It’s time for the weekend, so lets not stress about making huge meals. The marinade comes together quick and easy as well as the cooking time in the instapot. I saved time and made the slaw using a prepackage Asian slaw from HEB. The boys gobbled these tacos right up. You could also do them in a bowl over some rice as well.
Instant Pot Korean Beef Tacos
(Adapted from Pinch of Yum)
For the Korean Beef:
1 14-ounce can pears, drained (fresh pears work, too)
1 two-inch knob of fresh ginger
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 lbs. top sirloin (see notes)
For the Tacos:
chopped cilantro
chopped peanuts
kimchi !!!! or slaw of some sort
sriracha mayo or yum yum sauce
flour tortillas
Make the sauce: Pulse pears, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar until mostly smooth. Reserve half for later use (see notes).
Cook the meat: Trim any fat off the meat and cut into a few large chunks (it will shred, but cutting the meat helps it cook faster). Place in an Instant Pot and cover with half of the sauce.
Cook on high pressure (manual) for 45 minutes. Release steam and shred the meat in the Instant Pot with two forks.
Tacos: Fill each tortilla with beef, cilantro, peanuts, kimchi, and spicy mayo. Oh.My.Gosh. It’s so good.
Notes-
Slow Cooker: If you want to make this in the slow cooker, follow the same directions but cook the meat on high for 3-5 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.
Stovetop: If you want to make this on the stovetop, I recommend slicing the meat thinly and following these directions for super quick and yummy beef.
Cuts of Meat: Chuck roast can work, but I found that even with some trimming, it still had too much fat for my liking. Top sirloin is a little more spendy, but I love it in this recipe because there is less fat to work around and you really just get the awesomeness of the beef.
Marinating: If you have time to marinate the meat, DO IT. It really enhances the flavor to of the meat to meat to let it all kinda hang out together with the sauce for a while. If you don’t have time, no biggie. I usually don’t have time either, and I’d still give it 5/5 for flavor.
