Ingredients
Equipment
Instructions
Preparing the Dish
- Place the 3 lbs of bone-in oxtail pieces in a large bowl. Add the browning sauce, soy sauce, minced garlic, grated ginger, salt, and pepper. Massage until fully coated and let marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the oxtails in a single layer for 3-4 minutes per side until a dark mahogany-brown crust forms. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté the chopped yellow onion in the same pot for 2 minutes. Return the oxtails to the pot, pour in the beef broth, add the Scotch bonnet pepper, and drop in 3 sprigs of fresh thyme.
- Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce heat to low. Cover tightly and simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours until the meat is fork-tender but still clinging to the bone.
- While braising, combine the rinsed long-grain rice, undrained kidney beans, coconut milk, 1 cup of water, and a pinch of salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and steam for 20 minutes until fluffy and light brown.
- Once oxtails are tender, stir the cornstarch slurry directly into the pot. Simmer uncovered for 5-10 minutes until the liquid reduces to a thick, glossy brown gravy.
- Gently fold in the drained butter beans. Simmer for 3 minutes until heated through, maintaining their pale yellow color.
- Serve the oxtails and glossy gravy over the rice and peas. Garnish with diagonally sliced fresh green scallions and a sprig of fresh green thyme.
Notes
Tip 1: Do not pierce the Scotch bonnet pepper, or the stew will become incredibly spicy.
Tip 2: Skim any excess fat off the surface of the gravy before serving to maintain a perfectly glossy, non-greasy finish.
Tip 2: Skim any excess fat off the surface of the gravy before serving to maintain a perfectly glossy, non-greasy finish.
