Country Oxtails Food

SOUTHERN SMOTHERED OXTAILS

Steps:

• Season the oxtails with 2 tsp kosher salt, and 1 tsp black pepper.
• Drizzle the worcestershire sauce all over the oxtails, then toss the oxtails to make sure that they are coated.
• Next, sprinkle 1/4 cup of flour all over the oxtails, and make sure that the oxtails are coated with the flour.
• Next pour the vegetable oil into a large pan, and place the pan over medium heat.
• Once the oil is nice and hot, add the oxtails in, and brown them.
• Once the oxtails are nice and brown remove them from the pan, and put them in the slow cooker.
• Return back to the pan with the hot oil.
• If they are burnt pieces in the pan, pour out the oil, strain, clean the pan, then pour the strained oil back into the pan.
• Start adding the remaining flour into the pan, but only a little bit at a time.
• Whisk continuously.
• Once the flour is brown, and resembles " chunky peanut butter", slowly pour in the beef broth or water.
• Whisk while you pour!
• Make sure everything is lump free, then turn the heat from medium to high.
• Once the gravy reaches a full boil, reduce the heat to medium, and add in the sliced onions, and garlic.
• Stir the gravy, and do a taste test.
• Add as much salt & pepper that you think you may need.
• Turn the heat off, and pour the gravy into the slow cooker covering the oxtails.
• Make sure that the oxtails are nicely covered with gravy, then set the slow cooker on high.
• Let cook for 8 hours.
• Once done serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or whatever you'd like.
• Enjoy!

SOUTHERN-STYLE OXTAILS

Steps:

• Wash the oxtails with warm water and place in a heavy stainless-steel pot. Add the onions, peppers, beef and chicken bases, garlic powder, salt, browning sauce, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Cover the oxtails by three-quarters with water. Bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, adding more water if necessary, until the oxtails are tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Adjust the seasoning to taste.

COUNTRY OXTAILS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 to 350 °F.
• Sprinkle the oxtails liberally with House Seasoning on both sides.
• Coat the bottom of a heavy oven-proof Dutch oven with the olive oil. Once heated, add the oxtails and sear on all sides. Remove and set aside. Scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the beef broth, red wine, Worcestershire sauce and garlic cloves. Stir. Add basil, oregano, bay leaves, hot sauce, tomato sauce and the reserved oxtails. Stir to combine all ingredients together.
• Cover tightly, place in oven, and bake for 2 to 3 hours.
• Remove from oven and bring to a simmer on stove top. Add the sweet onion wedges, red potatoes, garlic and carrots to the pot. Cover and simmer until potatoes are almost tender, roughly 15 minutes.
• Serve oxtails with the vegetables over hot buttered rice.

OXTAILS WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Place oxtails, garlic, onions, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, Greek seasoning, and seasoning salt in a large stock pot. Fill with enough water to cover oxtails, and place over high heat. Bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove from heat, and reserve 2 cups broth.
• Warm bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and browning sauce. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens. Remove from heat.
• Place oxtails in skillet, and stir to coat with gravy. Return to stove, and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

OXTAIL

Steps:

• For the spinners: Place the flour in a bowl and slowly pour in enough water to make a firm dough. On a lightly floured surface with floured hands knead the dough. Pinch 1 tablespoon portions of the dough and roll them into tiny logs or tiny cigars. You should have at least 24.
• For the Oxtails: In a blender blend 2 of the onions, 2 cloves of the garlic, 1 sprig of the thyme, 1 of the scallions, 1 tablespoon of oil, a generous sprinkle of salt and a 1/2 cup water.
• Pour half of the marinade over the oxtails and marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Reserve the remaining marinade for later use.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a deep frying pan with the remaining cloves of garlic and 1/2 a teaspoon of the allspice. Brown the oxtails on both sides for 20 minutes.
• Place the oxtails in a pressure cooker with the remaining onion, thyme, scallion, ginger, a sprinkle of salt and 4 cups of water (make sure that the oxtails are fully covered with water.) Set pressure cooker on high and cook until the oxtails are falling off the bone, about 1 hour.
• Add the carrot, scotch bonnet pepper, bay leaves, sugar, butter, remaining allspice, reserved marinade and the spinners to the pressure cooker. Simmer on the stovetop until reduced, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the butter beans and cook for 2 more minutes. Serve with Jamaican rice and peas and fried ripe plantains!

AFRICAN-STYLE OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Place celery, garlic, tomato paste, bouillon cubes, and water into a large Dutch oven; stir until the tomato paste has dissolved. Add peppercorns and bay leaves, place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oxtail and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove oxtail from hot oil and place into Dutch oven. Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of oil from the skillet, reduce heat to medium, and cook the onion until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes; add to oxtail.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Season with salt and pepper, recover, and continue to cook until the oxtail is tender, but not falling off of the bone, about 30 minutes.
• Remove oxtail pieces and place into a serving dish. Add kidney beans to Dutch oven and return to a simmer. Thicken with cornstarch dissolved in water, simmer for 1 minute until thickened and clear. Pour sauce over the oxtail.