Oxtail with rice and peas #shorts

Recipe

Oxtail

Ingredients

- 2kg Oxtail
- 1 brown onion, finely diced
- 1 scotch bonnet chilli (or birds eye if you cant find a scotch bonnet)
- 1 tbsp of allspice
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 50ml soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Thumb size piece ginger, finely grated
- 200ml water
- Small bunch thyme
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced

Method

1. Place all the ingredients except the water, brown sugar and spring onions into a bowl and leave the oxtails to marinate for 2 hours at least or overnight.
2. In a heavy base pot over med high heat, add a little oil and brown the oxtails on all sides.
3. Next add the brown sugar, water and leftover marinade.
4. Cook the oxtails with the lid on over a low heat for 2-3 hours. You want the meat tender but not so much it turns to mush.
5. Right at the end,add the spring onions.
6. Serve with rice and peas.