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Our Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs Stew recipe makes it so easy to cook up delicious beer braised short ribs in under an hour. Fall-apart tender using simple ingredients, this easy short ribs pressure cooker recipe is worth making again and again! You can serve this recipe as a stew or over mashed potatoes.
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Best Instant Pot Braised Beef Short Ribs
My family and I border on obsessed with short ribs recipes. What could be better than delicious, fall-apart tender, braised ribs? I make them all of the time in the oven or slow cooker - we just can't get enough!
But the thing about most braised beef recipes is that they take all day to cook... unless you're using a pressure cooker! And let me tell you, if you think you can't have a tender boneless short ribs recipe using the Instant Pot, you can.
Our short ribs Instant Pot stew recipe is proof you can make the most incredible, juicy ribs in your pressure cooker in under an hour. If you love braised beef short ribs as much as my family does, this recipe is a dream come true.
Everything You Need to Know
Instapot beef ribs take 35 minutes on High pressure to cook. This is after searing the beef for a few minutes on each side. Altogether, this stew recipe will take you under an hour to make.
Yes! Increase the pressure cooking time by 1-2 minutes if using bone-in ribs.
You can use beef broth or even mushroom stock if you prefer not to use beer for braising. You can also use red wine.
When you're making pressure cooker beef ribs, it's really hard to overcook them! So long as you follow the instructions, you'll have perfectly cooked Instant Pot Short Ribs every time.
Flanken and English-style are the two different types of short ribs cuts. Flanken refers to ribs located along the back towards the belly, cut across the bones. They're cut into ½-inch lengths and are sometimes left in a strip. English-style short ribs are cut between each rib to separate them.
No, but you can make this recipe gluten-free by substituting beer for a gluten-free alternative such as beef broth or red wine. Double-check that your Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, and beef stock are all gluten-free as well.
Recipe Tips
- Wait until the Instant Pot is hot before searing the beef so it sears well.
- When searing the beef, cook in two batches. Don't overcrowd the pot, or the beef won't sear properly.
- After cooking, remove the bay leaves from the stew.
- You can serve this recipe as a stew or over mashed potatoes.
Short Ribs Recipes
- Slow Cooker Beef Ribs Recipe
- Tender Smoked Beef Short Ribs
- Sweet and Spicy Beef Short Ribs on the Grill
- Korean Beef Short Ribs Recipe (Galbi Jjim)
Also try our Instant Pot Beef Stew with Red Wine Gravy!
This was so good!
@sharyljean
Yum!!! It was delicious!
@tishstump
I made this tonight and it was truly amazing so tender and juicy. Will definitely be making it again.
@bz4u22003
Fantastic and Super Moist!
@supplee2
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📋 Recipe
Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs Stew (Beer Braised)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds boneless short ribs cut into 1½-inch pieces
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced, or 3 teaspoons garlic paste
- 2 onions diced
- 3 carrots peeled and cut into bite size pieces
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 5-6 red potatoes cubed
- 24 ounces dark beer 2 bottles; or red wine, if preferred
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut short ribs into 1½-inch pieces and season with salt and pepper. Wash potatoes and cut into bite size pieces. Mince garlic cloves and dice the onions. Finally, wash, peel, and cut carrots.
- Set Instant Pot to sauté mode. Once hot add in olive oil and short ribs. Cook short ribs in two batches, don't overcrowd the pot. Sear for a few minutes on all sides to brown.
- Once seared, remove short ribs to a plate. Add butter to Instant Pot and once melted sauté onions and carrots for a few minutes until softened.
- Next add in minced garlic and sauté for a few minutes. Then, add in tomato paste and stir well.
- Add in 2 bottles of beer and stir well. Cook down for a few minutes, then add Beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, fresh rosemary, bay leaves, and parsley. Stir well. Finally, add red potatoes to the pot and stir again.
- Place your short ribs back into the pot and add the lid. Press the 'stew' or 'pressure cook' button and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes. Once done, let natural release for 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Wait until the Instant Pot is hot before searing the beef so it sears well.
- When searing the beef, cook in two batches. Don't overcrowd the pot, or the beef won't sear properly.
- After cooking, remove the bay leaves from the stew.
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