Stewed Oxtail Food

INSANELY GOOD OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220ºC/425ºF/gas 7. Place a large roasting tray in the oven to preheat.
• Carefully remove the hot tray from the oven, then add the oxtail. Season and drizzle over a lug of olive oil, then toss to coat and place in the hot oven for around 20 minutes, or until golden and caramelized.
• Meanwhile, trim and halve the leeks and celery lengthways, then chop into rough 2cm chunks. Peel and chop the carrots into 2cm pieces, then place into a large ovenproof casserole pan over a medium-low heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• Pick, roughly chop and add the thyme and rosemary leaves, then add the bay and cook for around 20 minutes, or until soft and sweet, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, remove the oxtail from the oven and set aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 170ºC/325ºF/gas 3.
• Add the cloves and flour to the veg, stirring well to combine, then pour in the tomatoes and porter (or wine, if using). Add the oxtail and any roasting juices, cover with the beef stock or 1 litre of cold water and stir well.
• Turn the heat up to high and bring to the boil, then pop the lid on and place in the hot oven for around 5 hours, or until the meat falls away from the bone, stirring every hour or so and adding a splash of water to loosen, if needed.
• Remove the pan from the oven and leave to cool for about 10 minutes. Using rubber gloves, strip the meat from the bones and return to the pan, discarding the bones.
• Add a good splash of Worcestershire sauce, season to taste and enjoy with creamy mash and seasonal steamed greens.

EASY OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Mix oxtail, water, broth, onion, garlic, onion salt, salt, and pepper together in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat down to a simmer, and cook until meat falls from the bone, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Stir potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, bell pepper, and green onions into the pot. Cover and let simmer until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

STEWED OXTAILS CARIBBEAN STYLE

Steps:

• Season the oxtails with salt and pepper.Add oil to large pot and heat over medium heat until hot. Add half of the oxtails to the pot and cook until browned on all sides, about 3-4 minutes per side. Remove the seared oxtails and repeat with the remaining oxtails.
• When all the oxtails are browned, add the onion, celery and carrots to the pot and sauté until softened. Add the garlic, green onion and ginger the pan and sauté about a minute stirring often. Add the tomato paste a stir well. Sprinkle flour over vegetable and stir to combine well. Cook stirring for 2 minutes. Add the beer and turn up heat to medium-high. Bring beer/vegetables to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add allspice, stock and oxtails to pot and stir to incorporate. Return pot to a boil and place lid on pot. Once pot is in a full steady boil, lower heat to a simmer. cook oxtails until tender, about 2 hours.
• Enjoy. I serve it with Jasmine rice.

HOMEMADE TORTELLI STUFFED WITH STEWED OXTAIL

Steps:

• For the filling: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Brown the oxtails on each side until brown and crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
• In another pan with a lid, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute the chopped carrots, celery, onion, garlic, juniper berries, sage and rosemary until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the oxtails along with the beef stock, red wine and salt and pepper to taste. Cover with foil and a lid and cook over high heat for 3 hours.
• Remove the pan from the heat and cool. Remove the oxtails from the pan; discard the bones and shred the meat by hand. Reserve the juices from the pan and set aside. Let fully cool.
• Mix the shredded oxtail with the eggs, Parmesan and grated bread until fully incorporated.
• For the pasta: Combine the flour, eggs and olive oil in a bowl and mix by hand until smooth. Run the dough through a pasta machine until you reach the desired consistency on the thinnest setting.
• Lay the pasta sheets on a floured work table and cut the pasta with a round pasta cutter. Spoon the oxtail filling in the middle of the pasta circles. Pull up the sides of the pasta and close by hand.
• For the sauce: Add the butter and sherry vinegar to the reserved juices in the oxtail pan and reduce for 15 to 20 minutes. When ready to serve, bring a pot of water to a boil with 1 teaspoon salt. Add the pasta and cook for 6 minutes. Drain and toss in the thickened oxtail sauce until heated through. Plate and top with a couple of handfuls of cheese.

OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover lima beans with water, cover with a towel and soak overnight.
• In a large pot, add oxtails, onions, scallions, garlic, thyme, red pepper, paprika, bay leaf, hot sauce, and gravy master and marinate at least 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally.
• Add enough water to just cover the oxtails and bring the mixture to a boil. Lower to a simmer, cover and cook 2 hours. Every 30 minutes for 2 hours add 2 cups of water or broth, alternating, as necessary, to keep oxtails covered with liquid.
• At 2 hours, add the beans, tomato paste, and 2 more cups of beef broth and water, if needed. Bring to a boil then simmer uncovered 2 hours, skimming fat off top and stirring occasionally. In the last 1/2 hour of cook time, season with 2 tablespoons salt. Serve with rice.
• Rinse rice 3 times to remove starch. Put rice in a medium saucepan. Fill saucepan with enough water to cover the rice by 1/2-inch or measure by placing your thumb tip on the rice and filling the pot with water until the water reaches the middle of your thumbnail. Bring rice to a simmer, cover and cook until tender and liquid is evaporated, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let rice stand another 5 minutes, covered.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings

OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Place oxtails in a heavy soup kettle or dutch oven. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and liquor. Cover and marinate for one hour.
• Cook covered over medium heat for 30 minutes to draw out juices.
• Uncover. Bring to a boil and turn often till meat is browned and liquid is evaporated. Add garlic, bay leaves, oregano, and one onion, coarsely chopped, along with 1/4 cup beef broth. Cook and stir to deglaze pan.
• Add remaining beef broth. Cover and simmer gently until meat is tender when piereced (about 3 hours).
• Remove pan from heat. Strain broth into a large saucepan or bowl. Discard onion and herbs; set meat aside. When meat is cool, remove it from bones, cut in bite-sized pieces, and return to broth. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Skim off and discard fat. Bring broth to a boil. Add celery, carrot, and 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until veggies are tender (about 20 minutes).

JAMAICAN OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Season oxtails aggressively with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven or a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add brown sugar to pot and melt, stirring with a wooden spoon, until it darkens and starts to smoke ­- about six minutes. When sugar is nearly black, add 2 tablespoons boiling water. (It will splatter.) Stir to mix.
• Add the oxtails to the pot, working in batches, stirring each time to cover them with blackened sugar, then allowing them to cook, turning occasionally, until they are well browned. Remove oxtails to a bowl and keep warm.
• Add half of the onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, along with the pepper, the thyme, the allspice and a third of the scallions, and stir to combine. Allow to cook until softened, approximately 5 minutes.
• Return the oxtails to the pot along with any accumulated juices and put water into the pot so that the oxtails are almost submerged. Bring to a simmer and then cook, covered, approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, along with another third of the scallions. Add sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine and continue to cook until the meat is yielding and loose on the bone, approximately one hour longer. Remove approximately one cup of liquid from pot and place in a small bowl. Add flour to this liquid and stir to combine, working out any lumps with the back of a spoon. Add this slurry to the pot along with ketchup, then stir to combine and allow to cook a further 15 minutes or so. Remove Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme stems. Fold butter beans into the stew and allow these to heat through. Scatter remaining scallions over the top. Serve with white rice or rice and peas.