Oxtail sofrito

Name: Oxtail sofrito
Yield: Dinner for 4–6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks (about 800g); 1 oxtail, cut into thick pieces (about 1.5kg); 1 orange, thickly sliced (skin and all); 6–8 cloves of garlic, unpeeled; 2 onions, peeled and each cut into 6 wedges (about 220g); juice of 2 oranges; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation info

Dinner for
4–6

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Honey & Co

By Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer

Published 2014

About

This is far from traditional but works so well, with the sweet potatoes caramelising and adding sweetness, and the oranges adding another tone altogether. The best thing is that the actual preparation time is only 10 minutes; then cooking for 5–6 hours will produce a real treat.

Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 oxtail, cut into thick pieces (about 1.5kg)
2 large sweet potatoes

Asia
Israel
Turkey
Stew
Dinner
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan over a high heat and place the oxtail pieces in it. Season generously with salt and pepper and cook for <