A personal favorite of mine, Oxtail is a very tender, juicy, gelatin-rich meat. Usually found slow-cooked as a stew or braised, my version is packed full of amazing savory flavors and braised for 7 hours until it falls off the bone. Although, I didn’t cook the oxtail in the typical Jamaican style, I did pair mine with coconut cauliflower rice to give it a hint of sweetness while keeping it low in carbs. The results were amazing and had my family fighting over leftovers. If you like braised juicy meat, I highly recommend giving this recipe a try!
Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
- Serves 6 People -
- Braised Oxtail -
6LBS of Oxtail
Kosher Salt
3.5 TBSP of Curry
4 TBSP of Vegetable Oil
10 CUPS of Chicken Broth
8 Scallions - diced
2 Garlic Heads - cut in half
Pinch of Chilli Pepper Flakes
Pinch of Thyme
6” Piece of Giner - sliced in 1/8 slivers
4 TBSP of Soy
2 TBSP of Brown Sugar
- Coconut Cauliflower Rice -
1 TBSP of Butter
2 Cloves of Garlic - minced
2’ Piece of Ginger -Chopped
3 Scallions - diced
1/2 CUP of Unsweetened Coconut Milk
1/2 TSP of Brown Sugar
1000 Grams of Cauliflower Rice - I used from frozen
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 250 degrees
In a large bowl, season oxtail generously with salt followed by the curry powder.
In a large deep skillet, or using a dutch oven heat up vegetable oil on the stove on medium-high and sear both sides of oxtail until browned. If you don’t have an oven-safe skillet or a large enough dutch oven to fit all the meat and liquid, first sear the oxtail in the skillet and then moved them to a roasting pan.
Once you have seared all the oxtail remove from skillet/dutch oven and add in chicken broth, scallions, garlic, chili pepper flakes, thyme, soy, ginger, and brown sugar. Allow this to come to a simmer and scrape the bits of oxtail that stuck to the bottom of the skillet to become loose before adding the mixture into your roasting pan, or placing the oxtail back in the dutch oven. The oxtail should be submerged in liquid.
Next, place the roasting pan or dutch oven with the oxtail in the oven to slow cook. Position lid partially off and allow to cook for 7 hours flipping pieces around halfway through. If at the halfway point the liquid has gone down a lot you can add in 1/2 cup of water.
30 minutes prior to Oxtail being ready its time to make the coconut cauliflower rice. Grab a large skillet, add in your butter and allow to heat up on medium. When hot add in your garlic, ginger, and scallions - saute for 3-4 minutes.
Next, add in your unsweetened coconut milk and brown sugar. Mix until well incorporated.
Finally, add in your cauliflower rice and allow it to steam and mix with sauce until fully coated.
Serve oxtail on rice when ready and garnish with more scallions.
Enjoy!
If you like this recipe or have any comments/questions, feel free to leave them in the comment section below!
