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OXTAILS WITH GRAVY

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This recipe was my mom's. It's a soul food blast from the past. I adjust spices to my personal taste (I love lots of spices). Double the gravy recipe if you like lots of gravy. My family loves this dish served with rice.

Provided by txnurselaw

Categories Main Dish Recipes

Time 3h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 pounds beef oxtail
1 clove garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon Greek seasoning
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
2 tablespoons bacon drippings or shortening
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups broth from cooked oxtails
2 dashes browning sauce
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste

Steps:

Place oxtails, garlic, onions, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, Greek seasoning, and seasoning salt in a large stock pot. Fill with enough water to cover oxtails, and place over high heat. Bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove from heat, and reserve 2 cups broth.
Warm bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and browning sauce. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens. Remove from heat.
Place oxtails in skillet, and stir to coat with gravy. Return to stove, and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 166.5 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 46.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 1841.3 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

WINE-BRAISED OXTAIL

Wine-Braised Oxtail image

Oxtail is cooked low and slow with red wine until tender and succulent. Peppery watercress is added at the last minute until it's just wilted.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 pounds large, meaty oxtail pieces, patted dry
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons safflower or other neutral-tasting oil
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup red wine
1 bunch watercress, trimmed
1 bunch watercress, trimmed

Steps:

Season oxtail generously with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high. Place flour in a shallow pie pan; season with salt and pepper. Dredge oxtail in flour mixture until coated all over, shaking off excess.
Working in batches, sear oxtail in Dutch oven until well browned on all sides, about 15 minutes. Remove oxtail and set aside. Wipe out Dutch oven and return oxtail to pot. Add wine and enough water to cover oxtail halfway, about 3 cups. Bring to a simmer and cook, partially covered, turning oxtail to prevent drying out. After 3 hours, add additional 2 cups water if necessary. Continue cooking until meat is tender and pulls away from bone, 3 hours more.
Remove oxtail and set aside. Pour cooking liquid into a fat separator. Allow fat to rise to top. Pour defatted cooking liquid back into pot. Cook over medium-high heat until reduced and thickened, about 15 minutes. Return oxtail to pot and stir in watercress. Cook until oxtail is heated through, about 5 minutes.
Serve oxtail either on the bone or with meat removed from bone and transferred to a shallow dish. Pour reduced cooking liquid and watercress mixture over meat and serve immediately.