Instant Pot Brisket is so much easier than you think! I’m obsessed with this THAI STYLE INSTANT POT BEEF BRISKET! The flavor of this Pressure Cooker Brisket is so delicious and the meat is so tender. This is a winning recipe that our family will make again and again. We garnish with an amazing marinade (made all together), green onions, fresh mint, and fried shallots. The flavor of the instant pot Beef Brisket Recipe is out of this world.
Instant Pot Brisket – Pressure Cooker Brisket
This Instant Pot Brisket is made in under 2 hours from start to finish!
Everyone loves a nice, juicy Beef Brisket recipe. And now it’s even easier to make with this Instant Pot Brisket.
You guys, I have been LOVING my Instant Pot (click for my favorite, or see my two favorites below in the Shop This Post section!). We have made everything from Spiral Ham to Zuppa Tuscana and we are just getting started. The pressure cooker is an incredible tool for making cooking easier, ESPECIALLY for meats that typically take a long time to cook.
This Pressure Cooker Brisket Recipe is a stunner! If you’re just getting used to your Instant Pot, then this is an awesome recipe to get your feet wet. So what are you waiting for?
You’ve got to try this Instant Pot Brisket recipe! Thai Style Pressure Cooker Brisket is so full of flavor, unique, and DELICIOUS.
Thai Style Instant Pot Brisket
Thai Style Instant Pot Brisket is a unique spin on a classic recipe. Your family will love this recipe!
I was so blown away by the flavors in this Thai Beef Brisket recipe. Pressure cooker brisket is great with the fried shallots and sauce, but the fresh mint completely kicks it up a notch. Flavor explosion! It would be awesome in tacos, on sliders, on its own with mashed potatoes, or even on nachos! The great thing about making Instant Pot brisket is you’re sure to have leftovers and can get creative. The sky is the limit with this special recipe. I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Instant Pot Thai Brisket
If you’re looking for unique and amazing Instant Pot recipes, you’ve come to the right place! We have been making Instant Pot Recipes left and right. This Pressure Cooker Brisket recipe is definitely a front runner for our new favorite Instant Pot Recipe. THE SAUCE IS INCREDIBLE! You have to try it.
This Beef Brisket Recipe is such an easy option for feeding your family or friends. You’re gonna love it, I just know it. And don’t skip the fresh mint. We almost didn’t add that in and we would truly be missing out. You’ve gotta taste it all together to really enjoy it to its full potential.
What goes well with Pressure Cooker Brisket?
There are SO MANY great side dishes to serve with this Beef Brisket Recipe. We love it with Melting Potatoes, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, Pear and Blue Cheese Brussels Sprouts, or Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots. You can’t go wrong, the possibilities are endless.
How long does it take to smoke a brisket versus this Instant Pot Brisket Recipe?
Typically it takes over an hour to smoke each pound of brisket. Our 3 lb. cut below would take over 3.5 hours to cook traditionally. With the Instant Pot, this Beef Brisket Recipe takes under 2 hours from start to finish. LOVE IT!
What cuts of meat can be substituted for Beef Brisket?
If you can’t get your hands on a quality beef brisket, you can substitute a boneless chuck roast in its place. Not quite the same flavor, but still delicious.
See the recipe card below for full details on how to make Instant Pot Brisket. Enjoy!
Be sure to try these other brisket recipes:
Thai Style Instant Pot Brisket
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Brisket & Marinade:
- 3 pound trimmed beef brisket
- Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon rice or cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoons ginger paste or 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce optional
- 1 6.57 ounce bottle Thai Sweet Red Chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves chopped
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium yellow onion peeled & chopped
- 4 garlic cloves peeled & chopped
For the Fried Shallots: (optional garnish, but oh. so. good!)
- 2 shallots ends trimmed & thinly sliced
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- kosher salt
Garnishes:
- Fried shallots
- Chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
- Chopped fresh mint leaves a fragrant and crazy-delicious garnish
- Green onions sliced diagonally
- Chopped fresh cilantro leaves if mint isn’t available
Instructions
For the Brisket:
- Season beef on all sides with kosher salt & pepper and cut the beef in half across the grain.
- In a medium bowl, combine the rice vinegar, ginger paste, fish sauce, Thai chili sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, mint leaves and water. Mix well.
- Place the beef in a gallon-size, resealable bag and pour the marinade over the beef. Seal the bag, squeeze the marinade into the beef (through the bag) and lay the beef flat so the marinade covers it. Place the beef in the fridge 30 minutes, then flip the bag over to ensure all the beef is marinated. Marinate an additional 30 minutes. *See note.
- While the beef marinades, chop the onion and garlic and fry the shallots.
- After beef has marinated, remove it from the fridge.
- Set the Instant Pot to sauté and, after one minute, add 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon butter. Add the chopped onions and cook until onions are translucent. Add the chopped garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Turn Instant Pot to Keep warm/Cancel, and place the Instant Pot trivet over the onion/garlic mixture.
- Set one portion of the beef, fat side up, on the trivet and pour half the marinade over the beef. Set the other half, fat side up, on top of the first half and pour on the rest of the marinade.
- Set Instant Pot to Manual and set the timer to 50 minutes. After 20 minutes of natural release, cover the valve with a dishcloth and turn the valve to quick release. When the red button (float valve) on the lid goes down, the lid is safe to open.
- Open the lid and transfer the meat to a plate. Remove the trivet.
- Use an immersion (hand) blender, to purée the remaining sauce while it is still in the pot. This is the sauce served with the beef. (If you don't own an immersion blender, carefully pour half the liquid to a regular blender and purée it. Repeat with the remaining liquid.)
- If serving immediately, pull the beef apart, into chunks, using two forks. If wanting sliced beef, cool the beef about 30 minutes then transfer to the fridge. When the beef is cold, slice it into 1/2 -inch slices.
- Serve the beef over a plate of jasmine or white rice and garnish with sliced green onions, fried shallots and small mint leaves. A perfect side is roasted broccoli.
- Enjoy!
To fry the shallots:
- Peel and slice the shallots very thinly. Place a plate covered with three, stacked, paper towels and set it next to the stove. Heat 2 cups of oil in a medium, heavy-bottom stovetop pan until it tests 350°F with a food thermometer. Divide the sliced shallots into separate rings (as much as possible) and carefully place the sliced shallots in the hot oil. Stir and fry until the shallots are light golden brown. Transfer shallots to the paper towel-lined plate to drain. Season with kosher salt and set aside to dry and until ready to use.
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Hi. I’m anxious to try this. I make a Korean brisket that is the bomb. I get so many complements on it. That it is the best brisket they ever had. So I’m excited to compare. I have a question though. On the sweet chili sauce. Do you mean like sirracha or like ma ploy I think it’s called. Thank you. I’ll let you know how it goes
Mae ploy!
Have you successfully doubled this recipe? Can I just stack more brisket on top?
Could you make this in a crock pot? I don’t have an instant pot.
I know you can make brisket in a slow cooker I just haven’t tried it so I don’t know the exact recipe. I’m sorry! If you found a good one you could just sub in these flavors.
becky – I love this so much. anything with thai flavors is always amazing. i just got an instant pot recently too and am LOVING it! what a great creation :-) i’ve never made my own fried shallots before, i usually go the lazy route and buy them – same with fried garlic.
Thanks Danielle! Hope you love it :) :)