Beef Rouladen Recipe (Instant Pot Pressure Cooker)

➤ by Oma Gerhild Fulson

This Rouladen recipe, aka Rinderrouladen, is similar to the traditional Rouladen (beef rollups) made throughout Germany, however it uses a pressure cooker. In my case, it's an Instant Pot. 

Pressure cookers are very commonly used in Germany, however, I haven't had one for years!

These German beef roulades are great dinner idea for special occasions. They do take a bit of time to prepare.

HOWEVER, if you want to have these same flavors in a less expensive and a much quicker recipe, then check out the Flatladen recipe I created. It has all the flavor of Rouladen, especially the wonderful gravy ... but it's perfect for a week night meal! My family LOVES this!

What to serve with Rouladen?

For us, it's usually potato dumplings and red cabbage. Sometimes, I'll make boiled potatoes and baby carrots or mixed veggies, when it needs to go fast.

Ready? Let's make some Rouladen ...

Pound your meat thin, spread with mustard, and get the rest of the ingredients ready.

I find setting things up in an assembly-line style makes everything go faster and easier. 

You can use either wooden picks or metal skewers to hold your rouladen together. Or, if you are blessed, you'll actually have metal rouladen clips available. Some people like to use a thin kitchen twine or thick thread to hold theirs together.

Whatever way you choose, just make sure you remove them before serving!

Now, you're ready to brown the rouladen in the Instant Pot pressure cooker (or whichever pressure cooker you have).

Make sure you take the time to brown the rouladen. Don't rush this step.

The browning will ensure a wonderful flavor, especially in the gravy. The little bits that stick to the bottom of the pot are the basis for the gravy. The more browned, without burning, the more intense the taste.

Once the meat has browned, and you've added the rest of the ingredients according to the recipe, making sure you have scraped up all those lovely browned bits, you are ready to seal the pressure cooker and set it. 

Make sure you always follow the manufacturer's requirements for sealing and setting your cooker. Safety first!

Seal pressure cooker and set to Manual for 20 minutes and use Natural Release.

Yes, it only takes 20 minutes under pressure to cook the rouladen to fork-tenderness. However, for calculating the timing, you also need to add the time for the pressure cooker to come to pressure. Natural Release will also add extra time. 

To figure out the total time, you'll need to know your cooker. Those coming-to-pressure times and the Natural-Release times are different depending on the make and model. Your pressure cooker (including the Instant Pot) manual will have those times available for you.

Once the Natural Release has finished, open your pressure cooker, remove the rouladen and set them aside and keep warm. Make the gravy according to the recipe below. 

Then you are ready to enjoy absolute fork tender meat with the most amazing flavor ... easy and quick. German perfection!

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