Tender beef short ribs made easily in the instant pot or electric pressure cooker, complete with a mildly spicy ancho chili sauce from scratch.
Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
My recipe of the day is for beef ribs cooked easily in the Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker, with my newest cooking and blogging group: Multicooker Monday.
I have been meaning to do more recipes this year using some of my various small appliances, such as the instant pot, slow cooker, sous vide and air fryer. I think making a group was an excellent way to stick to that protocol and not just start the year with high hopes and simply forget about it.
And it seems to be working, as I already am starting to stack up and backlog a number of wonderful recipes I am looking forward to sharing with you.
The Instant Pot essentially does a braise on the ribs, with the cooking liquid in this case being lager beer (such as Budweiser). I added various ground chilies to this as well to make a mildly spicy, but not overly hot, beefy gravy.
I often see this kind of thing served with a coffee flavored sauce, which has almost become synonymous with the short rib. But you can do this other ways, so don’t be fooled- and this definitely does not lack in flavor.
It doesn’t matter too much whether you toast and grind your own chilies or use what they sell bottled in jars- it is all the same. With the exception that doing it yourself makes it fresher. Just be sure to use chilies ground within the last few months.
The ribs are perfectly comfy sitting on top of polenta- or whichever base you prefer, such as mashed, rice, noodles and the like. And while the beef has that spicy southwest flavor, it is also very much comfort food and might remind you of something your grandmother made.
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Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs
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Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs
Instant Pot Short Ribs
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 4 pounds beef short ribs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and black pepper (for seasoning beef)
- 1 large onion (chopped)
- 4-6 cloves chopped garlic
- 16 ounces lager beer
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons beef base or bouillon
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground ancho chili
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground pasilla chili
- 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chili
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Season beef with salt and pepper, then sear to brown in oil along with the onion, either using a skillet or the sear function of the instant pot. With the amount of beef, I find it faster in the skillet.
- Stir remaining ingredients (except cornstarch) and pour over the ribs in the pot.
- Seal the lid and cook on manual/high for 45 minutes.
- Use the quick release and do not remove lid before the steam subsides.
- Remove ribs and skim any fat from the top of the sauce.
- Mix a cornstarch slurry of 3 tablespoons starch with 1/2 cup cold water.
- Stir into the sauce and set the cooker to sear, stirring sauce until it thickens up.
- Serve the ribs over corn polenta, mashed potatoes, rice, etc. Polenta is shown in photos.
Notes
