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Stewed Oxtail Jamaican Style

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Stewed Oxtail Jamaican Style

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

1

Brown oxtail all over in batches. Remove.

2

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

3

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

4

Add butter beans in last 30 minutes.

5

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
58
Protein
2.3g
Fat
0.4g
Carbs
12.8g
Fiber
1.2g
Sodium
700mg

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