Instantpot beef knuckles stew (Birria-style)
Instantpot has become my bestfriend these days. It definitely can slay thick cuts of meat. I bought beef knuckles 1 kilo beef knuckle 1 pack 200g tomato paste 6 pcs bayleaves 2 bellpeppers sliced 1 chopped onions 6 cloves of garlic 1t Chili powder 1t Paprika powder 1Tcnutritional yeast Dashes of pepper & salt Lightly toasted & ground Spices 1t each: anise seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, whole peppercorns 2 cups water 2T soy sauce 2T fish sauce Wash and pat dry the meat. Rub tomato paste over meat. In a bowl, mix the rest of dry spices. Too bad, got no cumin for this one. Massage the spices all over meat. Set Instantpot to Meat Stew setting. You'll get fork-tender beef after 35 minutes pressure cooking & 15 minutes natural cooling down. Separate meat strands with fork before serving. Serve sauce together with meat or in a sauce server. Serve piping hot over rice or Pita bread. TIP: If desired, thicken sauce b...