Instant Pot French Dip sandwiches are juicy and very flavorful. Tender meat in a spiced gravy is as good, if not better than you will get at a restaurant.
We love sandwiches in this house and we love French Dip Sandwiches.
There is a very famous sandwich shop in Downtown, LA called Phillipe’s French Dip. I’ve been there many times over the years.
The officer loved the sandwich so much, he came back the next day and asked for another sandwich with the roll dipped into the pan juices. I decided to make Instant Pot French Dip Sandwiches.
Last time we visited the sandwich shop, we were not impressed with our meal, so, it gave me the idea to use an Instant Pot DUO Plus, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker and make my own recipe at home.
This is a very short cut recipe with few ingredients. In my cookbook, This Old Gal Pressure Cooker Cookbook, you will find a wonderful Instant Pot French Dip recipe.
The tougher cuts of meat work best in this recipe, such as, Chuck Roast, Rump Roast, Shoulder Roast, Brisket, Top/Bottom round.
This is a great recipe for a Freezer Meal!
Trim your meat really well and then drop it into your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker.
Do I Need to Brown Beef for Instant Pot French Dips?
No. This is one of the beauties of using an Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.
It is not necessary to brown roasts when cooking under pressure.
The Maillard reaction happens when meat is under pressure!
There will be no loss of flavor from not browning the meat first. In fact, you won’t be able to tell the difference if you brown or not, so, why waste the time?
This recipe is so flexible, you can use lamb, pork or any other tough meat that needs a longer cook time.
If your roast is large, cut it into quarters.
I used a couple packets of Good Seasonings Italian Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix.
If you use plain Italian Seasoning, you will need to add some salt, if there is no salt in the mix.
For other tastes and flavor, you can use this same method to make a bazillion different recipes, just by changing up the seasonings.
I keep a lot of Homemade Pressure Cooker Bone Broth (Stock) in my freezer, so that is what I used.
You can use any boxed or canned Beef Broth, Beef Stock or Beef Consommé.
Feel free to add any other type of stock to change up the flavors of your Instant Pot French Dip.
Pepperoncinis are ready for the wet sauna!
We always have jars of Pepperoncinis in the house, as my husband loves to put them on sandwiches.
Toss at least 16 of them into your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
Add half the bottle of juice from the jar of Pepperoncinis in as well. Mix the Dry Seasonings into the liquid.
Mezzetta Italian Mix Giardiniera can be used in addition to the Pepperoncinis or in combination.
If you let the pot sit for a while, you will be able to scoop out some of the liquid fat.
Remove the chunk of meat from the Pressure Cooker cooking pot and use two forks or Meat Shredder Claws (that I own, but forgot to use) to shred it up really well.
Allow the Juice to cool in the refrigerator, so that the fat will rise to the surface.
Or use a Fat Separator to remove all the fat and grease right away.
Shred the meat really well, don’t miss any, as you don’t want chunks in your Instant Pot French Dip sandwich.
Place the meat back into the pot of juice and you are ready to serve.
If you refrigerated your Italian French Dip overnight, after shredding, just place the meat back into the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker and heat for five minutes.
Good deli rolls are very important. French Bread, Sour Dough bread all work well too! If you want a really nice way of toasting in your Air Fryer, check out this silly recipe Air Fryer Perfectly Toasted Toast, which makes the best toast and bagels. If you don’t have an Air Fryer, a toaster or oven will also work.
Rub fresh garlic on the buns, or sprinkle some garlic powder and then spread with butter or Ghee.
You can use butter, if you like. I love to use Homemade Ghee as much as possible, as it tastes great and holds up under high temperatures.
Toast buns, face side up until slightly golden.
Add your meat and Pepperoncinis on top of the bottom roll. Cheryl, from one of my cooking groups, loves Spicy Pickles on her sandwich!
If you like cheese, add any melting cheese on top of your sandwich. Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, Muenster, Munchie, Oaxana, etc.
Place the bottom of the sandwich back in your Air Fryer or Toaster Oven and let it melt for about 20 seconds. My husband loves cheese, so he got a good amount.
I don’t like cheese on my meat sandwiches, so I went without.
Using a Fine Mesh Strainer, pour some of the juice into a Bellemain Porcelain Ramekins and serve one to each person.
Enjoy your Instant Pot French Dip sandwich with Salad Bar Green Pea Salad, Pressure Cooker Summer Picnic Potato Salad, or KFC Coleslaw.
Trim your roast and cut into 4 pieces. Place Roast, Consommé, Worcestershire Sauce, Seasoning packets, Soy Sauce, Water, 1/2 jar Pepperocini Juice and Pepperoncini Peppers to Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
Lock on lid and close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure for 55 minutes. When Beep sounds, allow a Full Natural Pressure Release.
Remove beef from pot and shred well. Skim fat off juice and return beef to cooking pot.
Butter both sides of Deli Rolls and sprinkle garlic on both sides. Place in Air Fryer or under the boiler and toast until slightly golden. Place meat on top of bottom half of Deli Roll and top with cheese, if desired. Melt cheese in Air Fryer or under broiler.
Place a couple of Pepperoncini Peppers on top of meat. Place top bun and cut sandwich on the diagonal. Serve with a Ramekin full of juice, for dipping.
Mezzetta Italian Mix Giardiniera and the juice works really well in this recipe.
PIN this Instant Pot French Dip!
Would this work with a sirloin tip roast?
I don’t see a button to print this recipe out…I’ve probably overlooked it. Can you double check? I’ll rate it after I have made it.
Do the Pepperoncini’s make it spicy hot?
Muriel, not spicy hot, flavorful.
Your recipes sound great. I just received my new 8gt. Elite pressure cooker and need recipes.
How long does it cook in the pressure cooker? Recipe doesn’t say a time.
never mind- I see it now!
We LOVED this. I followed the recipe exactly and will do so again next time, but may make my own seasoning blend (I don’t like to use the prepackaged stuff). Can’t stop raving about it.
Amazing!!! Love this recipe! Thx for all your work, love your recipes!!!
I bought the Trader Joe’s thin sliced beef sirloin. 1.5 lbs. could I use this? How would I adjust?
Ps- I LOVE your recipes!!! Thank you so much. I use them everyday.
I just purchased an 8 quart Instant Pot. This will be the first thing I make in it tomorrow (already bought all of the ingredients). Does it matter what size the Instant Pot is? I noticed your equipment list shows a 6 quart model. Any suggestions would be helpful and greatly appreciated.
What if my roast is frozen?
Why whole pepperoncini’s? Wouldn’t it be better/easier to use ones without the stems?
Just wondering what times you would use if you used a thinly sliced beef? I have 2.25lbs of Carne Picada I’d like to make French dip– tia!
As a new Instant Pot user I have appreciated your website. Very good recipes and good advice. Thanks!
How can I cut this recipe in half? Do I cut it all ingredients in half including the liquid and cook for half the time?
My husband and I both agreed- super flavorful and super easy! A great recipe!!!!
This was perfect, I added a 12 oz jar of banana pepper rings with the liquid instead of whole peperoncini because that’s what I had on hand most of the pepper rings disintegrated and it turned out so delicious. Thank you for the wonderful easy recipe.
Novice here. After the cooking time, do you shut off the instapot or allow it to switch o we to warm as it NPR? Really looking forward to making this!! Thank you!
Just made this for the family and it was fantastic. Wouldn’t change a thing!!
This was delicious and very easy. Family loved it, served on brioche buns and it was a nice a light combination.