Instant Pot Short Ribs

Instant Pot Short Ribs

These Instant Pot short ribs are melt in your mouth delicious! The meat is fall off the bone tender and so hearty. This recipe is great for family dinners, holidays, entertaining, meal prep and leftovers. Such an easy and straightforward way to make short ribs. Only about an hour needed! It is pure comfort food made with wholesome and nutritious ingredients!

Author: Organically Addison

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 850 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons - olive oil
  • 3 - carrots
  • 1 - yellow onion
  • 4 - beef short ribs
  • ½ tsp - sea salt
  • ½ tsp - black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons - tomato paste
  • 1 cup - beef broth
  • ⅔ cup - pomegranate juice
  • 2 tablespoons - tapioca flour

Instructions

  1. First, turn Instant Pot on and press the Sauté setting. Add in olive oil. Once oil is hot, add in onions and carrots. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Remove veggies from pot.
  2. Pat dry short ribs with paper towels. Season on both sides with sea salt and pepper. If needed, add another drizzle of olive oil to the pot. Add short ribs to pot. Brown for 2 minutes on each side.
  3. Add in all remaining ingredients except tapioca flour. Stir to combine. Press cancel.
  4. Secure lid on top. Set top valve to Seal. Press the Pressure Cook button. Set timer for 45 minutes.
  5. Once timer goes off, allow pot to naturally release pressure for 15 minutes. Then, carefully turn valve to Vent. Release remaining pressure.
  6. Press Sauté. Remove ¼ cup of the liquid from the pot to a small bowl. Stir in tapioca flour.
  7. Then, pour this slurry back into the pot. Stir until sauce has thickened.
  8. Finally, serve short ribs and carrots!

Nutrition

Energy: 850 kcal | Total Fat: 62 g | Saturated: 25 g | Trans: 4 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 225 mg | Total Carbs: 19 g | Fiber: 2 g | Sugars: 8 g | Proteins: 54 g | Sodium: 792 mg | Polyunsaturated: 3 g | Monounsaturated: 33 g

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