Cantonese-Style Instant Pot Short Ribs – Fall-Off-The-Bone Perfection in 35 Minutes
Love melt-in-your-mouth Instant Pot short ribs? These Cantonese-style braised beef short ribs are deeply flavorful, infused with soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, star anise, and cinnamon, and pressure cooked to perfection in just 35 minutes. The result? Fall-off-the-bone tender beef with a rich, savory sauce. Serve it over steamed rice for an easy and delicious weeknight dinner.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 lbs beef short ribs bone in
- 1 1/2 cups water or beef broth
- 2 cubes crushed garlic 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 cube crushed ginger 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2 star anises
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 carrots peeled and cut into large chunks
- 2 medium potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks
- green onion and sesame seeds
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine
- 2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
- Turn on the sauté of the instantpot. Add in oil and the short ribs to lightly brown.
- Add in broth, cubes of crushed garlic and ginger, sauce ingredients, star anises, bay leaves and the cinnamon stick.
- Mix well and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes. When done, let it naturally release for 15 minutes.
- Add in carrots and potatoes - cook on high pressure for another 5 minutes and do a quick release. Serve with rice and garnish with green onion and sesame seeds!