Oxtail (Jamaican inspired)

January 7, 2022

1 hour 30 minutes

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Hey my loves, happy whatever day it is that you find yourself here on this blog post!! I finally have a written recipe for you guys for my version of oxtail, Jamaican inspired of course. I want to get one thing straight even though it’s clearly obvious but the internet gangstas will come for me if I don’t say this, heck, even if I do say this they will most likely still come for me *Shrugs*. THIS IS NOT A HAITIAN RECIPE…

There, now that we have that out the way, let’s continue… I consulted my Jamaican friends throughout the process of making this and I learned a lot. Like i.e. you must add fresh thyme and scallion even if you’re using epis (green seasoning/blended marinade) to marinate your meat… it’s crucial! Ginger and garlic are also crucial.

This is a favorite of like, everyone I know including myself so you know I had to do a video for it and plus, a lot of you asked me to do so over on instagram and here it is, finally!! I hope you give this recipe a try and let me know how it turned out.

Watch me make Oxtail here:

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Extra Large Cutting Board

Extra Large Cutting Board

Kitchen Mama Can Opener

Mini glass prep bowls

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Ingredients

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	1lbs oxtail, trimmed (fat removed)
	1 lime, cut in half
	¼ cup epis/green seasoning (no salt)
	½ teaspoon all purpose seasoning
	½ teaspoon ground allspice
	5 pimento seeds
	½ teaspoon salt
	2 tablespoons sugar
	3 pieces of ginger, peeled and sliced
	1 garlic clove, peeled and sliced
	½ cup of onions, sliced
	1 scallion, sliced
	2-4 thyme sprigs
	1 hot pepper
	3 tablespoons oil
	1 (14.1oz) can of butter beans, drained and rinsed
	Hot water

Directions

1.

Clean meat by pouring lime juice and vinegar over it, trimming a large amount of fat but not all. Rinse under cold water, discard water.

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2.

Season meat with epis, salt, all purpose seasoning, ground allspice, browning and fresh thyme. Rub seasoning into meat, allow it to marinate for at least an hour.

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3.

On medium heat add oil to the pot followed by the sugar and allow it to get hot until it gets foamy. Give it a mix to distribute the sugar in the oil.

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4.

Add marinated oxtail to the sugar and allow it to braise for about 4 minutes on each side. Then add boiled water (enough to cover the meat) to pot as well as the bowl the meat was marinating in and pour that into the pot.

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5.

Add garlic, ginger, scallion, onions, hot pepper, pimento seeds and mix well, submerge veggies in the liquid. Cover and cook on low to medium heat for 30 minutes. Add more boiled water if it has evaporated a lot and salt to taste at this point. Add butter beans, mix and cover for about 20 minutes then serve with rice and peas and sweet plantains

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Notes

The more fat you have on your meat the oily it will be so try your best to remove enough, not all because you do need some fat in there.