Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 8 hrs
Total Time :8 hrs 10 mins
Servings : 6-8
Ingredients
2 lb. beef oxtails
2 onions, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 c. shitake mushrooms, chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, minced
2 c. beef stock
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 T. tomato paste
1 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. tamarind paste
4 sprigs of fresh thyme
1 T. Coconut oil or grass-fed butter
Sea salt and pepper
Directions
- Heat coconut oil or butter in a large skillet (cast iron preferably) over medium-high heat.
- Season the oxtails with sea salt and pepper.
- Brown on all sides, about 3-4 minutes each side and place in crock.
- Add the diced onions, carrots, mushrooms, and jalapeño to same skillet.
- Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes, or until the onion is translucent.
- De-glaze the pan by adding the beef stock to skillet, then garlic, tomato paste, allspice, and tamarind, scraping up all of the browned bits in skillet.
- Remove the pan from the heat and pour this sauce over the oxtails in crock.
- Cover and crock on LOW 8 hours.