Name: Jamaican oxtail
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 2 onions roughly chopped; 2 spring onions roughly sliced; 4 garlic cloves finely chopped; 2 tbsp ginger finely chopped; 12g thyme sprigs leaves picked (see tip below); 90ml soy sauce; 1kg oxtail ask your butcher to chop cut into 1-inch thick chunks; 3 tbsp cornflour; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 scotch bonnet peppers (add more if you prefer more heat); cooked white rice or rice and peas

Jamaican oxtail

Cook the oxtail low and slow in this recipe so it becomes beautifully tender and falls off the bone. The rich flavour is enhanced by herbs and spices

3 hr 10 min total 10 min prep 3 hr cook 6 386 cal

Instructions

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1 Tip the onions, spring onions, garlic, ginger, thyme, soy sauce, a large pinch of salt and 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper into a bowl. Mix well and add the oxtail, turning to coat. Keep chilled overnight, or for at least 12 hrs.
2 When ready to cook, remove the oxtail from the marinade (reserve the marinade), put on a plate and dust lightly with the cornflour. Heat the oil in a large, deep saucepan or casserole dish and sear each piece of oxtail on both sides, around 2-3 mins each side, working in batches. Set the oxtail aside on a plate, then pour the reserved marinade into the saucepan and cook for 2-3 mins, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to release any browned bits.
3 Return the oxtail to the pan then add enough water to just cover the meat, around 800ml should suffice. Mix in the scotch bonnets, then bring to boil. Cover and cook on low for 2 hrs 30 mins – 3 hrs until the meat slips off the bone. Season to taste and serve with cooked white rice, or rice and peas.