Oxtail Stew

Name: Oxtail Stew
Ingredients: 1 medium-sized oxtail, jointed; 1 tablespoon plain flour; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 25 g (1 oz) butter; 2 onions, sliced; 2 carrots, sliced; 1 celery stick, sliced; 1 turnip, sliced; 2 cloves; a pinch of ground mace; juice of ½ lemon

Preparation info

4-6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

Oxtail makes a rich, thick stew with a good meaty flavour. The pieces of tail should be washed, dipped in boiling water and dried before frying with the onions.

Ingredients

1 medium-sized oxtail, jointed
1 tablespoon plain flour
salt and pepper

Main course

Method

Separate the jointed pieces of oxtail, if necessary. Wash them, dip them in boiling water for 1 minute, then dry them carefully. Roll the pieces in the flour seasoned with salt and pepper.

Melt the butter in a large, heavy-based saucepan or flameproof casserole and put in the pieces of meat and sliced onions when it is sizzling. Turn them over so that the meat browns on all sides. Add t