Southern Smothered Oxtails

Name: Southern Smothered Oxtails
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-3 lbs of oxtail; 2 cups of chopped yellow onion; 1 tbsp of chopped parsley; 4 cloves of garlic minced; 1 1/2 cup of chopped fresh tomatoes; 1 habanero pepper sliced; 1 tbsp of thyme chopped; 2 green onions chopped; 1 green bell pepper chopped; 1 tsp of ginger minced; 3 tbsp of jerk seasoning; 2 tbsp of brown sugar; 1 packet of Sazon seasoning; 1 tsp of ground sage; 1 1/2 tbsp of ketchup; 1 tsp of kosher salt; 2 tbsp of adobo seasoning; 1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce

10 steps

Prep:30minCook:3h

I mean the picture speaks for itself but these are the best oxtails your tongue will ever taste.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:49:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories295.6 kcal (15%)

Total Fat14.4 g (21%)

Carbs16.4 g (6%)

Sugars8 g (9%)

Protein23.6 g (47%)

Sodium1709.5 mg (85%)

Fiber1.8 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

7 servings

2 lbsoxtail

2 cupsyellow onion

1 Tbspparsley

1 ½ cupfresh tomatoes

1 Tbspthyme

1 tspginger

3 Tbspjerk seasoning

2 Tbspbrown sugar

1 packetsazon seasoning

1 tspground sage

1 ½ Tbspketchup

1 tspkosher salt

2 Tbspadobo seasoning

1 Tbspworcestershire sauce

1 Tbsplow sodium soy sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Optional: Wash and clean your meat with lemon juice, cold water, and salt.

Step 2

In a bowel add your dry oxtails and cover with olive oil. Then add your salt, adobo, Sazon, ground sage, and jerk seasoning. Massage the seasonings into the meat until every oxtail is well coated.

Step 3

Next add your ketchup, Worcestershire, and low sodium soy sauce. Then add in all of your chopped vegetables: onion, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, thyme leafs, green bell pepper, and habanero pepper. Mix into the oxtails until it’s well coated.

Step 4

Let the oxtails marinate in the seasonings for at least one hour.

Step 5

Next in a hot skillet add your olive oil and brown sugar. Then mix well with a spatula or wooden spoon until the oil and sugar is fully combined. When the mix start caramelize add your oxtails only and brown on both sides.

Step 6

Once your oxtails have browned add your veggies and liquid. Cover the skillet and let the vegetables reduce for 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 7

After the vegetables have reduced add 5 to 7 cups of water to your skillet and let your oxtails come to a simmer.

Step 8

Once simmering adjust your heat to medium low add your cover and let the liquid reduce down until tender about 3 1/2 hours.

Step 9

After the 3 hours your oxtails should be nice and tender and your liquid should’ve condensed to a gravy. If your oxtails are still not tender continue cooking for 30 more minutes.

Step 10

Last, after your oxtails and gravy are to your liking. Serve and enjoy!