Dinner for 4

Instant Pot Tomato Beef

Name: Instant Pot Tomato Beef
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 1/2 lb chuck roast; 1 can (14 oz) 14oz diced tomatoes; 1 onion; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup unsalted chicken stock; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp regular soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional); 1 tbsp white sugar (optional); salt and black pepper; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 3 tbsp cold water; 2 stalks green onions

$21.30for 475 minServes 4

Chuck roast pressure-cooks with tomatoes, garlic, soy sauce, and stock before a quick sauce thickening.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Beef chuck roast, 2.5 lb$6.99/lb typical	2.5 lb	$17.48Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 16 oz$0.08/oz typical	16 oz	$1.24Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Broth, 8.25 oz$0.07/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.58Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$21.30

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSoy sauceAsian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugarSalt and pepperCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

75 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$5.33 per serving$21.30 for 4

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Ingredients

2 1/2 lb chuck roast
1 can (14 oz) 14oz diced tomatoes
1 onion
6 cloves garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup unsalted chicken stock
3 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp regular soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
1 tbsp white sugar (optional)
salt and black pepper
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp cold water
2 stalks green onions

Steps

Set an 8-quart pressure cooker to Sauté, heat the oil, and brown the beef on all sides for 10 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, stock, tomato paste, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Seal the cooker and pressure-cook on HIGH for 40 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then release any remaining pressure and check that the beef reaches 145 F.
Mix the cornstarch with cold water, stir it into the hot sauce, and simmer on Sauté for 5 minutes.
Stir in the green onions and serve the beef with the thickened sauce.

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