Comfort beef and oxtail stew

This recipe was designed to use home made or a little higher quality beef stock than what comes in a box. If that’s all that’s accessible use the unsalted variety and add a few tablespoons of flour when sautéing your vegetables

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories2070.7 kcal (104%)

Total Fat72.6 g (104%)

Carbs118.4 g (46%)

Sugars37.1 g (41%)

Protein217.5 g (435%)

Sodium5209.4 mg (260%)

Fiber17 g (61%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

1 lboxtails

1 lbbeef chuck stew meat

1yellow onion

5cloves garlic

2 Tbsptomato paste

½ cred wine

6 cupsbeef stock

5 sprigsthyme

10 ozpearl onions

10 ozpotatoes

Instructions

Step 1

Begin by seasoning beef with salt and pepper

Step 2

Brown all sides of oxtails and chuck adding oil as needed. Set aside keeping separate

Step 3

In the same pan add diced onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Add minced garlic and continue to sauté until onions and garlic are translucent around 2 more minutes. Add tomato paste and cook an additional minute

Step 4

Deglaze with red wine, add thyme, and scrape the bottom with a rubber spatula to release any fond. Cook until red wine has reduced into a shiny syrup.

Step 5

Add beef stock and bring to a simmer.

Step 6

Add oxtails, simmer gently for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Add chuck and simmer for 1 1/2 hours

Step 8

When the time is up add potatoes and sliced carrots. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add pearl onions and simmer an additional 15 minutes

Step 9

Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper