This Instant Pot umami pot roast is a very easy recipe for a delicious pot roast that makes its own gravy.
It is designed particularly for the individuals who do not have time to cook all day, as this pot roast is prepared in a short time in Instant Pot.
If you like beef, consider making this roast beef or this London Broil recipe, which are great options to diversify your dinner table.

Ingredients
- 3/4 lb potatoes large bite-sized pieces
- 2 small carrots peeled and cut into large chunks
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 tsp thyme minced
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 2-2 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast
Instructions
- Mix together flour with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, and a ¼ teaspoon black pepperin a small bowl.
- Marinate the beef chunks into the seasoned flour and keep aside.
- Set the instant pot to “Sauté” mode and add oil and seasoned beef.
- Sauté for about 3 minutes on each side and dish out.
- Put a little more oil and add onions, celery, and garlic.
- Sauté for about 2 minutes and add red wine, ½ cup of water, thyme and Worcestershire sauce.
- Sauté for about 1 minute and add beef, potatoes, ½ teaspoon each of salt and black pepper.
- Secure the lid and cook under “Meat/Stew” for about 40 minutes.
- Select “Cancel” and release the pressure naturally.
- Add carrots and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Release the pressure naturally and transfer 1 cup of the cooking liquid in a small saucepan.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes and drizzle over the pot roast in a bowl.
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This sounds delicious, but what kind of beef and how much should I’m use….it seems to be missing from the recipe? MTIA.
2-2½ pounds of chuck roast will be fine for this recipe.
Well, this sounds like heaven on earth. I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you so much for your nice comments on the recipe.
What size instant pot works best for this recipe?
A 6-quart instant pot will be a great choice for this recipe.
Sounds good! So, the beef chuck is cut into cubes prior to cooking???