Instant Pot Steak
This Instant Pot steak is incredibly juicy, tender and flavorful! Using a pressure cooker to cook steak is easy, quick and straightforward. This pressure cooker steak recipe yields the most irresistibly delicious steak!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This Instant Pot steak is easy to make and convenient for weeknights.
- It is made without an oven and without a grill.
- This Top Sirloin Steak is another great family dinner or meal prep.
- This pressure cooker steak is juicy and flavorful.
- The Instant Pot does not dry out the steak at all.
- This recipe is Whole30 approved, Paleo, gluten free, dairy free, Keto, sugar free and low carb.
- Check out this Air Fryer Ribeye Steak for another great steak recipe!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Any cut of steak will work. Both ribeyes and sirloins are great options since they are tender and flavorful to begin with. I recommend using steak that is about 1 inch thick and boneless. Add more time for bone in.
The homemade steak seasoning adds the perfect amount of flavor. The seasonings are flavorful enough to complement the steaks without being overwhelming. Feel free to add, subtract and adjust seasonings to suit your taste. Or, substitute with 2 tablespoons Montreal steak seasoning if desired.
Olive oil creates a great sear on the steaks. Substitute with butter, avocado oil, or vegetable oil if needed.
What is Steak?
Steak is meat that is typically cut across the muscle fibers of cattle. Steak can be boneless or bone in. There are many different ways to cook steak.
Steak can be grilled, broiled, pan fried, pressure cooked, air fried, and deep fried. In addition to being from cattle, steak can also come from goat, bison, turkey, and deer.
There are many different dishes that include steak. It is a very common cut of meat.
Different Cuts of Steak
Filet mignon is cut from beef tenderloin. It is incredibly tender and flavorful. This cut of meat is expensive due to its extremely tender texture.
Ribeye steak is heavily marbled and extra juicy. It comes from the ribs and can be boneless or bone in.
Strip steak is another common cut of beef. It is cut from the short loin.
Sirloin steaks are cut from the sirloin, which is near the back of the animal. These boneless steaks are more affordable than other cuts.
Skirt steak is long and thin. It is cute from the belly. Skirt steak can be incredibly flavorful despite its abundance of connective tissue.
Flank steak is very similar to skirt steak. It is slightly more wide and thick than skirt steak.
There are many other cuts of steaks, but these are the ones I recommend for cooking in the Instant Pot.
Taste & Texture
This Instant Pot steak has a strong beef flavor. It tastes like a classic steak! The seasonings add the perfect touch of flavor while allowing the beef flavor to shine.
This steak is thick, juicy and flavorful. It is not dry or bland.
How to Make
Step 1
First, combine all seasonings in a small bowl.
Step 2
Pat steaks dry with paper towels. Then, rub seasonings all over both sides.
Step 3
Press sauté on Instant Pot. Add olive oil to the pot.
Step 4
Once the oil is hot, add steaks to the pot. Sear for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
Step 5
Then, press cancel and carefully remove steaks from pot.
Step 6
Pour 1 cup water into pot and use wooden spoon to scrape any bits stuck on the bottom of the pot.
Step 7
Place trivet in Instant Pot. Place steaks on trivet.
Step 8
Secure lid. Set valve to sealing. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes (medium rare) up to 12 minutes (well done).
Step 9
Once timer goes off, carefully move valve to venting and manually release all pressure. Remove steaks from pot and serve!
Expert Tips & Tricks
For best results, use fresh, high quality steak.
Sear steaks on both sides to create a heartier flavor and better texture.
After pouring water into pot, use a wooden spoon to deglaze the pot. This helps prevent burning of any leftover steak bits on the bottom of the pot.
Use oven mitts when handling the top valve and the inner pot. They can get very hot!
After steak has cooked, allow it to sit for 5 minutes before slicing and serving. This allows the steak to remain juicy.
Temperature & Doneness of Steak
Use a meat thermometer to test doneness of your Instant Pot steak.
Rare steak has an internal temperature of 130 to 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Medium rare steak has an internal temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Medium steak has an internal temperature of 155 to 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Well done steak has an internal temperature of 165 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
How to Serve & Store
After removing steak from pot, allow it to sit for 5 minutes. This secures in the juices and yields an extra juicy steak.
Serve with desired sauce and sides. These photos show Green Beans and Potatoes. In addition, French fries, roasted cauliflower and asparagus, and mashed potatoes are great side dishes.
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, pressure cooker steak is very tender.
Sure! I like to sear both sides of the steak to add some texture and color, but raw steak is fine in the Instant Pot.
Yes. It will take longer to cook, but pressure cookers are great with frozen meat.
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Ingredients
- 2 steaks
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- First, combine all seasonings in a small bowl.
- Pat steaks dry with paper towels. Rub seasonings all over both sides of steaks.
- Press sauté on Instant Pot. Add olive oil to pot.
- Once oil is hot, place steaks in pot. Sear for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
- Press cancel. Use tongs to remove steak from pot onto plate.
- Pour 1 cup water down into pot and scrape bottom of pot with wooden spoon to deglaze it.
- Place trivet inside pot. Place steaks on top of trivet.
- Secure lid and turn vent to sealing. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes for medium rare, up to 12 minutes for well done.
- When timer goes off, carefully turn valve to venting and manually release pressure.
- Finally, carefully remove steaks from pot. Allow steaks to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into to lock in those juices.
Notes
- Any cut of meat will work, but I have had success with both ribeyes and sirloins.
- Feel free to replace seasonings with Montreal seasoning or your favorite seasoning mix.
- After steak has seared on both sides, add water and scrape bottom of pot with wooden spoon to deglaze pot. This helps to prevent burning.
- Pressure cook steaks for 3 minutes for medium rare, up to 12 minutes for well done.
- Allow steak to rest for 5 minutes after cooking. This helps keep the steak juicy.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- My pressure cooker only took 5 minutes to come to pressure.
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104 Comments on “Instant Pot Steak”
Followed directions to a t and ended up with the worst steak I have ever tasted. Chewed one bite, spit it out and threw the rest in the trash.
For me, some foods do not work well in an Instant Pot. Steak is one of them! If I can’t grill them, my handy cast iron skillet does a great job!
Dont have a trivet, can onions be used in its place to prop it up?
That should work. I would probably decrease the cooking time to only 1 or 2 minutes since the steak will be closer to the direct heat. Enjoy!
Turned out really chewy eventhough I followed all the steps mentioned for a medium rare.
Wasted my stakes.. But at least I tried 😀
Your steak was a huge hit! My family couldn’t believe that it was cooked in the instant pot. The seasonings were delightful. I’ll definitely be making this again soon
I am so happy to hear that, Lindsey! Thank you for the kind review.
This was my first time cooking steak in instant pot. It came out super tender and surprisingly flavorful and delicious. I think I’ll only cook steak this way from now on. Thanks!
These steaks were delicious!!!
I made your seasoning up and sprinkled it on the steaks, then added a little extra salt and pepper as we love a really really well seasoned steak.
Then cooked them for 3 minutes for medium-rare.
THEY WERE PERFECT!
Served them with some creamy potato casserole and green beans. YUM!!
This steak recipe is so easy and simple, thanks to my Instant Pot. It turned out irresistibly good and addicting!
Finally, I cooked a great steak. Thanks for the step by step for the InstaPot instructions. I just used a sirloin and it came out perfect.
It’s a shame the star ratings don’t line up with the review comments or I would never have tried it. My fault for not reading the reviews first!
Seared and then cooked for 3 mins. Steak came out very well done, rubbery and grey. The pictures certainly don’t look like the steamed finish I got with all the sear steamed away!
Same here.
High pressure 3 min, result:
175 F (very well done).
Not anywhere near medium rare.
And yes litle bit rubbery (as it was not long enough to break down the connection tissue/collagen).
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Maybe 3min on medium pressure would been better?
Or 5min on low pressure?
Or maybe should just do a slow cooking on 60-70 C on 12 hours or so?;)
Because this recipie was definitly not medium rare.