Recipe: Oxtails July 27, 2009

Jamaican Oxtails

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs of oxtails
• 1 tin of broad beans
• 5 cups of water
• 1 onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 scallion
• 1/2 a scotch bonnet pepper
• 1/2 lb of carrots
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 1/2 tsp of allspice
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1/2 tsp of pepper

 

Directions:

• Chop the scallion, scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, onion, tomato, carrot and thyme
• Season the oxtails with scallion, scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, thyme, allspice, salt and pepper
• Fry the oxtail and seasoning in a tablespoon of oil for about 10 minutes
• Stir in the water, onion, tomato and carrot, turn down the heat and simmer the pot until the oxtail has softened (about three hours), stirring occasionally
• Add the beans and simmer for a further 30 minutes
• Serve with Rice and Peas