Gluten Free Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli

Total time50 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time25 min

Gluten Free Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli

Tender flank steak strips cook fast under pressure, soaking up a bold, gingery-garlic sauce with just the right hit of brown sugar sweetness and a touch of heat from red pepper flakes. The broccoli goes in right at the end, steaming in that same glossy sauce until it's bright green and still has a good bite. Cornstarch does the work of thickening everything into a rich, clingy glaze that coats every piece of beef and broccoli. It all comes together in one pot, then gets ladled over rice and finished with sesame seeds and scallions for crunch and color. This is a solid pick for a gluten free dinner rotation, delivering all the savory, takeout-style flavor you're craving without any special equipment beyond your Instant Pot. Quick, weeknight-friendly, and endlessly satisfying.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the beef

1 ½ lb flank steak, sliced against the grain into ¼-inch strips
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For the sauce

⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
¼ cup low-sodium beef broth
3 tbsp brown sugar, packed
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
4 cloves garlic, minced
¼ tsp red pepper flakes

For the slurry

3 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp cold water

For the broccoli

4 cups broccoli florets (about 1 medium head), cut into bite-sized pieces

For serving

2 tsp sesame seeds (optional)
3 green onions, thinly sliced (optional)
cooked white rice, for serving

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, beef broth, brown sugar, sesame oil, grated ginger, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
2
Add the sliced flank steak to the Instant Pot insert and pour the sauce over the top, tossing to coat all the pieces evenly.

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