Embark on a delightful culinary journey to the Caribbean with our tantalizing stewed oxtails recipe. Savory and succulent, oxtails are transformed into fall-off-the-bone tender morsels in a rich and flavorful sauce. This traditional dish is a symphony of bold spices, aromatic herbs, and hearty vegetables, creating a comforting meal that warms the soul.
Indulge in the diverse selection of oxtail recipes presented in this article, each offering a unique take on this classic dish. Experience the fiery heat of the Jamaican-style oxtails, infused with Scotch bonnet peppers and fiery ginger. Relish the rich and robust Trinidad-style oxtails, slow-cooked in a symphony of aromatic spices. Discover the subtle elegance of the Grenadian-style oxtails, featuring tender meat simmered in a delicate coconut milk broth.
Allow your taste buds to be tantalized by the Guyanese-style oxtails, an explosion of flavors with a hint of sweetness from brown sugar. Dive into the vibrant world of Belizean-style oxtails, where vibrant achiote paste imparts a beautiful red hue and a distinct earthy flavor. Delight in the comforting embrace of the Antiguan-style oxtails, featuring tender meat braised in a flavorful tomato-based sauce.
Whichever recipe you choose, you're guaranteed a culinary adventure that will transport you to the vibrant streets of the Caribbean. So, gather your ingredients, fire up your stove, and let's embark on this delectable journey together.
JAMAICAN OXTAIL
After going through so many oxtail recipes, I've changed and modified and created my own. It is truly delicious!
Provided by Verifydis
Time 3h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Place oxtail in a shallow dish. Combine Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, salt, sugar, garlic and herb seasoning, browning sauce, paprika, cayenne pepper, and black pepper together in a small bowl. Rub both sides of oxtail with marinade; pour out excess.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Sear oxtail in hot oil until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a small plate.
- Saute carrots, celery, onion, and garlic in the same skillet until softened, about 5 minutes. Add beef broth, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Add oxtail, with its juices, and butter. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until oxtail is fork tender, about 3 hours.
- Uncover skillet and increase heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361.2 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Cholesterol 114.1 mg, Fat 22 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 32.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 1583.3 mg, Sugar 4.9 g
CARIBBEAN OXTAIL STEW
This recipe comes from "The Illustrated Food and Cooking of the Caribbean Central and South America" by Jenni Fleetwood and Marina Filipelli. I have adapted it to include pressure cooker instruction to cut down on cooking time. I also use canned beans for convenience. If using fresh, use 1 cup dried beans, soak overnight, and cook them about 1 1/4 hours in a separate pot.
Provided by threeovens
Categories Stew
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, place oxtails, onion, bay leaves, thyme, cloves, and water; bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer until meat is tender, about 2 1/2 hours. (Alternatively, place these ingredients in a pressure cooker, cover, bring to pressure, reduce heat and cook until meat is tender, about 1 hour).
- Once the oxtails are cooked, add the garlic, tomato paste, tomatoes, allspice, chili pepper; season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the beans and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. (10 minutes in a pressure cooker).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.9, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 324.5, Carbohydrate 24.3, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 4.9, Protein 6.1
STEWED OXTAILS CARIBBEAN STYLE
This recipe is one of my favorites and is true West Indian comfort food. My husband could eat the whole pot.
Provided by MsMargo
Categories Stew
Time 2h30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Season the oxtails with salt and pepper.Add oil to large pot and heat over medium heat until hot. Add half of the oxtails to the pot and cook until browned on all sides, about 3-4 minutes per side. Remove the seared oxtails and repeat with the remaining oxtails.
- When all the oxtails are browned, add the onion, celery and carrots to the pot and sauté until softened. Add the garlic, green onion and ginger the pan and sauté about a minute stirring often. Add the tomato paste a stir well. Sprinkle flour over vegetable and stir to combine well. Cook stirring for 2 minutes. Add the beer and turn up heat to medium-high. Bring beer/vegetables to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add allspice, stock and oxtails to pot and stir to incorporate. Return pot to a boil and place lid on pot. Once pot is in a full steady boil, lower heat to a simmer. cook oxtails until tender, about 2 hours.
- Enjoy. I serve it with Jasmine rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 152.8, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 1251.9, Carbohydrate 15.8, Fiber 2, Sugar 3.6, Protein 2.1
CARIBBEAN-STYLE OXTAILS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Add the olive oil to the One Pot (or any pressure cooker, or a Dutch oven) and heat over medium heat until hot. Season the oxtails with the salt and pepper. Add half of the oxtails to the One Pot and cook until well browned on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Set the seared oxtails on a platter once browned and repeat with the remaining oxtails.
- Once all the oxtails are browned, add the onions, carrots and celery to the pan. Saute the vegetables until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the leeks, garlic, green onions and ginger to the pan and saute for 1 minute, stirring often. Add the tomato paste and stir well to incorporate. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir to combine. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the beer to the One Pot and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring the beer to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the stock and allspice, stir, and return the oxtails to the pan. Return the pan to a boil and place the lid over the pan. Once a steady stream of steam is emitted from the pan, lower the heat to a simmer, and cook the oxtails until tender, about 1 hour in a pressure cooker or 2 hours in a Dutch oven. Remove the lid, and stir the chopped parsley into the pan. Serve immediately.
JAMAICAN OXTAIL STEW
Here is a midwinter cook-up of deep fragrance and lingering heat, a trade-wind stew that emerged in Jamaica and made its way north. It is oxtail stew, brown and steaming, light with ginger and thyme, pungent with allspice and soy, a taste of the Caribbean to warm winter's heart. You could make and eat it today while reading Derek Walcott poems as the afternoon vagues into indigo - or allow it to cure into greater magnificence overnight, and stretch out its gravy for the course of a week. Paired with bowls of coconut-scented rice and peas, a staple of the Caribbean diet, it makes for an excellent family dinner or a transporting lunch, as if the flavors within it were a spur to memories of better times, in warmer climes, with soft sand on your feet and a kiss of sun upon your shoulders.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, one pot, main course
Time 2h40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Season oxtails aggressively with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven or a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add brown sugar to pot and melt, stirring with a wooden spoon, until it darkens and starts to smoke - about six minutes. When sugar is nearly black, add 2 tablespoons boiling water. (It will splatter.) Stir to mix.
- Add the oxtails to the pot, working in batches, stirring each time to cover them with blackened sugar, then allowing them to cook, turning occasionally, until they are well browned. Remove oxtails to a bowl and keep warm.
- Add half of the onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, along with the pepper, the thyme, the allspice and a third of the scallions, and stir to combine. Allow to cook until softened, approximately 5 minutes.
- Return the oxtails to the pot along with any accumulated juices and put water into the pot so that the oxtails are almost submerged. Bring to a simmer and then cook, covered, approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Add remaining onions, garlic and ginger to the pot, along with another third of the scallions. Add sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine and continue to cook until the meat is yielding and loose on the bone, approximately one hour longer. Remove approximately one cup of liquid from pot and place in a small bowl. Add flour to this liquid and stir to combine, working out any lumps with the back of a spoon. Add this slurry to the pot along with ketchup, then stir to combine and allow to cook a further 15 minutes or so. Remove Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme stems. Fold butter beans into the stew and allow these to heat through. Scatter remaining scallions over the top. Serve with white rice or rice and peas.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1029, UnsaturatedFat 30 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 63 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 70 grams, SaturatedFat 25 grams, Sodium 1248 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams
JAMAICAN OXTAIL
Steps:
- In a small bowl bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. Add oxtails to a shallow dish; rub mixture over oxtails. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a Dutch oven, heat oil and butter over medium heat. In batches, brown oxtails on all sides; set oxtails aside. In the same pan, add onions, carrots and pepper; cook and stir until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Add beef broth to pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil. Add oxtails, potatoes, thyme and rosemary. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until oxtail meat is tender and starting to fall away from bones, 2-1/2-3 hours. Remove and discard herbs. Remove oxtails; keep warm. Simmer, uncovered, until mixture reaches desired thickness, 5-10 minutes. Return oxtails to pan. If desired, garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460 calories, Fat 26g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 2770mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 37g protein.
Tips:
- Choose the right oxtails: Select meaty oxtails with plenty of marbling for the best flavor and texture.
- Trim and clean the oxtails: Remove any excess fat and silver skin from the oxtails before cooking to ensure a clean taste.
- Brown the oxtails: Browning the oxtails in a pot or Dutch oven before stewing adds depth of flavor and color to the dish.
- Use a flavorful liquid: Beef broth, red wine, or a combination of both make excellent liquids for stewing oxtails. Add aromatic vegetables like onions, carrots, and celery for extra flavor.
- Simmer low and slow: Oxtails need to be cooked low and slow to become tender and fall off the bone. Allow at least 2-3 hours of simmering time.
- Add vegetables: Incorporate vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers into the stew during the last hour of cooking for a hearty and flavorful meal.
- Season to taste: Adjust the seasoning of the stew to your preference. Common seasonings include salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and bay leaves.
- Serve with sides: Stewed oxtails are traditionally served with rice, mashed potatoes, or dumplings. You can also add a side of steamed vegetables or a fresh salad.
Conclusion:
Stewed oxtails are a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a casual family meal. With its rich flavor, tender meat, and flavorful sauce, this Caribbean-style stew is sure to become a favorite. So gather your ingredients, follow the recipe, and enjoy this hearty and satisfying dish!
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