This recipe is from my father’s older sister, every time she made it at family meals she was successful, even now I eat it and I’m not very into tails, livers, bones…. Normally this food would be eaten with potatoes, vegetables, but when I cook it around here, my husband and his family are more into eating rice and so that is the way they eat tail, I assure you that they love it.
Oxtail dishes are a culinary delight that showcases the art of slow-cooking and flavor extraction. The meat, taken from the tail of cattle, is characterized by its rich, gelatinous texture, which imparts a luxurious mouthfeel and a deep, savory taste to any dish it graces. Oxtail is used in a wide array of cuisines around the world, each offering its unique twist on this cherished ingredient. From Jamaican oxtail stew with its aromatic blend of spices and coconut milk to Korean oxtail soup, simmered to perfection with an array of vegetables and seasonings, oxtail food captures the essence of comfort and indulgence. Whether it’s braised, stewed, or slow-cooked, oxtail is a testament to the culinary ingenuity that transforms humble cuts of meat into a symphony of flavors and textures that tantalize the taste buds.
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5kg oxtail
- 2 onions
- 1 tomato
- 3 carrots
- 3 green peppers
- 1 red pepper
- 6 garlic cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 12 grains of black pepper
- 1 glass of white wine
- Oil
- Salt
- 1 tbsp paprika
DIRECTIONS
- Cut all the vegetables into small pieces, and fry them in a pot with oil.
- Add the meat and brown for a while.
- Add all the spices, such as the bay leaf, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, paprika and leave it on a fire for a short time.
- Now add the wine and let it cook until the alcohol evaporates.
- Add water or chicken broth until it covers the meat and place it in the pressure cooker for about 40 minutes.
- Put it back in the pot where we started everything and let the broth consume.
- Ready to taste. (Last time I put a couple of chillies and it was not bad)
INSTAGRAM DISCUSSIONS
Oxtail
Course: MainCuisine: Other world cuisineDifficulty: EasyIngredients
1.5kg oxtail
2 onions
1 tomato
3 carrots
3 green peppers
1 red pepper
6 garlic cloves
3 bay leaves
2 cinnamon sticks
12 grains of black pepper
1 glass of white wine
Oil
Salt
1 tbsp paprika
Directions
- Cut all the vegetables into small pieces, and fry them in a pot with oil.
- Add the meat and brown for a while.
- Add all the spices, such as the bay leaf, black peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, paprika and leave it on a fire for a short time.
- Now add the wine and let it cook until the alcohol evaporates.
- Add water or chicken broth until it covers the meat and place it in the pressure cooker for about 40 minutes.
- Put it back in the pot where we started everything and let the broth consume.
- Ready to taste. (Last time I put a couple of chillies and it was not bad)
