Learn how to make oxtail stew braised in a rich red wine base along with lots of yummy veggies, beans, potatoes and pasta (or the entire kitchen sink).
Hey Guys!!! Happy Wednesday!!! Can’t believe it’s been 4 years since I started on this journey and I now have my Sweet Pea, which is kinda one of the reasons this blog got started. My love of food combined with my faith that I would someday become a Mommy! It makes me want to shout about the goodness of God every time I think about!!
Have you ever heard of oxtails? So I thought I’d show you how to make oxtail stew since it’s one of hubby’s absolute favorites. WAIT!!! WHAT in the world is an oxtail and do you actually eat it? No worries my friends…it’s simply the tail of cattle and one of the most luxurious cuts of meat if prepared correctly. Hubby absolutely loves them!! They are closely tied with one of his other favorites, Beef Neck Bones.
HOW TO MAKE OXTAIL STEW
Hubby came home all dreamy eyed with a few packs the other day and asked me to prepare them. I have to admit that oxtail stew is one of my favorites as well!! This deliciously rich stew begins by searing the oxtails to create lots and lots of flavor. I can hear Chef Anne Burrell saying, “brown food tastes good!!!!” It’s so true. If you neglect the sear, you neglect capturing the flavor. So promise me that you won’t miss this important step!!
The flavor is then deepened with red wine and beef bone broth along with a mirepoix of onion, carrots and celery. The key is braising the oxtails over low heat for several hours to get the meat succulent and tender. Finally, I tossed in every starch I could find just because I wanted to…so in come pinto beans, potatoes and pasta or whatever you want.
The final product is nothing short of amazing!!! You’ll find yourself craving more and more!!! I promise you won’t be disappointed. Be sure to pair it with rice (because you just have to have one more starch) along with hot water cornbread!!! Say Grace and enjoy!!
How To Make Oxtail Stew
Ingredients
- 6 oxtails trimmed of visible excess fat
- Kirkland Organic No Salt Seasoning
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 celery ribs chopped
- 2 carrots peeled chopped
- 4 garlic cloves smashed
- 1 T tomato paste
- 1 T worcestershire
- 2 c. red wine
- 4 c. beef bone broth
- 1 thyme bunch tied with string
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 whole serrano pepper
- 15 oz. can stewed tomatoes
- 15 oz can Great Northern beans
- 2 potatoes extra large dice
- 1 small bag mixed vegetables frozen
- 1/2 c. small pasta any variety
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
Instructions
- Season each oxtail generously with Kirkland seasoning, salt and pepper. Coat a pot large enough to accommodate all the meat with olive oil and bring to a high heat. Cook in batches, add the oxtails to the pan and brown well.
- When the oxtails are nice and brown, remove them from the pan. Add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and season with salt and pepper approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste, Worcestershire, red wine and bring to a boil.
- Return the oxtails to the pan and add bone broth. Add the thyme bundle and bay leaves. Cover the pan and braise on low heat for 4 hours.
- During the last hour, add the stewed tomatoes. During the last half hour, add the beans and potatoes. During the last 10 minutes, add mixed vegetables and pasta.
- Oxtails should be very fork tender when done. Serve with rice and hot water cornbread. Say Grace and enjoy!!
Morning Grace!
My favourite! My Grandma used to make this for me.
Now I make it for my children and their children. It’s a favourite for them also.
I make mine a little different, but the taste is 100/100.
Just something you might like to check.
You mention that you use “No Salt”
Check the potassium levels in it.
A heart Dr. told me that they put the potassium levels so high, that it can actually be a contributor to a heart attack.
3500-4700 mg. is the daily dose. You have to figure in that a lot of our food has natural salt already in it, salting before and after cooking, plus how much of the no salt you use in a day.
Hope this is a help to everyone.
Hi Charlie! Thanks for stopping by! This Kirkland brand from Costco has no sodium and no potassium. It’s just organic spices and herbs. You have to add salt to this recipe but at your discretion and to your taste. We put it on everything!
Here are the ingredients in it:
organic onion, organic garlic, organic carrot, organic black pepper, organic red bell pepper, organic tomato granules, organic orange peel, organic parsley, organic bay leaves, organic thyme, organic basil, organic celery, organic melon peel, organic oregano, organic savory, organic mustard seed, organic cumin, organic marjoram, organic coriander, organic cayenne pepper, citric acid and organic rosemary.
Hope this helps!!
Felesha:
Thanks so much for telling me this and giving me an ingredient list!
I have read it over and won’t be able to use it, as it has peppers in it.
It will be kept on file though for future reference.
Have a wonderful day :~D
Thank you for this oxtail recipe I had them about a month and did not have a good recipe, so I boiled and then oven bake them. My daddy and your great granddaddy on your mother side of the family loved oxtails, he cooked them a lots when he was alive.R.I.P.
Hi Aunt Dora! Don’t you just love oxtails? Some of the best “good eatin'” EVER!!! 🙂 Now I know where I got my fondness for them…Grandaddy Handy!!!
Fantastic recipes!
🙂