Oxtail.................?

soba

lynzpower wrote:

Cheers!!!!!

How much are you paying for your oxtail out of interest OP?

Don't know until I get there on Saturday. When I worked in a butchers they used to be about 34p but i guess they've probably gone up a little bit since then!

Uniscots97

Meant to say if you want to be naughty you can add a dash of red wine when making the soup.

mikeywills

The heinz recipe also include carrots these days don't remember them there when I was a kid, but thats not to say they weren't.

lynzpower

ah is that what those little bits are!

I always wondered

Folio

Just been to the butchers for some of his gorgeous organic pork and he had a piece of oxtail which I bought to try. Now I've never cooked it before so would be grateful for any advice . I have a slow cooker - can I cook it in there and if so do I need to roast it first to get the best from it (like you do with bones for stock IYSWIM?):rolleyes:

There isn't much meat on it, and there are 4 people to feed so any ideas welcome!:eek:

Thanks girls (and guys)

Uniscots97

why not make oxtail soup? I posted my recipe on here somewhere. Will have a look and see if i can find it.

Pink.

Here's your recipe Unixgirl: Oxtail Soup

Pink

thriftlady_2

We had oxtail last Friday - delicious. The secret is long cooking, so a slow cooker is ideal. I did mine in the oven for 3 hours.

How much have you got ? I had about seven 3 inch long chunks which varied in thickness from about 6 inches (top of the tail) to 1 inch (end of the tail). It fed 5 amply.

I browned the pieces first then put it in a roasting tin with carrot, parsnip, celery, onion and red wine. I also added a bundle of herbs and some beef stock (leftover from a previous stew).

hole_in_pocket_2

yes long slow cooking is the key..make it the day before and cool it then put it in the fridge next day a layer of fat would have formed skim this off before warming up or freezing some

pawpurrs

Nice with canelloni beans.