Oxtail stew

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

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