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An Oxtail Recipe with Southern Twist

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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs of Oxtails
  • 1 tablespoon of Soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of meat tenderizer
  • 2 whole carrots
  • 1 tablespoon of black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Allspice
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Goya Adobo all-purpose seasoning
  • 1 onion
  • 32 ounce Beef broth
  • 1 cup of frozen Lima beans
  • 2 tablespoons of white vinegar (for cleaning the oxtails)
  • 1 tablespoon of browning sauce

Equipment

  • Stove
  • Crockpot
  • Large Saucepan

Method
 

How to Properly Clean Oxtails
  1. Before we begin seasoning and cooking the oxtails, they must be properly cleaned. It’s important to cut and trim as much fat off as possible.
  2. Once you’ve finished cutting/trimming the fat, you’ll  place the oxtails in a bowl.
  3. Now, allow the water to run over the oxtails in the sink and pour about two tablespoons of white vinegar over them.
  4. Once you’ve added the vinegar, you will put on gloves and throughly clean the oxtails in the vinegar water. I personally did this two to three times.
  5. After throughly washing the oxtails, place them on  paper towel.
Seasoning the Oxtails
  1. After the oxtails have dried put them in a bowl.
  2. Then, you’re going to add the following seasonings; 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of All spice, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of meat tenderizer, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of Goya, 1 tablespoon of browning, and 1 tablespoon of crusted red pepper flakes. 
  3. While you’re wearing plastic gloves, you will want to use your hands to ensure that every single oxtail is seasoned.
  4. Then, you will place your oxtails in a freezer bag and allow them to marinate in the bag for about 45 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Chopping the Vegetables
  1. First, you will need to peel two carrots and then you will chop them into smaller pieces. Once you’re finished put the chopped carrots into a small bowl.
  2. After, you’ve chopped your carrots, wash, and peel your onion. Chop your onion and then put it aside.
Preparing the Oxtails for Braising
  1. You will need to add 2 tablespoons of olive oil or vegetable oil to a pan on medium heat.
  2. Then add your oxtails in your pan, to begin braising.
  3. You need to fully braise your oxtails on all sides, make sure to turn them over periodically.
Using a Crockpot for an Oxtail Recipe
  1. Once your oxtails have finished braising, you will place them in a crockpot.
  2. Place your oxtails in the crockpot.
  3. Now you will want to use a little bit of the drippings from the braised oxtails. You will use this to sauté your vegetables for about three minutes.
  4. When your onions are translucent and your carrots are fork tender pour them over your oxtails.
  5. Then, pour the 32 ounce box of beef broth over your oxtails and vegetables.
  6. The oxtails and vegetables will cook on low in the crockpot for about three hours.
Oxtail Recipe
  1. After they have cooked in the crockpot for about three hours. I placed the oxtails  in a saucepan, in order to drain the excess fat off the gravy. I took a 1/2 cup of gravy and I added 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the gravy in order to thicken it.
  2. Then, I added my thickened gravy to my oxtails in the saucepan.
  3. Then, add 1 cup of frozen Lima beans. 
  4. Allow the oxtails and lima beans to cook for about 10-15  minutes on medium heat.