{"id":27410,"date":"2019-04-08T14:18:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T19:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=27410"},"modified":"2023-06-08T15:50:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:50:54","slug":"oxtail-stew-instant-pot-and-slow-cooker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/oxtail-stew-instant-pot-and-slow-cooker","title":{"rendered":"Oxtail Stew (Instant Pot and Slow Cooker)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearty Oxtail Stew - fall off the bone tender oxtails cooked in a delicious vegetable packed broth that is just pure comfort in a bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oxtail Stew is a dish that instantly makes me think of my mum. It was a regular on the stove top, usually simmered for hours to really develop all those lovely flavours and make the oxtails so delicious tender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best memories, was grabbing a mug, dunking it into the huge pot on the stove, just to scoop up some of the amazing broth to sip on. It was perfect on a freezing cold winters day, when you needed something warming and comforting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The past week has been quite an emotional one. Wednesday marked one year exactly since my mum passed away.  When we miss loved ones, we often crave familiar food that makes us feel close to them and of course for me it just had to be a pot of Oxtail Stew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hubby took me out for a drive to the county near where I live in Ontario, Canada where we went to a lovely little coffee shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearby is my favourite butcher ever that sells all locally reared meat which is grass fed and pastured. I knew if anyone would have some oxtails available it would be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The butcher selected me the most beautiful cut of oxtails I have seen, which I knew would be perfect for a big pot of hearty Oxtail Stew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the oxtails, I grabbed some local fresh free run brown eggs, and some of their sausages of the week - honey and garlic and spicy Greek Style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the summer when barbecues are more regular they have an even better selection of sausages and burgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making the oxtail stew, I decided to cook it in my Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong>. I wanted to replicate all those flavours that mum would get by simmering it on the stove all day, but in a minimal amount of time, so I could have it on the table for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Instant Pot is perfect for that - deliciously tender oxtails in 45 minutes. Perfect!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondering what an Instant Pot is? Instant Pot<\/a> <\/strong>is a brand of multi-function pressure cooker. It's one of my favourite cooking appliances. I love this thing so much, that I almost use it EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is basically a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, saute's, has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge and even makes yoghurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don't worry if you don't own any pressure cookers, this can also be cooked perfectly in a slow cooker. Perfect for adding into the slow cooker at the beginning of the day to have on the table come dinner time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Stew Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Love a stew or casserole? Check out these other recipes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n