Instant Pot Red Wine and Garlic Beef Shanks

Rosemary Spaghetti Squash
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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 3 lb beef shanks, trimmed
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary 
  • 3 Tbsp arrowroot flour
  • 1½ cups red wine (or use organic beef bone broth)
  • ½ cup organic beef bone broth
  • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a 6-quart Instant Pot on Sauté setting. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Cook beef, in batches, in hot oil 2 to 3 minutes per side or until browned. Remove from pot.
  2. Sauté garlic, onions, celery, and carrots in pot on Sauté setting 2 to 3 minutes. Add bay leaf, thyme, rosemary, and beef.
  3. Whisk together flour, wine, broth, and vinegar in a bowl until flour is dissolved; add to pot.
  4. Close and lock pot lid. Turn steam release to Sealing position. Set cook time on Meat/Stew and Pressure for 20 to 25 minutes or until beef is very tender.
  5. When timer sounds, turn pot off, and release steam using Natural Release method. Discard bay leaf, rosemary, and thyme before serving. Serve over Rosemary Spaghetti Squash recipe.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise
  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Scoop out seeds from squash.
  2. Rub cut sides with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place squash in a large baking dish. Bake 35 minutes, turning once. Let stand 10 minutes.
  3. Scrape squash with a fork to remove spaghetti-like strands. Toss squash strands with rosemary in a bowl.

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