Beef Oxtail
Beef Oxtail Recipe (with Beer) is a fork-tender, bone-sucking, delish oxtail stew that you can make either in the pressure cooker or slow cooker.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 lbs Beef Oxtails
- 3 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 white onions (chopped)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 6 sprigs fresh herbs ((thyme, oregano, parsley or cilantro))
- 2 cups pale ale beer (SEE SUBS BELOW FOR A KETO DIET)
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 8 oz baby yellow potatoes
- 1 cup baby carrots
Instructions
- 1
Season beef oxtails with salt, pepper, and cumin on all sides. Turn ON the pressure cooker and press the saute mode. Once heated, add oil and brown oxtails on both sides, about 5-7 minutes.
- 2
Add onions, garlic, herbs, beer, broth, tomato paste and sauce, and vinegar. Cover and seal pressure cooker. Set to "Manual" at high pressure or press the stew function. Set to 40 minutes.
- 3
Let the pressure release on its own, then turn the valve to "Venting," using tongs. Remove lid and add potatoes and carrots. Cover and seal pressure cooker. Set to "Manual" at high pressure or press the stew function.
- 4
Set to 10 minutes this time. When the time is done, turn the valve to "Venting," using tongs Remove the lid and press "cancel". Serve beer oxtail stew with a hard-crusted bread or creamy polenta, or shred meat with two forks to make sliders or sandwiches.
- 5
Season beef oxtails with salt, pepper, and cumin on all sides. Turn on the slow cooker. If choosing not to brown beef oxtail in oil in a large skillet first, simply add all the ingredients to the slow cooker bowl, skipping the oil.
- 6
Secure lid and set to 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. When the time is done, turn off slow cooker, remove lid, and serve oxtail soup with slices of toasted baguette or creamy polenta, or shred meat with two forks to make sliders or sandwiches.