Best German Oxtail Stew Recipes

BRAISED OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a cast iron casserole dish over medium-high heat. Add oxtail and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer oxtail to a plate.
• Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic, chili powder, and pepper to the casserole. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add oxtail back to the casserole, then add beef stock and red wine. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in flour and simmer until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes. Add bay leaves and submerge in the sauce. Add mushrooms.
• Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until meat is tender and falling off the bone, about 2 hours. Serve in the casserole dish.

EASY OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Mix oxtail, water, broth, onion, garlic, onion salt, salt, and pepper together in a large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat down to a simmer, and cook until meat falls from the bone, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Stir potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, bell pepper, and green onions into the pot. Cover and let simmer until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

SLOW COOKER OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook oxtail for 4 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer oxtail to a slow cooker.
• Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, tomato sauce, beef broth, red wine, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and paprika.
• Cook on Low for 7 hours. Add mushrooms and peas. Cook for 1 additional hour.
• Ladle into bowls and season with salt and pepper.

OXTAIL STEW WITH RED WINE AND ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring oxtails to room temperature and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Sear oxtails, until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side, then remove from the skillet.
• Add carrots, celery, and onion to the pan. Saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes, then remove from the skillet.
• Pour 1/2 cup red wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Return oxtails and vegetables back to the skillet. Cover, reduce heat to low, and sweat the mixture until juices have been released, about 20 minutes.
• Combine remaining wine, beef broth, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme in a slow cooker. Add oxtail-vegetable mixture and cook on High until meat is fork-tender, 3 to 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss turnips and parsnips with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in a roasting pan.
• Roast in the oven until tender and lightly browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove oxtails from the slow cooker. Pull meat away from the bones, shredding meat and discarding any bits of fat and gristle. Pour liquid from the slow cooker through a mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing against the vegetable solids to mash them and push them through.
• Return strained liquid to the slow cooker and cook on High until reduced by about half, 30 to 45 minutes. Add roasted vegetables, oxtail meat, and parsley. Cook on Low until flavors have blended, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

GERMAN OXTAIL STEW

Steps:

• In large, heavy kettle heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil add oxtail pieces and brown well. Add water and bring to boil skim for 15 minutes as residue rises to surface. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet lightly brown onion, carrots, turnip, and celery. Add to soup kettle after the 15 minutes of skimming is completed. Bring to boil add bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, and salt cover and simmer for 2 hours. Remove oxtail pieces chill broth. Trim meat off bone and discard bones. Skim fat off broth, return meat to kettle, add barley, and bring to boil. Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet and sauté potatoes and mushrooms over high heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add to kettle, bring to boil, and simmer for 40 to 45 minutes or until barley is tender. Remove from heat and correct seasoning with salt and pepper. Add a dash of paparika to each serving.