Oxtails Recipes

Steps:

• Place oxtail in a shallow dish. Combine Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, salt, sugar, garlic and herb seasoning, browning sauce, paprika, cayenne pepper, and black pepper together in a small bowl. Rub both sides of oxtail with marinade; pour out excess.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Sear oxtail in hot oil until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a small plate.
• Saute carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in the same skillet until softened, about 5 minutes. Add beef broth, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Add oxtail, with its juices, and butter. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until oxtail is fork tender, about 3 hours.
• Uncover skillet and increase heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• For the wet jerk seasoning: To a blender, add the onion, garlic, ginger, thyme, Scotch bonnet, black pepper, brown sugar, salt, allspice, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water. Blend well.
• For the oxtails: Place the lima beans in a bowl and cover with enough water to soak; set aside.
• Place the oxtails in large mixing bowl, add the wet jerk seasoning, and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a wide pot or skillet. As the oxtails and 3 cups water. Braise, uncovered, for approximately 1 hour, turning the oxtails often.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Transfer the oxtails to deep baking dish and cover with foil; reserve the pan juices in the braising pot. Bake for 1 hour, until very tender (see Cook's Note).
• Meanwhile, place the braising pot over medium-low heat. Add the onion, carrot, browning sauce, soy sauce, tomato sauce and butter to the reserved pan juices. Drain and add the lima beans, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• While the vegetables are simmering (and meat is still in the oven), make dumplings (spinners): In a small bowl, mix the flour with enough water to make a bread-like dough. With floured hands, shape the dough into small, oblong dumplings, about 2 inches long.
• Add the dumplings to the pot. Then remove the oxtails from the oven and add to the pot, along with the bell pepper and scallion. Simmer until the dumplings are cooked through and the vegetables and lime beans are tender, another 30 minutes.

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.

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!

Steps:

• Wash the oxtails with the lemon juice. Place the oxtails in a large pot. Add enough water to completely cover.
• Make a marinade with the garlic, thyme, scallions, onions and allspice in a blender. Blend, then pour into the pot. Add the browning, paprika, seasoning salt, brown sugar and black pepper to the pot. Boil until the oxtails are tender, 3 to 4 hours. Remove the oxtails from the pot and separate the broth from the fat. Return the oxtails and broth to the pot. Finish off by adding the butter beans, carrots, ketchup, garlic granules and onion granules. Simmer for 15 minutes. Whisk the cornstarch into 1 cup water in a small bowl, then add it to the broth; simmer 3 minutes to thicken.

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.