Instant Pot Butter Beef

Instant Pot butter beef is keto friendly with all the favorite Indian flavors you love. If you love butter chicken this will be your new favorite dinner. 

Have you tried butter and beef together?? How about with some curry powder? If not, this Instant Pot butter beef must be on your list for this week. Packed with flavor and served on top a bed of rice, it’s one of our favorite Indian recipes now made in no time at all. Find this and over 100 more Instant Pot recipes here on The Typical Mom blog. (affiliate links present)

• Maybe you’ve tried Instant Pot butter chicken and love it. Well, we did so then we tried making butter beef. It was just as delicious!

If you’re ready for tender thin cuts of beef tonight I’d give this a try. Use any type of steak you wish and grab these other items from the store.

You will need the following items for this quick and easy meal:

1. Electric pressure cooker
   1. If you have an Instant Pot I HIGHLY suggest getting this non stick pot
2. Beef cut into thin strips
   1. could use sirloin steak, chuck roast (not my favorite), stew meat, beef tips
3. Butter of course
4. Onions go in everything around here
5. Tomato sauce
6. Vegetable or beef broth
   1. 1 cup of water can be used but won’t be as flavorful
7. Heavy cream
8. 1/2 cup fresh cilantro to garnish is great

Seasonings

• Granulated garlic – different from garlic powder, but use that if you must
• Salt
  • black pepper optional, to taste
• Chili powder
• Sweet paprika
• Yellow curry powder

What is the beef and butter challenge?

The Beef and Butter Fast challenge was designed to help you break a weight loss stall on the Ketogenic Diet. It’s really hard to overeat when you stick to this plan. The fat intake you consume will make you feel really full!

What is the butter and beef fast?

• This has been known to be done when people are following the keto diet. It’s been done by some because it is very high fat, moderate protein, and extremely low in carbs. For 4 days they consume nothing but ground beef, butter and butter coffee.
• I am personally not a fan of extreme dieting methods of any kind and wouldn’t recommend this. It is “a thing” though if you’re curious about the concept.

The cook time is very short for this Instant Pot beef recipe. As with most Instant Pot steak recipes you don’t want to cook it too long or the meat will not be as tender as you’d like.

Can you overcook meat in a pressure cooker?

Unfortunately once you overcook a piece of meat in the pressure cooker there’s no going back. The same piece of beef can have different pressure cooking times based on how it is sliced.

• Because Instant Pot butter beef is sliced thin it is just a few minutes on high pressure.

Do you cover meat with liquid in a pressure cooker?

Yes and no. When you use a pressure cooker you need to have enough liquid in the pot for it to reach pressure. If not the food won’t cook properly. The rule of liquids in pressure cooking is to always add at least 1 cup unless the recipe states otherwise. The liquid will help create enough steam to cook the meal, it doesn’t have to be completely covered though.

• Another trick to getting tender beef in an Instant Pot is to allow the pressure to naturally release for a bit, then let it out.

A different method than if you made this in a Crock pot cooking all day, this machine needs time to gradually decompress if you will.

Can you cook ground beef in butter and make this recipe?

• I suppose you could. For this Instant Pot butter beef recipe it would definitely taste different, with a different texture entirely.
• In general, if you’re looking to get a nice brown color on a steak, butter in the pan will help.
• If the ground beef is very lean, adding a small amount of butter or cooking oil to the pan is necessary.
  • If not, really lean ground beef will burn and stick before the center of your beef is even done.

Our steak in the Instant Pot is a quick and easy meal, you can make this in your Ninja Foodi too.

Is it better to cook steak in butter or oil?

Depends on your preference really, but butter is always best in my opinion. Add 1 tbsp. salted butter and 2 tbsp olive oil into your pot and watch for the butter starting to brown. Place the steak in and cook for 4-6 minutes flipping halfway.

• This is if you just want to make Instant Pot steak by itself, or if you want a sear on the outside before adding other ingredients.
• This step is optional for butter beef.
• Typically you want really tender pieces that fall apart in your mouth so putting it on saute to do this step will create a crustier outside. Most prefer not to do this.

How do you make steak tender?

Cutting it into thin strips as directed will do this well. Here are a few other methods:

1. Physically tenderize the meat using a meat mallet 
   1. Pound out before slicing steak for really really tender beef
2. Use a marinade
3. Let meat come up to room temperature before cooking
4. Cook it in a pressure cooker with a natural release
5. Do not overcook it
6. Allow your meat to rest
7. Slice against the grain once you’re ready to eat

What should you serve with this butter beef recipe?

• We always serve it over Instant Pot white rice
• You could have mashed potatoes with it
• Pressure cooker quinoa is a great gluten free and protein packed side dish
• Having 1/4 cup vegetables are always a win

If you want to make another Indian recipe that’s similar to this, try our slow cooker butter chicken.

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Instant Pot Butter Beef

Course Entree, Main Course

Cuisine American, Chinese, Indian, Japanese

Keyword butter beef, instant pot, keto, pressure cooker

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 545.75kcal

Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp butter
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 1.5 lbs beef sliced into thin strips
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sweet paprika or mild chili powder
• 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
• 1.5 tsp yellow curry powder
• 1 c tomato sauce
• 1 c vegetable broth or water
• 1 c heavy cream
• cilantro chopped for serving

Instructions

• Put all ingredients EXCEPT your heavy cream and cilantro into your pot, stir together.
• Set to high pressure for 5 minutes, then naturally release steam for 10 minutes.
• Release rest of steam, open lid and pour in heavy cream. Stir so it warms with other ingredients.
• Serve on top of rice garnished with chopped cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Butter Beef

Amount Per Serving (3 oz)

Calories 545.75 Calories from Fat 441

% Daily Value*

Fat 49g75%

Saturated Fat 25.08g157%

Cholesterol 164.96mg55%

Sodium 956mg42%

Potassium 517.57mg15%

Carbohydrates 5.65g2%

Fiber 1.29g5%

Sugar 2.66g3%

Protein 21.29g43%

Vitamin A 1866.66IU37%

Vitamin C 3.77mg5%

Calcium 59.64mg6%

Iron 2.92mg16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.