Instant Pot Beef Eye of Round Roast (Deli Style Roast Beef)
This Instant Pot Beef Eye of Round Roast for Deli Style Roast Beef recipe shares all the cooking secrets you need to make an eye of round roast beef that's tender, juicy, and medium-rare.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 35 minutesminutes
Approx. Time Needed for Instant Pot to Pressurize: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 163kcal
Ingredients
2 - 3lb.eye of round roast
1tsp.Italian seasoning
1 tsp. each Kosher salt and pepper
1-2Tbs.Olive oil, for browning the roast (may substitute canola or vegetable oil, if preferred)
1cup beef or vegetable broth
2 Tbs. red wine vinegar, optional, but recommended
Instructions
Two hours before you want to cook the roast, remove it from refrigeration and completely unpackage. In a small bowl, combine the Italian seasoning with the salt and pepper. Using your fingertips, season the roast on all sides, rubbing the spices liberally into all the nooks and crannies of the meat. Let the seasoned roast rest, uncovered, on the counter for two hours so the meat can rest, relax, and season. **DON'T SKIP THIS STEP!!
Using the saute setting on the Instant Pot, add a good swish of oil. As soon as the oil is hot, add the seasoned roast, letting it brown on the first side for a couple of minutes. Turn the roast to brown the remaining sides, adding a bit more oil as you go, if needed. Once the roast is fully browned on all sides, turn off the saute setting on the Instant Pot; remove the roast to a platter.
Use a paper towel to remove any oil in the bottom of the Instant Pot, then pour in the beef broth and vinegar.
Return the roast to the Instant Pot; lock the lid securely into place. Choose the high pressure setting for 5 minutes (Yes! Just 5 minutes), bringing the Instant Pot to full pressure.
When the timer sounds at the end of the 5 minute pressure cooking time, DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THE INSTANT POT. DO NOT TOUCH IT. DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE ANY PRESSURE FROM THE INSTANT POT. **I repeat: Walk away from the Instant Pot. Leave the roast inside the Instant Pot on the "Keep Warm" setting for 30 minutes. (The "Keep Warm" feature is automatic once the Instant Pot's timer sounds at the end of the pressure cooking time, fyi.)
After 30 minutes on the "Keep Warm" setting, remove the Instant Pot lid; use an instant-read meat thermometer probe to test the internal temperature of the roast. The ideal internal temperature for an eye of round roast is 115 degrees F. (rare) to 125 degrees F. (medium rare). If the roast hasn't yet reached 115-125 degrees F. internal temperature (because it may be larger than 2 lbs., for instance), just put the Instant Pot lid back on and let the roast sit inside on the "Keep Warm" setting for a bit longer. After 10 more minutes, check the internal temperature again. Odds are, it will be at the perfect temperature!
Notes
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