Sirloin Tip Roast Instant Pot

If you’re looking to bite into some fall apart sirloin tip roast, this is the way to go! Use your pressure cooker or Ninja Foodi to make sirloin tip roast Instant Pot style this week. Super tender with a dry rub and tons of flavor.

Ninja Foodi Sirloin Tip Roast

It doesn’t matter what brand you might have at home. We have made this in a Crockpot Express and as a Ninja Foodi recipe as well. The benefit to that one is you can air crisp it at the end. Use the same pot to cook under high pressure and brown the outside once the center is tender.

This and our Ninja Foodi roast beef not only make a great one pot meal but makes great leftovers too. We’ve made this meat cut a few different ways which we will share along the way but this is the quickest that will get the middle perfectly pink to slice and serve.

This cut comes in slightly different shapes and sizes but typically this is what you’ll find. It may have butchers twine around it once or quite a few times. You can cook it as is or remove these beforehand, I like to take it off at the beginning to allow it to literally fall apart.

Seasonings

Below is a sweet and savory dry rub recipe you could double if you wanted a thicker coat, or add half to cook and 2nd half to broil at the end. Mind you it is great right out of the pot, rested and sliced but if you’re a texture gal like me you may want to air fry or broil for a few minutes when done. You’ll need;

• 1 tbsp roasted garlic
• Some brown sugar
• Sea salt

You could add more of this or our tri tip dry rub beforehand to make it thicker and caramelized all the way around. I like this method the best vs. browning at the beginning. You can get it super tender all the way around, then add more rub and create the crust at the end.

You can use your own combination if you have one that you love but the measurements for this simple one is below. For a thicker or to cover a larger piece just double the amounts. Keep in mind the size of the inside of your pot though when you make your purchase. About 2 pounds is just about perfect if you ask me.

You can see how much this coats so if you just want to lightly season this is good. If you want to make it spicy I suggest 1/2 tsp of dry Sriracha or red pepper flakes. Chili powder kinda’ works too but it isn’t my favorite choice of them all.

If you want to add texture to the outside you can saute the outsides first with a bit of olive oil. Add some salt and pepper and flip until seared all over. Then turn off, add a bit of your water and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pot.

How Long to Cook Instant Pot Sirloin Tip Roast

For a 2 or 2.5 pound piece you are going to want to pressure cook on high for 50 minutes cook time with a 10 minute natural release. The last part is important to lock in the juices. Then quick release rest of steam. If you wanted to make gravy from the drippings that would take an additional 10 minutes or so as well.

If you want to create a crust on the outside you can place on a foil lined baking sheet. Set oven to broil and put it in there for 2-3 minutes just until outside browns.

with Frozen Roast

This is using a freshly butchered or defrosted piece. If yours is still rock hard you will need to use our Instant Pot frozen roast instructions instead. For this the rub won’t really stick so you’d have to add sauce or seasonings at the end.

with Slow Cooker Function

If you want to make a sirloin tip roast slow cooker I would use your “old fashioned” Crockpot instead of this. That function on this machine doesn’t work great. If you remove it, once it starts breaking down it will allow the whole thing to just “relax” and pull apart nicely if you want it to do so.

How to Make the Gravy

You might want to make Instant Pot gravy at the end, I don’t blame you because I hate to waste something that can be turned into something so delicious. All you need is a bit of roux of sorts which you can make with cornstarch and some cool water. Once bubbling with the saute function you just stir that in and it will get thick.

For more and more flavor whisk together this amped up bbq sauce and pour that over the top before slicing and serving. Make this one as spicy or mild as you want, or just use a bottled variety if you have a favorite one on hand.

What temperature should sirloin tip roast be?

Rare should be from 120–125°F (49–52°C), ideally you want it to be Medium-rare: 130–135°F (54–57°C) or if you want it a bit more well done (but it will be more dry) for Medium it should be from 140–145°F (60–63°C).

If you do have the time I would highly recommend cooking this cut in your Traeger sometime! Smoked sirloin tip roast comes out tender with a crust on the outside this way.

How do you cut a beef sirloin tip?

This cut needs a very sharp knife to slice across the grain and shorten the fibers to get each slice to be tender. Once it is cooked and has rested for 30 minutes set it on a cutting board. Look at the top to identify the white small strands running from one end to the other. Slant your knife perpendicular to those and cut into 1/4 inch pieces to serve.

What can be made from leftover roast?

First off you want to make sure that you save it correctly for best results. You want to keep air away from it so a freezer bag is best sucked flat. Keep the meat left unsliced and cut it when you want to reheat it. If you just want to warm it as is put it into a pan with a few tbsp of sauce or broth with a lid on it. It adds moisture and flavor the day after.

The thing we do most often is to slice into thin strips, put into a bowl with teriyaki sauce and then throw into the air fryer for 4 minutes at 400 degrees tossing half way. I have come up with a bunch of different leftover brisket recipes too that work with this cut as well. Casseroles are great options since the creamy sauce will bring moisture back to it.