Extra Umami Beef Broth In Instant Pot

’Tis the season for rich, heart-warming soups. There’s no better way to start than with homemade beef broth. It’s so EASY because you assemble the ingredients, set it, and forget it.
Try our recipe Chas’ French Onion Soup using the homemade beef broth from this recipe.

Why It Works

Stock bones

The magic to hearty beef broth is great stock bones. It’s the foundation of the broth. The other ingredients help but without great stock bones, you’ve got weak flavorings that leave you disappointed.
Beef stock bones with carrots, celery, onions and shallots nearby on cutting board.Pin
We started this beef broth with the bones left over from a rib roast that we enjoyed for my brother-in-law Phil’s birthday. David and Mary (my parents-in-law) roasted the ribs for a long time until the meat was falling off the bone.
The ribs were mouthwateringly delicious and so tender. So it follows that the broth we made from these bones was just as tasty thanks to excellent foundational soup bones.

Umami

Alex has discovered the power of soy sauce and shiitake mushrooms to add umami flavor to the broth. He adds a couple of shiitake mushrooms and a couple tablespoons of soy sauce every time now. The extra glutamates make a difference.

Extra Umami Beef Broth

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Ask for good stock bones from the butcher. They usually store them in the back so you may not see them waiting in the display case for you. 
Getting a diverse mix of knuckle and marrow will add a lot to your broth, providing flavor and gelatinous goodness. 
Using a pressure cooker speeds up the cooking time. It also allows you to set it and walk away.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Brunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 10 ingredients or less, comfort, family-friendly, freezer-friendly, soup
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 41kcal
Author: Anna Rider

Equipment

  • Chopping Board
  • Knife
  • Instant Pot
  • Sieve

Ingredients

  • 2 (2) Carrots
  • 2 ribs (2 ribs) Celery
  • 2 (2) onion, I used 2 shallots & 1 yellow onion in this recipe
  • 4 small (4 small) Bay Leaves, Dried bay leaves
  • 10 cloves (10 cloves) garlic
  • 4 (4) Shiitake Mushrooms
  • 10 (10) Peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons (2 tablespoons) Soy Sauce

Instructions

  • Collect all the ingredients for the recipe.
    Overhead view of broth ingredients, including carrots, celery, shallots, bay leaves, etc.Pin
  • Chop the celery and carrots into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces.
    Alex's hands chopping carrots and celery.Pin
  • Peel the onions. Chop them in half.
    Alex's hands chopping shallots in half on cutting board.Pin
  • Put all the ingredients directly into the pot. Add water until you just cover the ingredients. We’re using an Instant Pot (also called an Instapot). You can also put it into a giant stock pot.
    Alex's hands holding shallots.Pin
  • Set the Instapot to the Soup setting on Low Pressure and Normal. Turn it on and come back once it's done. If you’re using a traditional stock pot, then turn the heat on until the pot boils, then lower the heat until simmer. Allow to cook for at least 3 hours.
    Overhead view of all stock ingredients with a lot of variety and pretty colors.Pin
  • When the broth is done, it should be dark brown. Put a strainer over a big bowl. Strain the broth. Discard the ingredients.
    Straining the beef broth through a sieve over a glass bowl.Pin
  • Enjoy your beef broth! You can serve it alone with salt and vegetables. Or you can use it in a recipe like Chas’ French Onion Soup.
    Beef Broth in 3 little mason jars on a white napkin with mushrooms on the left and garlic on the right.Pin

Notes

  • You can throw just about any old vegetable in there that’s been hanging around the fridge. But don’t slack off with the stock bones. Get the best you can find!
  • We got inspiration from Elise at Simply Recipes. Check out her How To Make Beef Stock recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 363mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3500IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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How Long Does This Beef Broth Last?

Thanks to Marcy for a great question. In the past, I have left the broth in the fridge for 3 days without any problems.

Beyond 3 days, I always reboil the broth, which means I won’t drink it by simply reheating in the microwave.

Usually, this isn’t a problem since I often use the broth in another recipe like Chas’ French onion soup or coconut curry soup.

In the rare cases where I am making a huge batch and want to store the broth for months, I will freeze the broth. I portion it into yogurt containers (yay for recycling!). If freezer space were an issue, you can even store it in ziploc baggies and flatten them before freezing. They stack particularly well.

Anna looking down chopping vegetables
About Anna Rider

Hi! I'm Anna, a food writer who documents kitchen experiments on GarlicDelight.com with the help of my physicist and taste-testing husband, Alex. I have an insatiable appetite for noodles 🍜 and believe in "improv cooking".

1 thought on “Extra Umami Beef Broth In Instant Pot”

  1. Um, this is called umami BEEF broth but you don’t list beef in the ingredients. And yet you show it in the pictures. How many pounds of beef bones did you use? Can dried mushrooms be used? Thanks!

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