Instant Pot Ox Tail
Seriously, I can’t live without my slow cookers or Instant Pots nowadays. They are so handy, either worry free cooking or huge time saver.
I tried this ox tail recipe in my trusty 6 qt instant pot, the smaller one I have. It fit perfectly, 8 qt one probably would be a bit more comfortable.
Ingredients:
- 3 lb oxtail1 yellow onion, sliced
- 4 green onions sliced
- 3 carrots, cut into 1 inch sections, half the thicker pieces
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into pieces
- 5 clove of garlic, minced
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp 7-spice or all spice
- 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 Tbsp BBQ sauce of your choice
1 tsp dried herb province
Method:
Wash and pat dry oxtail pieces and put in a large bowl (I used my stock pot since all my stainless steel bowls were occupied). Add brown sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, 7-spice or all spice into the pot and mix well with ox tail pieces. Set aside to marinate.
In the mean time cut up all vegetables and garlic.
Set instant pot on saute function. Add oil once pot is hot. Brown ox tail pieces on all sides till brown. About 2 minutes per side. Brown the pieces in batches to avoid over crowding the pot. Set the browned ox tail pieces into a bowl.
Once all oxtail pieces are browned. Add a splash of the beef broth to de-galze the pot, using a wooden spoon and scrape all the dark goodness off the bottom of the pot. Add all the vegetables into the pot and saute for a few minutes until the vegetables are softened.
Add the remaining of seasoning into the pot, mix well with the vegetables, add the browned oxtail pieces back into the pot, pour the remaining beef broth into the pot, lid on, seal the vent, and change the setting to pressure cooking, on high for 50 minutes.
Once the pressure cooking process is completed, let it naturally release the pressure.
About 20 minutes later, enjoy a bowl of delicious oxtail stew, you will never believe this pot of pure deliciousness was done within an hour and a half, from start to finish.
