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    Home » Instant Pot

    Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout

    Published: Feb 14, 2017 · Modified: Jul 17, 2020 by Maria Bravo · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    Ox cheeks are a cut best braised (first fried and then slow cooked for hours) or fantastic pressure cooked, so easy in the Instant Pot. The meat becomes melt-in-the-mouth tender. Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout are delicious.

    Delicious Feisty Tapas Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Ox Cheeks in Stout served with lots of sauce and green beans in a deep white plate with a wooden background and red and white polka dot fabric

    Where can I find Ox Cheeks?

    You will find ox cheeks in your local good butcher, Waitrose also has them. You can also use beef cheeks.

    What are ox cheeks like?

    This was my first try with ox cheeks and I have to say: do not try to slice or dice them (it's mission impossible). Leave them whole. They are very sinewy raw but that all disintegrates when pressure cooking, leaving you with fork-tender meat.

    Tip

    Porcini and, in general, dried mushrooms can be quite expensive. I got mine from Grape Tree in town. I think a 40 g bag was £1. If you have one nearby it's worth going in for the raw cashews and the big buckets of herbs and spices, which tend to be 3 for 2.

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    Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout

    Ingredients

    3 small-medium onions, chopped
    1 stalk celery, chopped quite small
    3 carrots, cut in biggish pieces
    830 g ox cheeks (Waitrose), it was two cheeks and I attempted to dice one, left one whole, I wouldn’t bother dicing next time. You can of course buy more to cook this.
    Salt
    Milled black pepper
    1 teaspoon paprika
    1 teaspoon turmeric powder
    1 bay leaf
    1 x 500 ml bottle / can of Guinness (or stout)
    1 Knorr Beef Stock Pot
    40 g porcini or mixed dried mushrooms

    Method

    1.

    Press Sauté and add about 1 teaspoon of olive oil, when it’s starting to warm up (don’t wait until it says HOT), add the chopped onions, celery and carrots and stir. Let sauté for about 5 minutes.

    2.

    Add the ox cheeks, about a teaspoon of salt and a good few twists of the black pepper mill, let the meat get some colour (about 3-5 minutes) stirring every once in a while then add the paprika and turmeric powder followed by a bit of the Guinness. Scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon with the help of the Guinness. Add the rest of the Guinness, the beef stock pot, the porcini, stir well.

    3.

    Lock the lid in. Steam release handle pointing to Sealing. Press Manual and programme 65 minutes. Let it do a natural release at the end, i.e. don’t do anything until the float valve pops back down and the lid is safe to open (if this hasn’t happened after 15 minutes and you’re super hungry, feel free to release the rest of the steam). At the end, remove the lid, press Sauté and let it bubble until the sauce has thickened/reduced, you could add a thickener but I don’t find it needs it.

    Serve with lovely creamy Instant Pot mash.

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    Photo of the Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout seen from above served on a white plate with some green beans on the top left and also some broccoli top right

    Instant Pot Ox Cheeks in Stout

    Maria Bravo
    Delicious, melt-in-the-mouth, fork-tender ox cheeks pressure cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine British
    Servings 4 people

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot or pressure cooker

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 3 onions small - medium, chopped
    • 1 stalk celery chopped quite small
    • 3 carrots cut in biggish pieces
    • 830 g ox cheeks Waitrose, it was two cheeks and I attempted to dice one, left one whole, I wouldn’t bother dicing next time. You can of course buy more to cook this.
    • Salt
    • Milled black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 1 500 ml Guinness or stout
    • 1 Knorr Beef Stock Pot
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 40 g porcini or mixed dried mushrooms

    Instructions
     

    • Press Sauté and add about 1 teaspoon of olive oil, when it’s starting to warm up (don’t wait until it says HOT), add the chopped onions, celery and carrots and stir. Let sauté for about 5 minutes.
      1 teaspoon olive oil, 3 onions, 1 stalk celery, 3 carrots
    • Add the ox cheeks, about a teaspoon of salt and a good few twists of the black pepper mill, let the meat get some colour (about 3-5 minutes) stirring every once in a while.
      830 g ox cheeks, Salt, Milled black pepper
    • Add the paprika and turmeric powder followed by a bit of the Guinness. Scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon with the help of the Guinness.
      1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • Add the rest of the Guinness, the beef stock pot, the bay leaf, porcini, stir well.
      1 500 ml Guinness, 1 Knorr Beef Stock Pot, 1 bay leaf, 40 g porcini or mixed dried mushrooms
    • Lock the lid in. Steam set to Sealing. Pressure cook on high for 65 minutes. Let it do a natural release at the end, i.e. don’t do anything until the float valve pops back down and the lid is safe to open (if this hasn’t happened after 15 minutes and you’re super hungry, feel free to release the rest of the steam).
    • At the end, remove the lid, press Sauté and let it bubble with the lid off until the sauce has thickened / reduced, you could add a thickener but I don’t find it needs it.

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    Notes

     
    Serve with lovely creamy Instant Pot mash.
    Keyword Instant Pot Ox Cheeks, Ox Cheeks, Pressure cooked cheeks
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    About Maria Bravo

    Kitchen Gadget Geek extraordinaire. Tester of all things kitchen appliance. Clumsy cook, if I can't break it and get the most of it, you know that's a good kitchen gadget! Architect of online communities for kitchen gadget lovers

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    1. Wendy Burdon says

      September 20, 2019 at 6:58 pm

      This recipe is an absolute winner!! The ox cheeks are so tender you can cut them with a spoon!!! Proper comfort food!!

      Reply
    2. Richenda says

      September 27, 2019 at 7:51 pm

      You can get ox cheeks in Morrisons too. If you have a sharp knife they are easy to cube and only need 45mins to cook plus npr.
      I love your recipes almost as much as I love my instant pot!

      Reply
    3. Chris says

      October 24, 2019 at 9:57 am

      This is one if our favourite instant pot recipes! It's delicious!

      Reply

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