The Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) Beef Oxtail Stew is succulent, tender, and full of rich flavors. Preparing it in the Instant Pot is a breeze, cutting the cooking time down to just 1-2 hours. I love to stock up on oxtail when it’s on sale and keep some in...
Ingredients
- 1kgBeef Oxtail
- 2inBig Onion, chopped and divided
- 6cloves Garlic, slivered and divided
- 2tbspThyme, stems remove, divided
- 3Bay Leaves
- 3Cloves
- 2x Beef Cubes dissolve 160 of hot water
- 160mLRed wine
- 100gTomato Paste
- 1/2tspFreshly Ground Black Pepper
- 12inBaby Potatoes, cut half
- 4Carrots, cut into rings
- 150gGreen Beans, cut in half
- 1packet Mushrooms, cut half
How to make Instant Pot Beef Oxtail Stew
Begin by placing half of the chopped Onions, Garlic and Thyme in the Instant Pot
Add the Oxtail, Bay Leaves, Tomato Paste, Cloves, Red Wine, Black Pepper and Beef Stock to the pot.
Set the Instant Pot on medium for 90 minutes, if your Instant Pot only allows 60 minutes, don't worry you can set it for another 30 minutes after the 60 minutes are up.
Make sure the release valve is close before start cooking.
Once the 90 minutes is over, check the tenderness of the meat, by inserting a fork; if it slide in easily, its almost done. If its still hard, set the Instant Pot for another 15 or 30 minutes.
Once the Oxtail is tender, layer with the other half of Onions, Garlic and Thyme.
On top of that layer first the root vegetables, potatoes and carrots, the add the rest of the vegetables.
Then set the Instant Pot for another 5 minutes to cook the vegetables
Check the potato softness and adjust the seasoning according to taste, if the the potatoes is still a bit hard, cook another 3-5 minutes
Serve and Enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
I use 2 beef stock cubes for extra flavour and saltiness.
If you have the time and patience you can brown the meat before hand in a pan before adding to the Instant Pot, but it doesn't really makes a difference in flavor.
What makes the recipe great is the Thyme, try not to cook without!!
Beef Oxtail can be served on a bed of rice, samp, mash potatoes or freshly baked bread.
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