Name: Oxtail stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6 – 8
Ingredients: 2 tomatoes, chopped; 4 sprigs thyme or ¼ tsp dried thyme; 1.5 kg oxtail; 4 tsp garlic, minced; Salt and pepper; 1 bay leaf; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1½ cups red wine; Oil, for browning; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 cup beef stock; ¼ cup flour; 2 carrots, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6 – 8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

The Lazy Makoti's Guide to the Kitchen

By Mogau Seshoene

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

1.5 kg oxtail
¼ cup flour
Oil, for browning

Lunch

Method

Toss oxtail in flour until lightly coated. Heat oil in a large saucepan and brown the meat thoroughly. Remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, fry the onion and garlic till soft. Add carrots, tomatoes, bay leaf and thyme. Add sugar and allow to simmer for 5 minutes before returning the oxtail to the saucepan.

Pour in the wine and beef stock and allow to simmer for 3 – 4 hour