Beef Oxtail Stew Recipes

OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cover lima beans with water, cover with a towel and soak overnight.
• In a large pot, add oxtails, onions, scallions, garlic, thyme, red pepper, paprika, bay leaf, hot sauce, and gravy master and marinate at least 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally.
• Add enough water to just cover the oxtails and bring the mixture to a boil. Lower to a simmer, cover and cook 2 hours. Every 30 minutes for 2 hours add 2 cups of water or broth, alternating, as necessary, to keep oxtails covered with liquid.
• At 2 hours, add the beans, tomato paste, and 2 more cups of beef broth and water, if needed. Bring to a boil then simmer uncovered 2 hours, skimming fat off top and stirring occasionally. In the last 1/2 hour of cook time, season with 2 tablespoons salt. Serve with rice.
• Rinse rice 3 times to remove starch. Put rice in a medium saucepan. Fill saucepan with enough water to cover the rice by 1/2-inch or measure by placing your thumb tip on the rice and filling the pot with water until the water reaches the middle of your thumbnail. Bring rice to a simmer, cover and cook until tender and liquid is evaporated, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let rice stand another 5 minutes, covered.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings

SLOW COOKER OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook oxtail for 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer oxtail to a slow cooker.
• Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, tomato sauce, beef broth, red wine, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and paprika.
• Cook on Low for 7 hours. Add mushrooms and peas. Cook for 1 additional hour.
• Ladle into bowls and season with salt and pepper.

CHINESE BRAISED OXTAILS

Steps:

• Clean the oxtails and pat them dry. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and brown them on all sides.
• Remove the oxtails and set aside on a plate. To the pot, add the ginger, garlic, star anise, cloves, and bay leaves. Cook for about 2 minutes.
• Now it's time to add cooking wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, rock sugar, water, and salt (careful with the salt, as the soy sauce is already quite salty).
• Add the oxtails back to the pot, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours, depending on how tender you like your oxtails. Check halfway through and add more water if needed.
• Uncover, and continue simmering for another 30 minutes until the meat is tender and most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir occasionally, and add additional water if necessary to avoid sticking. Serve!

OXTAIL STEW OVER BUTTERED NOODLES

Steps:

• Wash and dry the oxtails. Add the meat to a large bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss the meat in the flour until lightly coated.
• Add the olive oil to a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown the oxtails on all sides, in batches, until well browned. Transfer the meat to a plate and pour off some of the drippings, if necessary.
• Add the onions, carrots, celery, thyme, and garlic to the pot and saute until the onions are tender and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the tomato paste and toast. Deglaze the pot with the bottle of red wine and stir up all the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Stir in the beef broth, tomatoes with their juices and the bay leaves.
• Add the browned beef back into the pot along with any accumulated juices that may have collected on the plate. Bring the stew to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer. Cover and cook until the beef is tender and falling off the bone, about 3 1/2 hours.
• Stir in the mushrooms and cook uncovered, for 30 minutes more. Taste for seasoning. Add salt and pepper, if needed, and stir in the red wine vinegar to brighten the flavor. Remove the meat from the pot and pull the meat off the bones, then add back to the pot. Discard the bones. Transfer the stew to a serving dish and serve hot over Buttered Noodles.

BEEF OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Wash and dry the oxtails with a paper towel. Salt and pepper them all over.
• Dredge the oxtails with flour, and be sure to tap all the excess flour off.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pot, and wait until the oil is hot. Then carefully place the first batch of oxtails in, one side up, with enough room for each one. Let them sit undisturbed for 1-3 minutes, until the side down is lightly browned. Then flip each of the oxtails to a different side and continue browning. Repeat until each side is browned. You may have to do 2 or 3 batches of oxtails. Use a tablespoon of oil for each new batch.
• Set aside the oxtails in a bowl or plate.
• Rough chop the onion and mince the garlic. Finely mince or grate the ginger.
• Add the chopped onion, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, bay leaves, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and wine to the same pot. Then add the oxtails back in. Fill the pot with water until the oxtails are mostly submerged, and give the pot a stir or two.
• Bring the pot to a boil, then lower the heat to low and cover the pot. Simmer for 2 hours, until the oxtail is tender. Once in awhile, give the pot a stir and make sure the meat isn't sticking to the bottom of the pot. Simmer another 30 minutes if you want fall-off-the-bone texture.
• Remove the bay leaves. Take the fat off the stew. It is best to wait until the stew cools so that the fat is easier to skim. You can also cool it in the fridge for 30 min to an hour and skim the fat.
• Chop the carrots and potatoes into bite sized pieces.
• Add the carrots and potatoes to the pot and give the pot a stir. Heat the pot up to boiling, then low-medium heat and simmer another 30-45 minutes, until the carrots/potatoes are cooked but not mushy. Careful again that the meat doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot. Once the veggies are just right, turn off the heat.
• Serve with a big pot of rice!