Apple Cider Pepper Pot Roast (Pressure Cooker Recipe)

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 61 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Beef pot roast is pressure-cooked with fresh vegetables and herbs in a hearty apple cider-red wine gravy in this quick one-dish meal.

Ingredients

1 large red onion, quartered
4 stalks celery, cut into large chunks
8 baby carrots
4 ounces mushrooms, halved, or more to taste
6 cloves garlic
1 (2 1/2 pound) beef chuck pot roast
1/4 cup olive oil, divided
kosher salt to taste
ground black pepper
1/4 cup sweet red wine
1 cup beef broth
1/3 cup apple cider
6 sprigs fresh thyme
4 fresh bay leaves

Directions

1 Place onion, celery, baby carrots, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor; pulse to coarsely chop.
2 Coat roast generously with 2 tablespoons olive oil; season both sides with salt and black pepper.
3 Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pressure cooker over medium heat. Cook roast until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a large plate.
4 Place chopped vegetable mixture in the pressure cooker; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in wine and cook until flavors combine, about 1 minute. Pour in broth and apple cider. Stir in thyme and bay leaves into sauce. Place roast back in the cooker; spoon sauce to cover roast as much as possible.
5 Cover and cook at high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from heat and allow pressure to release naturally according to manufacturer's instructions.