Braised Oxtails

Name: Braised Oxtails
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps firmly packed brown sugar; 454 grams daikon, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 237 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 8 slices thin slices (each about the size of a quarter) fresh ginger; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 kilograms oxtail (about , cut at joints; 59 milliliters rice wine (Shaoxing or sake); 4 servings Salt; 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce (or 2 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce plus 1/2 teaspoon dark molasses); 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 4 star anise

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Braised Oxtails Head to the store and pick up firmly brown sugar, rice wine, cilantro leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan, bring 1 1/2 quarts water to a boil. Meanwhile, trim surface fat from oxtail. Rinse meat and add to pan. When boil resumes, skim off foam; add wine, anise, ginger, and garlic. Cover and simmer 1 hour.

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Garlic

Ginger

Oxtail

Anise

Water

Meat

Wine

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Frying Pan

Add regular soy, dark soy, and sugar; cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours.

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Sugar

Add daikon; cover and simmer until meat is very tender when pierced, 30 to 45 minutes.

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Daikon Radish

Meat

With a slotted spoon, put meat and daikon in a bowl; keep warm. Discard the fat from pan juices. Boil juices, uncovered, over high heat until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 10 to 15 minutes, then pour into bowl.

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Daikon Radish

Meat

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Slotted Spoon