The Best Authentic Jamaican Oxtails Recipe

This Authentic Jamaican Oxtails Recipe is SUPER flavorful rich and falls off the bones tender with butter beans. Oxtails are a super fatty meat that is that is best made with Caribbean spices to enhance the flavor.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Main Courses

Cuisine caribbean

Servings people

Calories 799 kcal

Ingredients

olive oil
3 lbs oxtail
4 cups hot water
1 white onion medium
3 scallions
6 garlic cloves chopped
10 thyme spring
1 scotch bonnet pepper
½ cup green bell pepper
1 tablespoon adobo
½ tablespoon jerk season
1 teaspoon cayenne
2-3 tablespoon browning
3 tablespoon recatio or epic caribbean green seasoning
1 can butter beans

Sauce

¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar

Instructions

Season the cleaned and washed oxtails with adobo, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Optional: add jerk seasoning as well.
Pour green seasoning over the oxtails and add 2 tablespoons of browning. Mix everything together thoroughly.
Add all vegetables to the mixture and mix again. Add 1 tablespoon of browning.
Cover the oxtail mixture and let it marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours or overnight.
Heat some oil in a pot and braise the oxtails slowly on low heat until they are nicely browned. Rotate the oxtails constantly to ensure even cooking.
Once the oxtails are browned, increase the heat and add approximately 4 cups of water to the pot. Add the reserved vegetables and bring the mixture to a slight boil over medium heat.
Cover the pot and let the oxtails cook for about 1 hour.
After the oxtails are cooked, prepare the sauce by mixing together soy sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar. Add the sauce to the oxtails and cover the pot. Cook for an additional 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, add the butterbeans and stir. Cook for an additional 15 minutes and the dish is ready to serve.

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