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Braised Oxtails

Braised Oxtails

These Oven Braised Oxtails are cooked until tender, low and slow in a Dutch oven with bell peppers, onions, carrots, red wine, and beef stock until rich and flavorful.
Servings: 4
Course: Main
Cuisine: Soul Food, Southern
Calories: 620

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs oxtails
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp olive oil divided
  • 1/2 onion sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper sliced
  • 12 baby carrots
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp salt plus more to taste
  • 2 tsp black pepper plus more to taste
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 1/2 cups beef stock
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 sprig rosemary

Method
 

  1. Pat oxtails dry and season with salt, pepper, and onion powder.
  2. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high. Sear oxtails on all sides until browned. Remove.
  3. Sauté onion and bell peppers 2minutes. Add garlic 1 minute.
  4. Add red wine, scrape pot, and simmer 2 minutes.
  5. Add beef stock, tomato paste, and Worcestershire. Return oxtails.
  6. Add the carrots, thyme, rosemary.
  7. Bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and bake at 350°F for 2 1/2 hours until tender.

Nutrition

Calories: 620kcal

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