Slow Braised Oxtail Recipes

Steps:

• In a large casserole dish, marinate the oxtail with balsamic vinegar, garlic, and thyme. Let it marinate overnight or up to 24 hours. Remove the oxtail from the marinade and pat dry. Season with salt. Set aside, reserving the marinade. Preheat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat with your fat of choice. Brown the oxtail on all sides and set aside on a plate. Discard some of the oil if there is too much for sautéing. Add the carrots, celery, shallots, garlic cloves, and thyme. Sauté a few minutes just for color. Remove and set aside. Wipe out any excess oil again and return the oxtail once more. Pour the reserved marinade and stir to deglaze. Bring to a boil, then reduce so it is a low simmer. Continue cooking, topping with water as needed {it should be nearly covered as it cooks} for 2-2 1/2 hours. Add the vegetables and simmer another 20 minutes. Strain liquid into a saucepan and reduce over high heat until thickened slightly. Be sure to keep the oxtail covered so it doesn't lose its heat. Serve 2-3 pieces of oxtail with vegetables with accompanied sauce. I served it with sweet potato wedges also.

Steps:

• Remove all excess fat from the oxtail then debone leaving all the meat intact (bones can be used for stock.) Roll the oxtail back up with caul fat (optional) and tie with butchers twine about 1 inch apart. In a very hot roasting pan sear off the oxtail on all sides then remove. In the same pan roast off the mirepoix then add the red wine, reduce, and add the stock, bring to a simmer. Add the oxtail back in and cover with foil and place into a preheated 325-degree oven and braise for approximately 2 hours. When oxtail is tender remove pan from the oven and remove the oxtail and cool. Strain the braising liquid and reduce to a sauce consistency, check seasoning. Slice the oxtail into 2-inch logs, reheat in the sauce. Remove the butcher's twine, slice and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a cast iron casserole dish over medium-high heat. Add oxtail and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer oxtail to a plate.
• Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, chili powder, and pepper to the casserole. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add oxtail back to the casserole, then add beef stock and red wine. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in flour and simmer until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes. Add bay leaves and submerge in the sauce. Add mushrooms.
• Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until meat is tender and falling off the bone, about 2 hours. Serve in the casserole dish.