Easy Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli with Honey Garlic Sauce – Quick Takeout-Style Dinner
Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli with Honey Garlic Sauce is a fast, flavorful takeout-style meal featuring tender beef, crisp broccoli, and a sweet-savory garlic honey sauce made in just 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Instant Pot Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1/3 cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water (slurry)
- 3 cups broccoli florets (steamed separately)
- Green onions (optional)
- Sesame seeds (optional)
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Slice beef thinly against the grain.
- Sauté beef in Instant Pot with olive oil until browned, then set aside.
- Mix soy sauce, honey, garlic, and sesame oil.
- Return beef and add sauce, then pressure cook 10 minutes.
- Natural release 5 minutes, then quick release.
- Steam broccoli separately until just tender.
- Switch to sauté mode and add cornstarch slurry to thicken sauce.
- Combine broccoli with beef and sauce.
- Serve with rice or noodles and garnish if desired.
Notes
- Slice beef thin for tenderness.
- Do not overcook broccoli.
- Adjust honey for sweetness preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 820 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg