Beef Oxtail Stew
 
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This recipe uses canola or vegetable oil for searing the oxtails because of their high smoke point. Do not use olive oil, as it will burn.
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Recipe type: Main Entree, Soup, Stew
Cuisine: Other, American, Caribbean
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 5 lbs of beef oxtails
  • beef stock or bouillon cubes
  • ½ cup red wine
  • ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 large onion (coarsely chopped)
  • 5 Russet potatoes (cut in large chunks)
  • 1 Delicata squash (cut in large chunks)
  • 1 Zucchini squash
  • 1 Yellow squash
  • 1 bunch of kale
  • 1 head of cabbage
  • 3 celery stalks
  • 3 large carrots
  • 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
  • Kosher salt
  • Black pepper
  • Fresh or dried basil and thyme
  • ⅓ cup of canola or vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. Trim oxtails of excess fat, if necessary.
  2. Season oxtails with kosher salt and pepper.
  3. Heat oil in skillet over high heat and sear oxtails on all sides.
  4. Place oxtails in a large pot and cover with water (about 2 inches above oxtails).
  5. Pour off any excess oil from skillet and deglaze skillet with the wine, Worcestershire sauce and a little bit of water.
  6. Add your beef stock or bouillon cubes to the skillet with the wine, etc., and cook until the stock or bouillon has dissolved.
  7. Pour contents of skillet into pot with oxtails and cook for 3 hours over medium heat.
  8. (As the oxtails cook you can taste the broth to see if you need more beef stock, bouillon, or salt)
  9. Once the oxtails are tender, remove from heat, let cool and refrigerate overnight.
  10. Next day: Remove fat that has solidified on top of the oxtails.
  11. Reheat oxtails over medium heat.
  12. Once the oxtails begin to simmer or gently boil, add herbs, potatoes, Delicata squash, onions, garlic, diced tomatoes. Cook for 15 min.
  13. Add carrots and celery. Cook for 15 min.
  14. Add remainder of vegetables and cook for 10 min.
  15. Enjoy!
Recipe by Big Ken's BBQ at http://bigkensbbq.com/recipes/beef/beef-oxtail-stew/