Stewed oxtail with butter beans
This Caribbean classic makes a hearty meal from low-cost ingredients and even though it's roots are tropical it's an ideal dish for a cold, damp winters evening.
Stewed oxtail with butter beans | |
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Slices of oxtail, skinned | |
Servings: | Serves 10 |
Calories per serving: | 1050 |
Ready in: | 3 hours 45 minutes |
Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
Cook time: | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 19th January 2013 |
Best recipe reviewNot so attractive raw 4/5 But I like the taste of it |
Ingredients
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- 1.25 kg (3 lb) oxtail, cut slices
- Flour for dredging
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 rashers home smoked bacon, chopped - remove the rind if using ordinary bacon
- 1 clove of Garlic, peeled and crushed
- 4 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup of tomatoes chopped or 1 can of plum tomatoes, with half of the juice discarded
- ½ litre (1 pint ) of chicken stock
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- A sprig of thyme
- 2 x 425g tins of butter beans
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
- Trim and discard any excess fat from the oxtail and scald the oxtail pieces in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes
- Remove, drain and pat dry on a tea-towel
- Season 6 tablespoons or so of flour with sea salt and black pepper and dredge the oxtail pieces, knock off any excess flour
- Heat the oil in a large heavy pan and brown the oxtail pieces on both sides, doing a few at a time so the pan stay nice and hot
- Discard any excess oil
- Add the bacon, onions and garlic to the pan and sauté for 3 minutes
- Add the oxtail, carrot, onion, garlic, tomatoes and stock
- Cover and gently simmer for 3 hours, skimming and discarding any surfacing fat on a regular basis.
- After 3 hours season to taste with salt and pepper and add a little extra water or stock if needed
- Add the butter beans and simmer for another 15 minutes
- Stir in the spring onions and serve
Serving suggestions
Serve hot with crusty bread or mashed potatoes
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