How to Make Jamaican Curry Oxtail | Easy Step by Step Recipe

oxtail

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: beef shank

Chicken thighs are lower in fat, while beef shank is more affordable.

curry powder

🥗Healthier: homemade curry blend

💰Cheaper: turmeric + cumin

Homemade blends can be fresher and tailored to taste.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while white sugar is often cheaper.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: habanero pepper

💰Cheaper: jalapeño pepper

Habaneros provide similar heat, while jalapeños are milder and more accessible.

Wash oxtail with lime juice three to four times to ensure it's clean.

Season oxtail with 1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning, 1 tbsp meat seasoning, 1 tbsp seasoned salt, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp oxtail seasoning, and 0.5 tbsp beef seasoning, saving some for later.

Add 2 tsp curry powder to the oxtail and rub the seasoning in well.

Cover the seasoned oxtail with Saran wrap and refrigerate for 25 minutes to marinate.

Chop green onions, carrots, potatoes, ginger, garlic, and thyme while the oxtail marinates.

Heat 0.5 cup vegetable oil in a pot until hot.

Add 2 tsp curry powder to the hot oil and mix.

Add the marinated oxtail to the pot and fry for 15 minutes, checking occasionally.

Drain some oil from the pot after frying the oxtail.

Add 4 cups of hot water to the pot with the oxtail.

Add the chopped green seasoning and the leftover seasoning to the pot.

Bring the pot to a boil, then taste and adjust seasoning as needed.

Cover and cook the oxtail for 2.5 hours, checking occasionally.

After 2.5 hours, add the chopped potatoes and carrots and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

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