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prep time
20 min
cook time
15 min
ready time
35 min
Keto Instant Pot Mongolian Ground Beef
A quick and easy way to cook ground beef is in an Instant Pot. A delicious low carb sauce made of sherry wine, soy sauce, garlic, and sambal is sauteed together with the ground beef and topped with fresh scallions and sesame seeds. A simple dish like this is perfect for a weeknight meal or meal prep as it holds well in the fridge for several days and reheats nicely.
What kind of ground beef should I use?
80% of grass-fed lean ground beef is excellent on the Keto diet due to the higher saturated fat content.
Can I make multiple batches at a time?
Yes, this recipe is straightforward to double or triple. Keep in mind, the more you double a recipe, the longer it will take to reduce the liquid down to glaze the meat. If a lot of liquid is released at the beginning of the cooking process, simply pour some of it off.
How should I cut the scallions?
The scallions should be cut into 1” pieces as it gives a nice texture to the finished dish.
Net Carbs
5.5 g
Fiber
2.4 g
Total Carbs
12.5 g
Protein
31.2 g
Fats
25.3 g
399 cals
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Ingredients
Avocado Oil
1-½ tablespoon
Hamburger Or Ground Beef, 80% Lean
1 pound
Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton
¼ tsp
Garlic, Fresh
5 clove
Sherry Cooking Wine by Holland House
2 tablespoon
Soy Sauce
2 tablespoon
The Ultimate Icing Sugar Replacement by Swerve
2 tablespoon
Arrowroot Flour
1 teaspoon
Sesame Seed Oil Anoriental Seasoning by Dynasty
1 teaspoon
Lettuce
4 cup
Cherry Tomato
20 cherry
Sesame Seeds
1 teaspoon, whole pieces
Recipe Steps
steps 8
35 min
Step 1
Preheat an Instant Pot on the “Saute” setting until it says HOT. Add the avocado oil to the bottom of the pot.Step 2
Add the minced garlic and stir briefly. You want to work quickly and add the meat shortly after this to prevent the garlic from getting brown too quickly.Step 3
Immediately add the ground beef and stir around cooking it halfway before adding all of the sherry wine. Stir well and continue cooking until most of the liquid is evaporated.Step 4
Next, add in the soy sauce, Swerve, and arrowroot powder. Stir well to combine and allow it to cook for several minutes in order for the sauce to glaze the meat.Step 5
Essentially you want to evaporate most of the liquid until it coats the meat nicely. Turn the heat off and add the sesame seed oil and stir well.Step 6
Add the sambal and stir well.Step 7
Finally, add scallions cut into 1” pieces.Step 8
To plate, add lettuce to each plate about 1 cup each. Top with the meat and cherry tomatoes cut in half. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.
Comments
Elee a year ago
Perfect taste! Liked without added heat! Yummy!
StupendousMacadamia281617 a year ago
Use frying pan. Options: onion, broccoli, or green/red peppers; cauliflower rice (instead of lettuce wrap), hot sauce of choice (instead of sambal).
Geo 2 years ago
They forgot the Sambole in the ingredients list. I put 1 and a half Tablespoons, just the right "heat".
Slowknitter 2 years ago
As others have stated there is no need to use an Instant Pot here. Just silly.
RemarkableRadish797306 2 years ago
Missing some of the listed ingredients in the recipe. Also no reason to use the instant pot. Big fail
qm1441 2 years ago
SAMBAL???????????
SeaKayaker 2 years ago
Sambal is a spiced chili sauce from Indonesia. It can be replaced with any other chili sauce or paste, like sriracha or harissa or chinese chili sauce
Thomarann 2 years ago
That’s not an Instant Pot recipe - it’s using the Instant Pot as a frying pan.
Bobin704 2 years ago
Don’t think they said it was but you can sure use them for “cooking”
DeanaB 2 years ago
Love it!
Prototypepof 3 years ago
I found it too greasy in instant pot, made mine in frying pan and instead of adding sesame oil to meat, I sauteed some peppers and onions in it and then added that to meat. I also serve it with fried rice cauliflower instead of lettuce. The flavor on this dish is amazing and it's one of my favorite keto dishes! Next time might try broccoli and onion instead of peppers and onion, switch it up a bit.
AwesomeKetone186278 3 years ago
Why do you use the instant pot?
VickiBurnett 2 years ago
Maybe college student and only have insta pot
Bobin704 2 years ago
Easy to use… frying pan, wok, pot use what u want to cook
KeeliKy 3 years ago
Just made this for the family and was very good. My only complaint is that it was rather greasy, even after draining.
Justinrdavis 4 years ago
Was good. Improvised with sriracha and it came out great.
Evilpassion 2 years ago
Sriracha is relatively high carb
Nwaller48 4 years ago
The sambul isn’t on the list. And how much?
ptwykes 4 years ago
Made this as written except the recipe doesn’t say how much of the sambul chili stuff to use. My kids don’t like spicy so I only used one 1tsp to play it safe, then added a ton more to mine LOL! I ate mine with big lettuce leaves as wraps. We all loved it!