Oxtail Stew

Yields6 Servings
 3 lbs ox tails, sliced half inch thick
 1 ½ tsp salt
 1 ⅛ tsp black pepper
 1 tsp seasoned salt
 ½ tsp garlic salt
  tsp garlic salt
 1 cup all-purpose flour
 ¼ cup canola oil
 3 tbsp canola oil
 1 can whole plum tomatoes
 ½ cup chopped carrots
 ½ cup chopped celery
 ½ cup fresh plum tomato
 ½ cup chopped onion
 6 cups chicken stock
 2 cups chopped, peeled potato
1

Preheat oven to 300ºF. Rinse oxtails. Season oxtails on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon of the pepper, salt, and half teaspoon of garlic salt. Pat seasonings into meat to seal in the flavor. Dredge oxtails in flour; Pat off excess flour.

Heat 1/4 cup of the canola oil and sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sear your oxtails on both sides in a hot pan. Add whole tomatoes to pan; set aside.

In a separate sauté pan heat the remaining 3 tablespoons canola oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, chopped tomato, and onion. Season vegetables with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Reduce heat to low and let cook down for 10 to 15 minutes.

Transfer oxtail and whole tomatoes to large casserole dish. Pour carrot mixture into dish. Add chicken stock and cover and place in oven. Roast for three hours or until meat is falling off the bone. The last 30 minutes add potato and cover again.

Ingredients

 3 lbs ox tails, sliced half inch thick
 1 ½ tsp salt
 1 ⅛ tsp black pepper
 1 tsp seasoned salt
 ½ tsp garlic salt
  tsp garlic salt
 1 cup all-purpose flour
 ¼ cup canola oil
 3 tbsp canola oil
 1 can whole plum tomatoes
 ½ cup chopped carrots
 ½ cup chopped celery
 ½ cup fresh plum tomato
 ½ cup chopped onion
 6 cups chicken stock
 2 cups chopped, peeled potato

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 300ºF. Rinse oxtails. Season oxtails on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon of the pepper, salt, and half teaspoon of garlic salt. Pat seasonings into meat to seal in the flavor. Dredge oxtails in flour; Pat off excess flour.

Heat 1/4 cup of the canola oil and sauté pan over medium-high heat. Sear your oxtails on both sides in a hot pan. Add whole tomatoes to pan; set aside.

In a separate sauté pan heat the remaining 3 tablespoons canola oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, chopped tomato, and onion. Season vegetables with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Reduce heat to low and let cook down for 10 to 15 minutes.

Transfer oxtail and whole tomatoes to large casserole dish. Pour carrot mixture into dish. Add chicken stock and cover and place in oven. Roast for three hours or until meat is falling off the bone. The last 30 minutes add potato and cover again.

Notes

Oxtail Stew