Instant Pot BBQ Beef – The Best Shredded Beef Barbecue

This Instant Pot Shredded Beef Barbecue with just four simple ingredients is easy to make and full of flavor. Since you make this BBQ beef recipe in the electric pressure cooker, it doesn’t need hours in the oven or crock pot.

Instant Pot BBQ Beef

What is better than a recipe with only a couple ingredients? How about a four-ingredient recipe that is cooked in the electric pressure cooker?

This Beef Barbecue recipe features your favorite BBQ sauce and crushed pineapple and is cooked in the Instant Pot! It really is that simple.

This recipe comes from Barbara. She created it when she needed to get dinner on the table but hadn’t planned ahead on what that meal was going to be!

The result is an amazingly sweet instant pot barbecue beef recipe that the whole family will love.

How to serve Instant Pot BBQ Beef

Serve it up as bbq beef sandwiches, or serve it over baked potatoes or baked sweet potatoes. Make a rice bowl by topping your favorite type of cooked rice and veggies. Try a BBQ pizza with slices of red onions and cheddar cheese. Take the leftovers and throw it over nachos, tacos or enchiladas or serve it on top of macaroni and cheese. The possibilities are endless.

What kind of beef roast should I use?

Chuck roast is a good beef cut to shred but you can use the beef roast of your choice for this BBQ beef.

If you have one in the freezer, just pull it out the night before and throw it in the refrigerator so it’s thawed and ready to go the next day.

If you want to go the low and slow method, here is a recipe for beef barbecue in the slow cooker.

Ingredients

• Beef Roast
• Beef Broth
• Bottled BBQ Sauce
• Crushed Pineapple (do not drain)

How to Make Shredded Beef Barbecue in the Instant Pot

1. Thaw your beef roast in the refrigerator overnight.
2. Place thawed beef roast and broth in your Instant Pot insert. Cover and seal.
3. Pressure cook on high pressure. When done, use natural release method.
4. Remove beef and shred. Drain remaining broth from insert and add beef back.
5. Add bbq sauce and crushed pineapple.
6. Set the instant pot to “saute” mode, and let the mixture simmer for a couple minutes some of the liquid evaporates and until thick.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool completely. Transfer to an airtight container, and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Full instructions for shredded beef BBQ in the instant pot can be found in the recipe card below.

Recipe FAQs

• I use an Instant Pot, but if you use a different brand pressure cooker, check the User’s Manual for the recommended time for a beef roast.
• Do not drain the liquid from the crushed pineapple.
• Add more or less of the BBQ sauce and/or pineapple to your own taste.

Recipe Variations

• Use beef stew meat instead of beef roast. Pressure cook according to the User’s Manual for your pressure cooker. The time will most likely be decreased.
• Instead of beef broth, use water, if needed.
• Any flavor, variety or brand of bottled barbecue sauce can be used, or make a homemade BBQ sauce.

Recipes using Beef Roasts

While we love a good beef pot roast with carrots and potatoes, we love using beef roasts in so many other ways. Check out some of our favorites.

Crock Pot French Dip Au Jus

Slow Cooker Greek Beef and Potatoes

Beef Chunks in Sour Cream

Instant Pot Authentic Beef Barbacoa

Kitchen Utensils Needed

• Pressure Cooker
• Two forks or meat claws
• Big Spoon
• Measuring Cup