Southern Delicious Oxtail Stew / Ox Stew Recipe / Mattie's Kitchen

beef broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Homemade broth enhances flavor without additives.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice maintains sweetness without alcohol.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable and neutral in flavor.

parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: green onions

Green onions add freshness and are less expensive.

Introduce the dish and mention using oxtails, but also suggest beef neck bones as a cheaper alternative.

Show the oxtails and mention using a mix of golden and red potatoes, fresh carrots, and various colored peppers.

Introduce the ingredients including tomato paste, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, Better Than Bouillon, bay leaves, Kitchen Bouquet, salt, pepper, brown sugar, onion, garlic, and jalapeno pepper.

Season the oxtails with salt, black pepper, and a little sazon, then let them marinate in the refrigerator for about 5-6 hours.

Chop the onion, garlic, and peppers into small pieces, explaining that they don't need to be finely chopped.

Heat a skillet without adding grease, allowing the oxtails to render their fat while browning them on both sides.

Once browned, add the chopped vegetables to the skillet and let them cook until softened, stirring occasionally.

Transfer the browned oxtails and cooked vegetables to a larger pot for braising.

Add the tomato paste to the pot and stir it in, allowing it to cook and combine with the other ingredients.

Add the diced tomatoes and stewed tomatoes to the pot, stirring to combine everything together.

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