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 by adding chickpeas flour or plain flour. Chickpeas flour enhanced the texture of the sauce.

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