Jammin' Jamaican Oxtails
- 1 lb Beef Oxtail
- 1 can Butter Beans, drained
- 3 Carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Parsley
- 1 tbsp Allspice
- 1 dash Paprika
- 1 Whole Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- 3 tbsp Bottle Oxtail Seasoning (OR Oxtail seasoning sub if you don't have ;see last ingredient) *If store bough seasoning is dry seasoning and not paste-like then you will need to add 2 tbls spoon of Browning liquid.
- 1 tbsp Seasoning salt
- 2 tbsp Sweet and sour soy sauce
- 1 dash Cumin powder
- 2 tbsp Cloves of Garlic, chopped (to be placed in marinade container)
- 1 cup Sweet Peppers, sliced lengthwise (to be placed in marinade container)
- 1 large Onion, peeled and chopped (to be placed alongside meat in marinade container)
- 1 Oxtail Seasoning = 2 tblsp browning, 1 tblsp vinegar, 1 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper, 1/2 chopped scallion, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 grated ginger, about 4 sprigs of thyme and Blend all together.
- 1 tsp Meat Tenderizer (Optional)
- Pour marinade on top of meat and mix together using hands.
- Don't be afraid to get dirty.
- You want to make sure the meat is well coated.
- Marinate for a minimum of 2 hrs; overnight for best flavor.
- Using a Dutch pot, heat oil of choice (I like coconut oil).
- Add in a small piece of scotch bonnet/habanero pepper, a few pieces of sliced onion and one chopped clove of garlic and about one cup of HOT water.
- When water starts to boil, add oxtail (keeping marinade juices and sweet peppers etc.
- aside).
- Let cook down (water goes down) while turning oxtail every few minutes.
- Then add more HOT water to cover oxtail.
- Add sweet peppers and marinade juices to pot.
- Continue to stir, scraping up the bottom of the pot and stirring to get all of the beefs juices.
- When water goes down again add paprika, allspice, oregano, and a teaspoon of parsley.
- Cover Oxtails again with HOT water.
- Continue to stir oxtail and turn heat on low.
- Add in a whole scotch bonnet pepper (remove before serving or omit altogether if going easy on spiciness).
- Cover pot.
- Continue to check pot every few minutes continuing to add enough water to cover whenever water becomes low.
- Let oxtail cook for about another 1 1/2 hrs, continuing to add water as necessary and adding seasoning salt to taste.
- Add carrots to pot and cook for another 20 mins.
- (Carrots should be soft when Oxtails are done, but not dissolved in the water)
- Add drained butter beans and cook for another 20 mins letting water simmer down enough for gravy.
- Oxtails are done when the meat is nice and tender.
- If meat isn't tender, keep heat on low and continue to cook until tender.
- Turn off stove.
- Serve with sweet plantains, rice and peas, salad or whatever your preference.
- Enjoy!
butter beans, carrots, cooking oil, oregano, parsley, allspice, paprika, scotch, then, salt, sweet, cumin powder, garlic, sweet peppers, onion, tblsp browning
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/366456-jammin-jamaican-oxtails (may not work)