3lbsOxtailfat trimmed and sliced into 1 inch thick pieces
1tablespoonoil for cooking
1teaspoonsalt or salt to taste
2teaspoonbrowning
1tablespoonbrown sugar
Browning and sugar may be substitute with 1/4 cup of coconut aminos
1teaspoongarlic powder/granulated garlic
1/2teaspoonof smoked paprika
1teaspoonof onion powder/granulated onions
1/2tablespoonground all spice
1tablespoonof parsley flakes
2tablespoontomato pastecan be substituted with 1/4 cup of ketchup
1teaspoonspicy brown mustard
1scotch bonnet pepper or other chili pepperor
1/4teaspoonof scotch bonnet powder
1/4teaspoonof black pepper
Green seasoning:
1/2yellow onion
2heads of green onions
3clovesof garlic
A handful of cilantro
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients for the green seasoning in a food processor or blender and blend until a smooth paste forms. If you are using a blender you may need to add 1/4 cup of water for easy blending
Make a marinade:
To a large mixing bowl, add the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, all spice, smoked paprika, scotch bonnet powder (if using), browning (or coconut aminos), mustard and tomato paste or ketchup.
Then mix together well and set aside
Prepare the oxtail:
Next, trim any fat from your oxtails the add it to the marinade that you set aside earlier
Mix together ensuring that all oxtail pieces are completely covered with the marinade
Allow oxtails to marinated for at least 2 hours or overnight for best results
Cooking the oxtail:
Before starting to cook set your instant pot to sauté and when the pot is hot add the oil,
Allow the oil to come up to temperature before adding your seasoned oxtail
Sauté for about 10 minutes stirring after the first 5 minutes
After 10 minutes of sautéing add 1 cup of water
Then hit the cancel button to take the instant pot out of the sauté function and prepare for pressure cooking
To pressure cook the oxtails, cover and seal the instant pot and pressure cook for 1 hour on high pressure
After the instant pot completes the pressure cooking cycle, release the pressure
This next step is critical: using a ladle scoop out some of the oil that forms above the sauce
Finally, set your instant pot to sauté and cook the oxtail stew for an additional 5 minutes after scooping out the oil, to cook down the gravy/sauce