Instant Pot Mexican Rice with Beef

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Instant Pot Mexican Rice with Beef
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Making Mexican rice with beef in an instant pot is so quick and easy. This Instant Pot Rice recipe is a juicier and flavor-packed version of a traditional Mexican rice with beef
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 2 cups short grain white rice rinsed and drained
  • 3 lb beef chuck or beef stew meat cut into 3/4" pieces
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 shallots diced
  • 1 cup very warm water
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1 jar Molli Morelos cooking sauce
  • 1 whole head garlic unpeeled cut in half crosswise.
Instructions
  1. Rinse and drain rice and set aside. Set Instant pot to sauté on high heat (push sauté twice to switch to high heat) and add 4 Tbsp olive oil. Once oil is hot, add beef in a single layer and sauté until lightly browned about 5 min, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add 4 Tbsp butter, salt and chopped shallots and stir 3 minutes until softened.
  3. Spread rice evenly over the top (do not stir). Push garlic halves cut-side-down, halfway into the rice. Pour jar of Morelos cooking sauce and very warm (or hot) water directly over the garlic cloves so you don't disturb the rice. Use the back of a wooden spoon to poke 5-7 holes through the rice to the bottom of the pot to help distribute flavor.
  4. Cover and cook on high pressure 30 min. Let instant pot rest and naturally depressurize 10 min before switching to the venting position to release steam.
  5. Remove garlic and discard. Stir rice well to combine ingredients.
  6. Serve and garnish with fresh micro-greens. Provecho!