Instant Pot French Dip Sliders are a simple to throw together, taste amazing, and can be served from directly from the baking sheet! Tender braised beef piled high onto slider buns and served alongside the most flavorful au jus! What's not to like about that?!
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These French Dip Sliders are a true family favorite around here. The adults and kids alike love them. I am a huge fan because they're super easy!
Great for an easy family dinner and fantastic for your next weekend get together! And, I've got slow cooker and dutch oven instructions below!
What You'll Need and Why
Beef Chuck Roast. This is my preferred cut of beef for "slow cooking". It becomes pull apart tender and wonderful, but an arm roast or round roast would be good, too!
Tomato Paste, Onions, Garlic. The base flavors for this dish. Once they hit the heat, your house will start to smell like a million dollars.
Worcestershire Sauce and Mushroom Powder. They add depth of flavor and umami to the beefy sauce.
Slider Buns or Pull-Apart Buns, Mayonnaise, Whole Grain Mustard, Sesame Seeds, Parmesan, and Provolone. These make up the bun situation. The mayo and mustard make the sandwich spread tangy and creamy, while the provolone gets nice and melty!
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Variations and Substitutions
- Use your favorite roast cut. Arm roasts or round roasts would be great. just be aware they aren't quite tender as a chuck because they are so much leaner.
- Make it spicy by adding some Calabrian chili or jalapeños in adobo to the braising liquid.
Tips and Tricks
- Pull the roast out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes prior to searing.
- You can make the sandwiches ahead of time and store them in the fridge for up to a day. Simply pull them out about 30 minutes before you're ready to bake them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who invented the French Dip?
Legend has it, just kidding. The origin of the true French Dip Sandwich comes from the city of Los Angeles. Cole's is recognized as the inventor of this amazing sandwich.
Can I make this recipe gluten and/or dairy-free?
Sure! For the GF peeps, just use your favorite GF bun. That's the only swap you'll need.
For the DF crowd, omit the provolone cheese and use a DF butter for the garlic butter sauce.
Just a few simple swaps and anyone can enjoy this recipe!
Slow Cooker and Dutch Oven Instructions
For the slow cooker, sear the beef in a separate skillet. Deglaze the skillet and add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and cook on high for 4-6 hour or on low for 6-8 hours. Follow the remainder of the recipe as written.
For the dutch oven, sear the beef on the stovetop on medium-high heat. Remove the roast and set aside. Add the tomato paste to the instant pot and stir continuously until the paste turns a deep brick red. Deglaze with the beef broth and scrape any of the brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Next, add the onions, garlic, mushroom powder, dried thyme, and the Worcestershire sauce to the broth mixture and stir to combine. Carefully, place the seared chuck roast back into the pot. Cover the dutch oven with its lid and cook in a 250° oven for 6-8 hours or until roast is fall apart tender. Follow the remainder of the recipe as written.
French Dip Sliders Recipe
Ingredients
The Beef
- 1 2-3 lb beef chuck roast
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 med yellow onion, rough chopped
- 1 head garlic, top sliced off to expose cloves
- 4 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoon mushroom powder
- 2 tablespoon dried thyme
The Slider Sauce and Assembly
- 1 package slider or pull apart buns I used savory butter packaged buns
- 1 pkg sliced provolone
- 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon whole grain mustard
Garlic Butter
- 4 tablespoon butter, melted
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
The Beef
- Set the Instant Pot to high sauté and season both sides of the roast liberally with salt and pepper. Sear both sides of the roast in extra virgin olive oil until a deep caramelization occurs - approximately 3-4 minutes per side. Remove the roast and set aside.
- Add the tomato paste to the instant pot and stir continuously until the paste turns a deep brick red. Deglaze with the beef broth and scrape any of the brown bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Next, add the onions, garlic, mushroom powder, dried thyme, and the Worcestershire sauce to the broth mixture and stir to combine. Carefully, place the seared chuck roast back into the pot.
- Cook on high pressure for 80 minutes. After the 80 minutes, let it depressurize naturally for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, turn vent to the venting release position and allow all of the steam to vent and the float valve to drop down before removing the lid.
- Remove the lid, and carefully remove the chuck roast, shred the beef and set aside.
- Strain the cooking liquid and add to a pot to simmer. This will be the au jus. Let this simmer until you are finished baking the sliders. Reserve 4-5 cloves of garlic.
Slider Sauce and Assembly
- Holding the top of the slider or pull apart buns with the palm of your hand, carefully slice the buns in half with a serrated knife in an even horizontal cut. Keep the buns connected so that you basically have a top bun and a bottom bun.
- Place the bottom bun onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Mix the mayonnaise and whole grain mustard together. Spread half of the mixture onto the bottom bun and the other half onto the top bun.
- Next, layer the shredded beef, then the provolone onto the bottom bun. Add the top bun.
Garlic Butter
- Mash the reserved cooked garlic cloves and mix into the butter, parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, salt and pepper.
- Brush the top bun with the melted garlic butter mixture. Bake 20 minutes in a preheated 400° oven. Remove and let cool slightly.
- Pull apart, dip into the au jus, and enjoy!
Nutrition
Storage and Reheating Instructions
These little handheld delights will stay good in the fridge for up to 3 days stored in an airtight container. To reheat, simply pop them in the microwave for 20-30 seconds or warm them in a 300°F oven until heated through.
Thank you!
I am so incredibly happy that you are here! I hope you try my Instant Pot French Dip Sliders recipe and fall in love with it. If you make this recipe, please share and tag me on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok!
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Happy Cooking!
-Rufus
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Amanda R says
These turned out so good! Made them for a birthday party and they were the big hit! Used a hoagie roll instead but so good!