Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 pounds lean ground beef (preferably 85% lean ground beef or leaner)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ½ cup water (or chicken broth)
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (optional)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 1 tablespoon Franks Red Hot sauce (optional)
Accompaniments (Optional)
- Hamburger buns (recipe makes enough to top 8 to 12 buns)
- Hot sauce (I like more Franks Red Hot)
- Pickle chips
Instructions
- Sauté the onion: Add the vegetable oil to an Instant Pot set to Sauté mode - high (or medium-high heat in a stovetop PC), and heat until the vegetable oil shimmers. Add the onion and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt. Sauté until the onions start to soften around the edges, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the ground beef and cook until it just loses its pink color: Sprinkle the ground beef evenly with the garlic powder and ½ teaspoon fine sea salt. Add the beef to the pot and cook, stirring and breaking it up until it loses its pink color, about 5 minutes.
- Everything in the pot: Stir the ½ cup of water into the pot, then scrape the bottom with a flat-edged wooden spoon to ensure nothing is sticking. Pour the ketchup over the top of the beef, then add the mustard and brown sugar, and the (optional) soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Don't stir - we want the water on the bottom and the ketchup on top, to keep the ketchup from sticking to the bottom of the pot and burning.
- Pressure cook for 10 minutes with a natural pressure release: Lock the lid on the pressure cooker, and cook at high pressure for 10 minutes in an Instant Pot, electric pressure cooker, or stovetop pressure cooker. (Use Manual, Pressure Cook, or Pressure Cook-custom mode set to 10 minutes in an Instant Pot.) After the cooking time is over, let the pressure come down naturally, about 10 more minutes. (If you're in a hurry, you can quick release any remaining pressure after 5 minutes.) Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to avoid the hot steam.
- Stir the pot and serve: Stir the ketchup into the beef until everything is evenly mixed. Serve on hamburger buns with your favorite accompaniments on the side. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Weeknight Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American