Best 4 Rabo Encendidocuban Oxtail Stew Recipes

RABO ENCENDIDO (CUBAN OXTAIL STEW)

Steps:

• Whisk vino seco, 1/4 cup olive oil, and salt together in a large bowl. Add oxtails and mix well to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
• Drain oxtails, discarding all but 1/2 cup of the marinade.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and sear oxtails until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a large plate. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same pot. Saute potatoes, onion, and carrots until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Mash garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a coarse paste in a mortar and pestle. Add garlic paste to the pot; stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in green olives, bay leaves, sazon completa, sazon seasoning, and allspice. Pour in reserved marinade, tomato sauce, and chicken broth.
• Return oxtails to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until oxtails are fork tender and falling off the bone, about 4 hours.

RABO ENCENDIDO(CUBAN OXTAIL STEW)

Steps:

• Coat oxtail pieces with the flour and Cajun seasoning, and sear them in 3 tablespoons oil and remove from the pan.
• Then degrease the pan and deglaze with port and reserve for later use.
• In a separate pot caramelize the onions, carrot, celery and peppers, then deglaze with the red wine.
• Add the oxtails to the vegetables.
• Continue by adding in the tomatoes, chipotle, sherry, bay leaves and thyme and simmer for approximately 3 hours.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

REAL CUBAN RABO ENCENDIDO (OXTAIL STEW)

Steps:

• Marinate the meat in a mixture of olive oil, dry cooking wine, and salt at least 8 hours or overnight. Drain marinade and discard.
• Brown meat on both sides in olive oil. Don't deep fry, just use enough oil to lightly toast the meat.
• Remove the meat and add onion, peppers, carrots, and potatoes.
• Saute until the onions are somewhat translucent.
• Add garlic/salt mixture and continue cooking for about a minute.
• Add remaining ingridients, including meat.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the meat is fork tender. About 2 hours.
• Remove bay leaves and serve hot over white rice.

OXTAIL STEW: RABO ENCENDIDO

Steps:

• Coat oxtail pieces with the flour and Cajun seasoning, and sear them in 2 tablespoons oil and remove from the pan. Degrease the pan, deglaze with tardio, and reserve for later use.
• In a separate pot, heat 1 tablespoon oil and caramelize the onions, carrot, celery, and frying peppers, then deglaze with the red wine. Add the oxtail to the vegetables and then the reserved tardio. Add in the tomatoes, chipotles, pisco, bay leaves, and thyme, and stew for approximately 3 hours.
• Season, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve with yellow rice.