a non stick pot so you can deglaze your pot with your 1/3 c broth (with non stick pots this isn't necessary).
- Pour 1/3 c broth into pot if you didn't already in last step. Put beef back into pot if you removed it with onions on top, followed by halved mushrooms and worcestershire sauce.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 15 minutes. Allow to naturally release steam for 5 minutes when done, then release rest of steam.
- Lift lid and set to saute again. In a bowl whisk together remaining 1/3 c broth and packet of dry gravy mix until smooth.
- When contents are bubbling add this gravy into your pot and allow to bubble for 1-2 minutes stirring intermittently so it thickens. Turn pot off.
- Serve over mashed potatoes or butter noodles.
Bill
Wednesday 22nd of December 2021
Just got our 1st IP yesterday & tried this recipe. Wow, this is fabulous! Variations were: flap steak from costco & McCormick mushroom gravy mix. Gravy didn't come out as thick, but delicious nonetheless. Maybe next time I'll figure out how to incorporate a roux. I'll be bookmarking this site for sure. Thanks for sharing!!
Leslie
Sunday 1st of August 2021
When do you add the salt. Pepper and garlic salt? Or did I miss that? Making it now. Thank You for the recipe
Donna
Saturday 5th of June 2021
Fabulous! I decided to add a can of beef gravy because mine didn't thicken quite enough but this will definitely be a new favorite in our household. Fast, easy and delicious. Thanks for sharing!
The Typical Mom
Tuesday 8th of June 2021
Yay
Laurie
Friday 7th of May 2021
This is truly an amazing, innovative recipe! I was happy to find g/f gravy packets at Publix & Wal-Mart. I even haven’t had beef and had used chicken broth and it’s STILL amAzing. Thank you!
The Typical Mom
Saturday 8th of May 2021
Glad you enjoyed it
Sue C.
Wednesday 20th of January 2021
I made this and served it over rice. It was indeed a recipe I would make again. 😋
The Typical Mom
Thursday 21st of January 2021
Oh good!