Oxtails Stew
Ingredients
- 1 oxtail, about 2-2.5 lb, cut up
- 4 tablespoons cornflour
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- salt and black pepper
- 4 rashers (slices) bacon (sugar cured, rindless)
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 4 carrots, pared and sliced
- 1 cup peeled chopped tomatoes
- 1 pint (16 fl. oz) hot water
- 2 stalks green onions, finely sliced
- 1 spring thyme
- 1 can butter beans (lima beans)
Instructions
Jamaica. Serving for 4.. Trim away excess fat and place oxtail in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes to blanch. Drain well on absorbent paper and coat with cornflour. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy skillet and brown oxtail on both sides removing when brown. Pour off excess fat. Dice bacon and fry for a few minutes. Return oxtail to pot with bacon, add carrots, onion, garlic, tomatoes and hot water. Cover and simmer gently for 3.5 to 4 hours or until oxtail is almost tender. At this stage add more liquid if necessary and season. Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Add the butter beans and allow to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
