Total Steps
3
Ingredients
12
Tools Needed
3
Ingredients
- to taste Freshly-ground black pepper(optional)
- to taste Tabasco sauce(optional)
- to taste Salt(optional)
- 2 tablespoons Freshly ground allspice
- 2 cups Water
- 2 cups Canned beef stock
- 1 medium Tomato
- 1 medium Yellow onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 3 pounds Beef oxtails
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup Dried small white beans
Instructions
1
Step 1
1 hour
Place beans in a small saucepan. Add 1 cup of the water, bring to a boil, covered, then turn off the heat. Allow to sit for 1 hour, covered, then drain.
2
Step 2
3 1/2 hours
Brown the oxtails well in the oil. Place the oxtails in a 6-quart stove-top casserole. Add the garlic, onion, tomato, beef stock, and enough water to just cover the contents. Add the allspice, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 3 1/2 hours, adding the drained beans after 1 1/2 hours. Stir occasionally.
3
Step 3
1 hour
During the last hour of cooking, remove the lid if you want a thicker sauce. Be careful the pot does not dry out. Season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce to taste.
Tools & Equipment
Small saucepan
Lid
6-quart stove-top casserole