Instant Pot Beets
Instant Pot Beets are easy to cook in your electric pressure cooker. Eat them right away or make your favorite pressure cooker beets recipes from them!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Water for the pressure cooker
- Whole Fresh Beets (unpeeled, with the ends trimmed off)
Instructions
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Pour a cup of water (2 cups for 8-quart pot) into the inner liner of the Instant Pot.
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Place the silicone or stainless steel trivet or steamer rack (or steamer basket) in the pot.
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Close the lid of the pressure cooker and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
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Close the lid of the pressure cooker and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position, if not self-sealing.
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See cook times below to choose the time to cook your size beets.
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Press the Pressure Cook button (or Manual button or dial), and use the +/- button or dial to adjust the cook time in minutes (times are in notes below). High Pressure.
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When cook cycle is done, wait 5 minutes (5 minute natural pressure release) and then do a Quick Release of the pressure. Do this in short bursts at first to ensure that no beet juice spews out with the remaining pressure.
Recipe Notes
Beet (Beetroot) Cook Times*
- Smaller Beets - 7-10 minutes (some beets are really small 1" - 2" in diameter, so cook those on the lesser time).
- Medium Beets - 12-15 minutes (about the size of a lemon).
- Large Beets - 20-25 minutes (when I get the ones that are the size of a baseball, I cook them for 25 minutes).
*If you like a very tender, soft result, add 2 minutes, or let Naturally Release for about 5 minutes longer. Results may vary depending on age of beets, your altitude, your brand of pressure cooker, etc. If you have the Instant Pot Mini, use this timing as well.