Instant Pot Corned Beef

This Instant Pot Corned Beef is the best you will ever make! You can serve it with veggies that cook in the same pot or use it for sandwiches. This corned beef is cooked without beer!

Just like my Instant Pot Pot Roast, this beef is falling-apart tender! Serve it with cabbage, potatoes and carrots or make my Fried Cabbage in a skillet.

If there is one thing I recommend cooking in the Instant Pot, it’s definitely large cuts of meat. The pressure cooker does the best job cooking the meat until tender, juicy and delicious. No worries about overcooking or tough meat! I prefer it to slow cooking because I don’t have to plan it hours in advance.

You will be amazed at how tender the meat is, yet you still can slice it into neat pieces.

The veggies are cooked in just 4 minutes after the meat is done, in the same liquid. The whole dinner is done in one pot so no mess to clean up!

Ingredients:

• 3 to 6 lbs corned beef with seasoning packet
• 3 cups broth
• onion
• garlic
• carrots
• cabbage
• small potatoes

How to make Corned Beef in the Instant Pot?

• Start by rough chopping the onion. Place it in the Instant Pot along with garlic.
• Rinse the meat and place on top of the onions.

• Sprinkle seasoning over the meat.
• Add liquid.
• Close the lid, turn the valve to sealing position and set timer to 75 minutes.
• Once the cooking cycle is done, press “cancel;/off” button and let the IP release pressure naturally.
• When the pressure pin drops, open the lid and remove the meat.
• Add potatoes, carrots and cabbage. Close the lid and set the timer to 4 minutes.

• Once the cooking cycle is done, flip the valve to release the pressure quickly.
• Slice the meat and serve with veggies and the sauce.

For detailed instructions, please see the recipe box below.

Best tips for cooking corned beef in the Instant Pot:

• You can easily cook a cut of beef that weighs 3 to 6 lbs. Mine was almost six pounds and it cooked perfectly!
• Use baby potatoes. Slice the small ones in half and larger ones into quarters.
• I don’t like to use beer, but feel free to use one along with the broth.
• DO NOT flip the pressure vent to release pressure when the cooking cycle is done. This will result in tough meat. I ALWAYS let the Instant Pot release the pressure naturally.
• Always slice corned beef against the grain.
• If you are not a fan of cabbage or simply want the meat to slice for Reuben sandwiches, skip the step of cooking veggies.

More Instant Pot dinner recipes:

• Instant Pot Turkey Breast
• Instant Pot Whole Roasted Chicken
• Instant Pot Carnitas
• Instant Pot Ribs
• Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

For more recipes like this one, feel free to browse our Instant Pot category.

Also, check out my Instant Pot Guide for Beginners, filled with all the info you need to get started with your new appliance! Seeing BURN message on your IP? Read my Instant Pot Burn Message post to learn why and how to save your dish.

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Instant Pot Corned Beef

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 15 mins

natural release

15 mins

Total Time

1 hr 40 mins

 

This Instant Pot Corned Beef is the best you will ever make! You can serve it with veggies that cook in the same pot or use it for sandwiches. This corned beef is cooked without beer!

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Instant Pot corned beef

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 597 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 3 to 6 lbs corned beef with seasoning packet
• 1 large yellow onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 cups any broth or stock
• 1 ½ lbs baby potatoes
• ½ cabbage head
• 3 large carrots

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Make sure the stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot.
2. Start by rough chopping the onion. Place it in the Instant Pot along with garlic.
3. Rinse the meat and place it on top of the onions.
4. Sprinkle seasoning over the meat.
5. Add liquid.
6. Make sure the Instant Pot is set to cook at HIGH pressure. Press the "manual" setting and set the timer to 75 minutes.
7. The IP will beep after a few seconds and it will start coming to pressure. This will take about 12 minutes.
8. Once the timer is done, press the "cancel/off" button and do not flip the sealing valve. Let the Instant Pot release the pressure naturally. It will take about 12 to 15 minutes.
9. When the pressure pin drops, carefully open the lid away from your face (there will be some steam left in the pot). Remove the meat onto a plate and set it aside.

10. Chop the cabbage into large chunks. Slice baby potatoes in half, large ones into quarters. Chop carrots into large chunks. Add potatoes, carrots, and cabbage to the liquid in the Instant Pot. Close the lid and set the timer to 4 minutes.

11. Once the cooking cycle is done, flip the valve to release the pressure quickly.
12. Slice the meat and serve with veggies and the sauce.

Recipe Notes

• If you are not a fan of cabbage or simply want the meat to slice for Reuben sandwiches, skip the step of cooking veggies.
• DO NOT flip the pressure vent to release pressure when the cooking cycle is done. This will result in tough meat. I ALWAYS let the Instant Pot release the pressure naturally.
• The sodium comes from the process the meat is prepared by the manufacturer. Use low-sodium stock or broth.

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Corned Beef

Amount Per Serving

Calories 597 Calories from Fat 315

% Daily Value*

Fat 35g54%

Saturated Fat 11g69%

Cholesterol 122mg41%

Sodium 3032mg132%

Potassium 1514mg43%

Carbohydrates 31g10%

Fiber 6g25%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 40g80%

Vitamin A 5172IU103%

Vitamin C 115mg139%

Calcium 82mg8%

Iron 5mg28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.