Oxtails Stew

== Ingredients ==
* 1 oxtail about 2 - 2½ lbs cut up
* 4 tbsp cornflour
* 2 tbsp cooking oil
* Salt and black pepper
* 4 rashers (slices) bacon ( sugar cured, rindless )
* 2 medium onions sliced
* 1 clove garlic crushed
* 4 carrots pared and sliced
* 1 cup peeled chopped tomatoes
* 1 pint (16 fl. oz) hot water
* 2 stalks green onions finely sliced
* 1 spring thyme
* 1 can butter beans ( lima beans )
== Directions ==
# Trim away excess fat and place oxtail in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes to blanch.
# Drain well on absorbent paper and coat with cornflour.
# Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
# Heat oil in heavy skillet and brown oxtail on both sides removing when brown.
# Pour off excess fat.
# Dice bacon and fry for a few minutes.
# Return oxtail to pot with bacon, add carrots, onion, garlic, tomatoes and hot water.
# Cover and simmer gently for 3½ to 4 hours or until oxtail is almost tender.
# At this stage add more liquid if necessary and season.
# Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Add the butter beans and allow to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
Category:Jamaican Meat Dishes
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