SUPER EASY / FEWER THAN 10 INGREDIENTS / NATURAL RELEASE, THEN MODIFIED NATURAL RELEASE / CAN BE GLUTEN-FREE / FREEZES WELL
Smoky Corned Beef
6 to 8 servings
In essence, this recipe uses purchased corned beef and the Instant Pot to make pastrami. It calls for a lot of corned beef. You may need to stack two 1½-pound packaged corned beefs on top of each other.
For a real treat, you then cook potatoes right in the smoky liquid in the pot. Of course, you needn’t bother. You can skip steps 5 through 7 and simply slice the corned beef for sandwiches on rye bread topped with deli mustard and maybe purchased coleslaw.
1 teaspoon ground dried mustard
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
One 3- to 3½-pound corned beef, any spice packets removed and discarded, the meat well rinsed
2 cups water
Two 3.5-ounce bottles liquid smoke
2 pounds very small, red- or yellow-skinned potatoes, each about the size of a ping-pong balls, scrubbed of any surface dirt
1. Mix the dried mustard, coriander, and pepper in a small bowl. Dry the corned beef with paper towels, then pat this spice rub all over the meat.
2. Pour the water in a 6- or 8-quart cooker; stir in the liquid smoke. Put a heat- and pressure-safe trivet in the pot, then set the coated corned beef on top. Lock the lid onto the pot.
3.
Set the machine for: PRESSURE COOK
Set the level for: MAX
The valve must be: 
Set the time for: 1 hour 10 minutes with the KEEP WARM setting off
If necessary, press: START
Set the machine for: MEAT/STEW, PRESSURE COOK, or MANUAL
Set the level for: HIGH
The valve must be: Closed
Set the time for: 1 hour 30 minutes with the KEEP WARM setting off
If necessary, press: START
4. When the machine has finished cooking, turn it off and let its pressure return to normal naturally, about 40 minutes. Unlatch the lid and open the pot. Transfer the corned beef to a nearby cutting board. Tent with foil to keep warm.
5. Remove the trivet from the pot. Stir the potatoes into the liquid inside. Lock the lid back onto the pot.
6.
Set the machine for: PRESSURE COOK
Set the level for: MAX
The valve must be:
Set the time for: 7 minutes with the KEEP WARM setting off
If necessary, press: START
Set the machine for: STEAM, PRESSURE COOK, or MANUAL
Set the level for: HIGH
The valve must be: Closed
Set the time for: 10 minutes with the KEEP WARM setting off
If necessary, press: START
7. When the machine has finished cooking, turn it off and let its pressure return to normal naturally for 5 minutes. Then use the quick-release method to get rid of any residual pressure in the pot. Unlatch the lid and open the cooker. Drain the potatoes from the hot insert into a colander set in the sink. Slice the corned beef against the grain into ½-inch-thick strips and serve with the potatoes.