My Favorite Pressure Cooker Dinner

Mongolian Beef and Broccoli 

I made a post one evening about my go to dinner recipe to cook in the Foodi. I had about 50 messages asking for the recipe. Then life happened. By life I mean: back to school, new grade, Calla in Pre-K, FOOBALL... the list goes on. This has been a draft for 5 months. My 2020 goal is to publish more blogs. So this is first out of the draft box.

I want to start by saying my photos are simple Iphone photos. I am just using them because I like photos when I make a new recipe.

 I should take a moment to give a plug for my favorite clean/ Whole30 blogger. She has the most beautiful content, food pictures, and she is a true blogger. Check out Healthy Little Peach. I feel like Mac and I are besties. I adore her that much. This recipe is FROM her, I just made a few changes to fit my kitchen needs. All credit should go to her.


Now for the dinner. It is super clean. Whole30 approved. Easy. Quick. Cheap. Plus you can use your pressure cooker to make it. I promise it will be on your family's weekly go to menu. I should also add that this is husband approved. Coach will actually request it. I don't let Calla eat beef too much. She will have something different when I make this, but I do give her the veggies and broth. She likes that part of the dinner. Beef just isn't her fave.

Let's get started.

What You Need: 
Beef cut into small long pieces. (Publix will cut this for you. I hate cutting meat.)
1/4 cup of oil
2 tablespoons of minced garlic

Broccoli
Fresh mushrooms
One onion diced
3 cups of beef bone broth
1 cup of liquid aminos (This will replace soy sauce.)
1 tablespoon of arrowroot flour
1/4 cup of water
Garlic salt
Salt
Pepper
(I measure no spices. Sorry.)

What You Do: 
Before I begin I like to chop my broccoli and roast it in a pan for 10 minutes in the oven. I think the broccoli cooks better in the pressure cooker if it is precooked in the oven first. You do not have to do this at all. I just love the flavor of roasted broccoli. This could be your first step. Or leave it out.

Turn your cooker on "Sear/ Saute."
Cover the bottom with an oil of your choice. (I use avocado.)
Add a tad of garlic and let the pan warm up.

Once you have a nice sizzle, add your beef and let the beef cook for 2 minutes. You may have to do this in small batches. This is fine. You will add all of the beef to the pressure cooker in just a minute.

Next you are going to add all of your beef back to the cooker. Then add your liquids. Stir all of the contents together.

Add your spices and stir.

Now add your veggies. I will clean out the fridge for this: mushrooms/ onions/ peas and carrots/ whatever you have. On this day I had mushrooms, onions, and broccoli.

Put your lid on the pressure cooker. Set on HIGH PRESSURE for 18 minutes. (Make sure you have your vent closed.)

While that is cooking, (this is a clean eating secret) you will want to add a tablespoon of Arrowroot flour to 1/4 cup of water. Mix this. (This will make your broth thick like a sauce when your beef is done cooking. This is going to replace corn starch. You can find this flour at any grocery store. Bob's brand is my favorite.)

After the 18 minutes you can release the pressure. Open your lid, add your flour and water mixture. Stir all of the contents. It will thicken up in about 45 seconds.

Plate your meal and enjoy. If I have cauliflower rice that needs cooking I will add this as well at the end. No need to do that though, because this is plenty filling and full of veggies and great protein. 

This has replaced my method of cooking Mongolian beef. I ONLY use this recipe now. It is THAT good and very easy.