Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef
How to cook Instant Pot Frozen Ground Beef in 25 minutes or less. Then you have ground beef ready to use in any recipe!
Servings: 1
Calories: 1152kcal
Instructions
- In Instant Pot, add water and place trivet inside. Place frozen ground beef on top.
- Close the lid, set pressure vent to Sealing and press Pressure Cook on High or Manual.
- Cook ground beef: 15 minutes for thawed - when you open the pot, meat will look cooked and brown outside. But once you remove it into the bowl and start breaking with a fork, you will see that it is red/pink inside. 25 minutes for fully cooked.
- After wait 5 minutes, then do Quick Release by turning sealing valve to Venting position.
- Open the lid and remove trivet with meat into a bowl. Using forks, meat claws or flat spatula, separate into crumbles. Proceed using thawed ground beef in any recipe.
Notes
- Store: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days and then use when ready.
- What amount can I cook at once? You can cook up to 2.5 lbs at a time.
- Can I cook without the trivet? Unfortunately not.
- How to peel off the pad from frozen meat? To remove plastic pad, run frozen meat where pad is attached under warm water for a few seconds. With paper one, just cook meat with it and then it peels easily.
Nutrition
Calories: 1152kcal | Protein: 78g | Fat: 91g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 322mg | Sodium: 316mg