Jamaican Oxtails

Name: Jamaican Oxtails
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 green bell pepper; 1 orange bell pepper; 4 cloves garlic; 1 onion; 1 bunch green onion; 2 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper; 3 lbs oxtails; 2 tbsp vinegar; 1 lime; 1 paper towel; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp onion powder; 1 tbsp adobo; 1 tbsp allspice; 2 tbsp browning sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp pepper; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 4 cups beef broth; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 3 bay leaves; 1 can strained butter beans; 1 tbsp ketchup; 2 cups rice and peas

3h 30m

Serves 1

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Jamaican Oxtails

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3h 30m

Serves 1

Directions

1dice up some green bell pepper and orange bell pepper
2chop garlic, onion, green onion, and scotch bonnet pepper
3clean oxtails with vinegar and lime a few times until the water is no longer scumy, then dry them well with a paper towel
4mix oxtails with garlic powder, onion powder, adobo, allspice, browning sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper and fresh thyme
5let the mixture marinate in the fridge overnight
6caramelize brown sugar in a big pot
7sear oxtails in the pot, leaving most of the vegetables and marinade behind, until caramelized
8remove the oxtails to a clean plate
9add the rest of the vegetables and marinade to the pot
10add grated ginger
11sauté for a few minutes and then add beef broth, scraping the bottom of the pan
12once the mixture boils, add back in the oxtails
13add bay leaves and another scotch bonnet pepper
14turn heat to medium low, cover slightly, and let it simmer until meat is fall off the bone (this will take hours)
15after three hours, add strained butter beans and a tiny bit of ketchup
16let it finish cooking
17serve with rice and peas and oxtail gravy

Ingredients

1 green bell pepper
1 orange bell pepper
4 cloves garlic
1 onion
1 bunch green onion
2 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper
3 lbs oxtails
2 tbsp vinegar
1 lime
1 paper towel
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp adobo
1 tbsp allspice
2 tbsp browning sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp pepper
1 sprig fresh thyme
2 tbsp brown sugar
4 cups beef broth
1 tbsp grated ginger
3 bay leaves
1 can strained butter beans
1 tbsp ketchup
2 cups rice and peas

Equipment

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Jamaican Oxtails

3h 30m

Serves 1

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Jamaican Oxtails

tiktok.com

3h 30m

Serves 1

Directions

1dice up some green bell pepper and orange bell pepper
2chop garlic, onion, green onion, and scotch bonnet pepper
3clean oxtails with vinegar and lime a few times until the water is no longer scumy, then dry them well with a paper towel
4mix oxtails with garlic powder, onion powder, adobo, allspice, browning sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper and fresh thyme
5let the mixture marinate in the fridge overnight
6caramelize brown sugar in a big pot
7sear oxtails in the pot, leaving most of the vegetables and marinade behind, until caramelized
8remove the oxtails to a clean plate
9add the rest of the vegetables and marinade to the pot
10add grated ginger
11sauté for a few minutes and then add beef broth, scraping the bottom of the pan
12once the mixture boils, add back in the oxtails
13add bay leaves and another scotch bonnet pepper
14turn heat to medium low, cover slightly, and let it simmer until meat is fall off the bone (this will take hours)
15after three hours, add strained butter beans and a tiny bit of ketchup
16let it finish cooking
17serve with rice and peas and oxtail gravy