Easy Instant Pot Hawaii Oxtail Soup Recipe

oxtails

🥗Healthier: beef shanks

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Beef shanks provide a similar texture and flavor but are leaner.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos offer a similar taste.

Soak oxtails in cold water until blood comes out and fat floats to the top.

Rinse oxtails to remove blood and fat.

Season oxtails with salt and pepper.

Set Instant Pot to sauté mode and brown oxtails on all sides for about 5 minutes each side.

Remove oxtails and set aside; do not discard brown bits in the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pot and sauté mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery, garlic, ginger) for about 5 minutes.

Add 2.5 quarts of water to the pot, scraping up brown bits from the bottom.

Add Hawaiian salt, star anise, dried orange peel, and raw peanuts to the pot.

Return browned oxtails to the pot.

Close Instant Pot lid and set to pressure cook for 45 minutes.

Let pressure release manually after cooking.

Remove celery, carrot, star anise, ginger, and orange peel from the soup before serving.

Add shiitake mushrooms after pressure cooking is done.

Garnish with cilantro and chopped green onion before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens