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I did it! Believe it or not…I purchased my first Instant Pot and it is a complete revelation! I will admit just to you that I was skeptical at first, because it sounded to good to be true. But, it wasn’t! My first attempts at Instant Pot Cooking have been nothing short of delightful and delicious. However, I was super successful with Instant Pot Sirloin Beef Tips with Mushroom Gravy.
Not one to go the simple route hardly ever, I chose to start my adventures with Instant Pot Sirloin Beef Tips with Mushroom Gravy! This turned out to be the most tender stew with layers of flavor, and just to be sure I did it a second time. The second time I had the same amazing results!
Start with two pounds of sirloin cut into roughly one-inch cubes, and pat dry with a paper towel. Pat dry as best you can, it does not have to be perfect. We pat it dry so it browns nicely, wet beef does not brown as well.
*Note: I have a family of very large eaters, so I used four pounds of sirloin for this recipe. So, if you have a large family you can easily double the portions of the recipe. This will extend the prep and browning time slightly.
Next, we are going to season the beef with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste. Then lightly coat the sirloin in flour.
Set your instant pot to the saute setting, and once preheated add some olive oil to the pan and brown the meat. The meat is best browned in batches.
Note: If doubling the recipe, I recommend browning the meat in a pan in batches on the stove top as it could possibly make to much of a mess of the instant pot liner.
Remove the beef from the instant pot. Saute one chopped onion, and the mushrooms. Scrape the brown bits as much as possible from the bottom of the pan. Once the vegetables are softened add minced garlic to cook for a couple of minutes. Add the wine to deglaze the pan. I like to use Pinot Noir. 😉 If you don’t care for wine then you may deglaze the pan with the same amount of additional beef broth. The remainder of the brown bits will loosen, cook until the wine has reduced to about a half.
Add the beef back to this instant pot along with the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley.
Place and lock the lid onto the instant pot according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and close the vent. Cook on manual, high pressure for 15 minutes. Once finished, quick-release according to your manufacturer’s instructions.
Once the lid has been safely removed, set to saute setting on high. Combine cornstarch and water. Add to stew once simmering, and add enough of the mixture to thicken. Serve immediately over buttered egg noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.
Will store in an airtight container for up to one week.
Note: If doubling recipe, cooking time is the same.
Instant Pot Sirloin Beef Tips with Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef sirloin tips cut into 1-inch cubes, patted dry
- salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour enough for dusting meat
- olive oil for browning
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- 1/2 cup red wine your favorite
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp parsley flakes
- 2 1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Cut sirloin into 1-inch cubes, and pat dry. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste. Dust with all-purpose flour.
- Heat olive oil in instant pot on saute function. Brown sirloin cubes and remove to plate.
- Add chopped onion and sliced mushrooms and saute until softened. Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Add wine to deglaze the pan, and reduce by half.
- Add beef back to instant pot. Add beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley.
- Place and lock the lid onto the instant pot according to the manufacturer's instructions, and close the vent. Cook on manual, high pressure for 15 minutes. Once finished, quick-release according to your manufacturer's instructions.
- Once the lid has been safely removed, set to saute setting on high. Combine cornstarch and water. Add to stew once simmering, and add enough of the mixture to thicken. Serve immediately over buttered egg noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.
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I’m the writer, photographer, recipe developer, and one of the many taste tester’s at Monday is Meatloaf. I live in a sleepy Florida town on the out-skirts of the Tampa Bay metro area. Growing up I got the opportunity to see a lot of great family cooks in action, but I didn’t delve into the culinary world until later. My blog focuses on simple cooking techniques that maximize flavor across a variety of cooking disciplines that are totally do-able for the home cook.
Thank you for this recipe! It was delicious! I only had moscato wine, so I used that, and the sauce still taste great! The meat was very very tender too! We’ll be making this for company soon!
You are so very welcome and I’m glad you enjoyed it! We love that the meat is so tender and I bet the Moscato wine was delicious!
This recipe was lovely! Very easy to do; quick time to cook and oh, so flavorful! My only adjustment, for my taste, might be to either reduce the amount of wine, or sub it with RW vinegar as it was a bit ‘much’ for me. Otherwise, a real ‘keeper’ of a recipe that I will make again!
Thank you so much for the kind words, and wonderful suggestions! I am so glad you enjoyed. You can always reduce or omit the wine entirely, by also swapping with additional beef broth. 🙂
We really enjoyed it! However, there was too much liquid and that was not enough corn starch to thicken. Can I reduce the liquid a little?
I think that yes, you could reduce the liquid and increase the cornstarch as you see fit. I like a lot of gravy, and with this being my IP recipe I could see that the liquid could be reduced a bit. 🙂
HI, Can I half the recipe and would I need to adjust the cooking times?
You can half the recipe, but I would keep the cook time the same.
Unexpectedly phenomenal. I mistakenly purchased Sirloin Beef Tips, and was decidedly displeased when I arrived home. However, after coming across this gem of a recipe I will be purchasing them more often. Words cannot express how delicious this recipe is. Sooooooo easy and super tasty. Good for a cold night.
I’m so excited you enjoyed this family favorite of ours so much! Thank you for all the kind words, and I’m glad you discovered a new cut of meat that’s easy to cook and delicious! 😊