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Instant Pot Beef Nilaga

Cozy, simple, and deeply comforting 🤍 This is Filipino Beef Nilaga made in the Instant Pot. Rich beef broth, corn, potatoes, chayote, and cabbage.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Asian, Filipino
Calories: 400
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

Meat
  • 1.20 lb Angus beef chuck stew meat boneless
  • 2.7 lb beef feet rinsed
  • 1.07 lb beef round boneless, stir-fry cut
Vegetables
  • 3 corn cut into fourths
  • 3 russet potatoes cubed
  • 1 chayote cubed
  • 3-4 carrots 1/2 inch pieces
  • ½ head cabbage cut into wedges
  • 2-3 onions
Seasoning & Liquids
  • 1 tbsp whole peppercorns
  • ½ tsp salt adjust to taste
  • fish sauce adjust to taste
  • 7 cups water to barely cover during pressure cooking

Equipment

  • Instant Pot Pro (8 QT) This recipe was made with an 8 QT Instant Pot in mind.

Method
 

Prepare Ingredients:
  1. Dice your onions
    Quarter your chayote and potatoes
    Cut corn into fourths
    Wedge your cabbage
    3 corn, 3 russet potatoes, 1 chayote, 2-3 onions, ½ head cabbage
Pressure Cook 1:
  1. Place beef chuck, beef feet, salt, peppercorns, and onions into the Instant Pot.
    Add in enough water to barely cover the meat.
    Cover and pressure cook for 45 minutes on high.
    Natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release.
    1.20 lb Angus beef chuck stew meat, 2.7 lb beef feet, 2-3 onions, 1 tbsp whole peppercorns, ½ tsp salt, 7 cups water
Pressure Cook 2:
  1. Add the chayote, potatoes, corn, and carrots to the Instant Pot.
    Cover and pressure cook for 6-7 minutes and then quick release.
    3 corn, 3 russet potatoes, 1 chayote, 3-4 carrots
Saute:
  1. Switch your Instant Pot to Saute.
    Add in your Beef Round and cook until tender.
    Adjust seasonings here and add fish sauce to taste.
    1.07 lb beef round, fish sauce, ½ tsp salt
Finish:
  1. Serve with white rice.

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