Quick and Easy Oxtail Recipes: How To Make Authentic Jamaican Oxtail by Spice King Keith Lorren

butter beans

🥗Healthier: cannellini beans

💰Cheaper: navy beans

Cannellini beans provide similar texture and flavor.

oxtail

🥗Healthier: beef chuck

💰Cheaper: beef shank

Beef chuck is more affordable and can be used for stews.

Season the oxtail with the secret seasoning and let it marinate overnight or for a few hours.

Add 1/4 cup of soy sauce to the oxtail and mix well.

Prepare the seasoning paste with 2 bunches of fresh scallions, scotch bonnet pepper, and fresh thyme.

Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat and add the seasoned oxtail, allowing it to sauté in its own juices until browned.

In a bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of sugar (brown or white) into flour to make dumplings.

Knead the mixture until it is not sticky and pliable, then roll into strips for dumplings.

Once the oxtail is about 90% done, add the seasoning paste and 1 teaspoon of whole allspice berries to the pot.

Add 1/2 cup of ketchup to the oxtail mixture for color and flavor.

After the oxtail has made its own juice, add 6 cups of water and 1/2 cup of evaporated milk to the pot.

Add the dumplings to the pot and swirl gently to avoid breaking them or the oxtail.

Add butter beans to the pot and swirl again to mix everything evenly.

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