Oxtail Stew

What can you do to your oxtail aside from the all time favorite” Kare-Kare”? Most of the time, when I go to the market to buy oxtail it’s the Kare-Kare I thought of cooking. But as I explore, there are more dishes that I can do and one of these dishes is the Oxtail Stew. When it is done it will give you a thick sauce and when mix with herbs, it has a superb rich taste. So what are you waiting for? Go to the market and buy all the ingredients you need and start cooking your Oxtail Stew.

 

Ingredients:
1 kilo oxtail (cleaned and skinned)
1 liter water
¼ tsp. salt
1 tbsp. Butter
1 tbsp. Flour
2 tbsp. Cooking oil (The Cook preferred Canola oil) for potato and oxtail
1 tbsp. Cooking oil for sautéing onion
2 cloves garlic (minced)
¼ cup tomato sauce
2 tbsp. Fish sauce
1 laurel or bay leaf
½ tsp. dried parsley
½ tsp. dried rosemary leaves
1 potato (quartered)
1 medium size carrot (sliced)
1 celery stalk (slice)

 

Procedure:

 

1. Boil the oxtail for 3 hours or until the meat is tender. Add more water if the water level is lower than your meat and the meat has not reached the desired tenderness. Skim off the brown color bubbles (meat blood). When it is tender, put the oxtail in a strainer to remove excess water. Set aside the oxtail broth.
2. In a deep pan, heat the oil. Fry the potato until light brown. Remove and set aside. Put the oxtail back and brown each side for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
3. In the same pan, add another tbsp. of oil then adjust to medium heat, sauté the onion and salt. When it is limp, add the butter and flour. Stir for about 2 minutes. As it thickens, add the garlic and stir well.
4. Add the tomato sauce, continue to stir for another minute then put the oxtail back into the pan and add the fish sauce. Stir more.
5. Reduce to low heat; add the oxtail broth, dried rosemary leaves, bay leaf, carrots and celery. Simmer until the carrots are cooked. Then finally, add the dried parsley and combine with the rest.

Serve with steamed rice. Makes 3-5 servings.

 

 

 

Tips:

• Add more water (1 cup) if the mixture gets dry.