How do I cook oxtail?

How do I cook oxtail?

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Low and slow. So braised or in a stock for stew or both.

braised

Treat it just like any other beef stew:
-season pieces with salt and pepper
-brown them in your pot, working in batches if needed so you don't overcrowd.
-add beef stock, red wine, or both.
-braise until tender, adding some veggies partway though the cooking time. skim off and discard any fat that comes to the top while cooking.

I wouldn't skim the fat. It makes a richer broth or you can make it gravy like Irish style stew

Have you ever cooked oxtail like this before? It renders out a LOT of fat. I'm all in favor of keeping some fat in the broth but oxtail can render out an absurd amount of it. You either need to carefully trim a lot of it away from the tails first, or you need to skim. I suggest skimming since it's far less work.

If you seared it in a pan a lot should already be rendered there.

Searing is a fast process. Not much fat gets rendered out, there simply isn't enough time for it. Most of the fat comes out during braising.

Feel free to leave some fat in there for flavor. But unless you like a remarkable amount of fat in your broth you will want to do some skimming.

fucking Mexicans in my area caused the price of oxtail to approach ribeye levels.