Stewed Oxtail Jamaican Style

Name: Stewed Oxtail Jamaican Style
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1.2kg oxtail pieces; 400g canned butter beans, drained; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp allspice; 1 scotch bonnet, whole; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 300ml beef stock

Jamaican oxtail braised slowly with butter beans, scotch bonnet and allspice until deeply tender and sauce-rich.

Total time

200 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

180 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Caribbean

Ingredients

1.2kgoxtail pieces

400gcanned butter beans, drained

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspallspice

1scotch bonnet, whole

2 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbspbrown sugar

2 tbsptomato paste

300mlbeef stock

Instructions

Brown oxtail all over in batches. Remove.

Fry onion and garlic. Add allspice, soy, sugar and tomato paste.

Return oxtail. Add stock and scotch bonnet. Cover and simmer 2.5–3 hours.

Add butter beans in last 30 minutes.

Remove scotch bonnet. Sauce should be thick and coating. Serve with rice and peas.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

2.3g

Fat

0.4g

Carbs

12.8g

Fiber

1.2g

Sodium

700mg

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