Name: Easy Instant Pot Brisket
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 100 min
Ingredients: 2 pound brisket; 1/4 cup Montreal Steak Seasoning (use only enough to cook); 3 tbsp beef bouillon (I used Better than Bouillon); 3 cups water; 1 onion (sliced); 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1/2 cup water

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Last Updated on October 15, 2020 by Tina

Instant Pot Brisket is easy to make in the pressure cooker! This recipe takes just a few minutes of prep, a few ingredients, and yields a tender fall apart beef roast that is wonderfully seasoned. This is perfect served with my Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes!

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overhead view of sliced brisket on a marble countertop topped with flat leaf parsley and gravy

All about that brisket

Regardless of whether you're smoking it or simply braising it, brisket is a well-loved dish all over the globe. This cut of meat comes from the pectoral muscle of the cow, and is very tough due to how much it's used. This is also why it lends itself so well to a low and slow type of cooking method.

Typically, this is a large cut of meat that is sold in two cuts. The first cut called the flat which is lean and slices cleanly. The second is called the deck that is well-marbled, with more fat cap, and shreds well after cooking. Either one is great to use with this recipe.

Prep the brisket for cooking

This brisket pulls together so quickly it'll make your head spin! Season as liberally as you dare with Montreal Steak Seasoning...be sure to pat the rub on the meat so that it sticks well.

brisket on aluminum tray with a bowl of montreal steak seasoning to the left

If doubling the recipe just with any other pressure cooker recipe, you will not need to increase the time. You don't necesarily need to increase the liquid unless you would like more gravy either.

Cut an onion in half, then slice. Throw this in the Instant Pot along with three cups of water, and the Better Than Bouillon Beef Base (no one is being compensated to mention this here, it just makes the recipe pretty yummy!). You can also use three regular bouillon cubes, or boxed broth.

Turn the Instant Pot on to saute, and dissolve the bouillon.

Slide the rack that came with your Instant Pot into all this mess, and gently set your seasoned brisket on top.

overhead shot of seasoned brisket in instant pot with beef broth and sliced onions

Cooking the Instant Pot Brisket

Seal the lid on your pressure cooker, and cook on high (normal) pressure for 70 minutes followed with a full natural pressure release (it's around the thirty minute mark on my IP-Duo 6-quart). Once done remove the lid, and put the brisket on a plate or platter with the rack.

overhead view of cooked brisket in the pressure cooker on a marble tabletop

Let's talk about gravy...

Set the Instant Pot to saute mode to heat up the broth to make gravy. Once it's heated up, add your cornstarch slurry to thicken! If you would like it thicker, do another round of this. 😉

overhead shot of beef broth with onions in pressure cooker on marble table top, offset to left

Once done, slice the meat once it has had a few minutes to rest. Serve with the gravy, and some mashed potatoes.

close side view of sliced brisket on white platter with gravy and parsley

If you enjoyed this you will probably like Instant Pot Salisbury Steak, Instant Pot Keto Crack Chicken, or Instant Pot Ziti (Johnny Marzetti)!