Oxtail stew with peanuts

Oxtail stew with peanuts

Main dishes

A Filipino oxtail stew, simmered in a peanut and cilantro sauce, with pak-choi, beans, eggplant, cabbage, and banana heart.

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This hearty dish involves slowly simmering oxtail pieces until the meat becomes tender. A rich sauce made with peanut butter and cilantro envelops the vegetables, which are added towards the end of the cooking process.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time3 hr
  • Total3 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • Cooking methodnibbling

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. Place the oxtail pieces in the boiling water, gently lowering them in to avoid splashing.
  2. Cover and let simmer for 7 minutes.
  3. Remove the meat and discard the broth.
  4. Thoroughly clean the tail, remove any debris, and remove any hairs from the skin. ≈ 8 min
  5. Rub it with a small amount of food-grade lime, then rinse it thoroughly. ≈ 2 min
  6. Let’s revisit garlic, onions, and tomatoes in oil paint.
  7. Cover for 3 minutes.
  8. Stir. ≈ 4 min
  9. Add the tail pieces. ≈ 3 min
  10. Cover again for 3 minutes.
  11. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a large bowl. ≈ 3 min
  12. Pour in the cold water and cover. ≈ 3 min
  13. First, cook over high heat.
  14. Once it comes to a boil, stir and reduce the heat.
  15. Cover again until the tail is tender. ≈ 3 min
  16. Stir occasionally to prevent the meat from sticking to the bottom of the pan. ≈ 4 min
  17. When the tail is tender, add the peanut sauce mixture. ≈ 3 min
  18. Extract the color from the beetroot and add it to the warm water, mix well, and pour into the saucepan. ≈ 4 min
  19. Bring to a boil, then add the flat beans, winged beans, long beans, and the heart of a banana plant.
  20. Stir and cover for 5 minutes.
  21. Add the peanut butter, stir, then add the green beans and eggplant. Cover. ≈ 4 min
  22. After 3 minutes, add the cabbage, pak choi, and salt. Stir.
  23. Reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for 3 minutes.
  24. Serve hot with fermented shrimp paste or slow-cooked pork with shrimp paste.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 oxtail (1.5 kg), cut into pieces
  • 2.4 liters of boiling water
  • 2.4 liters of cold water
  • 1 crushed clove of garlic
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 4 chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons of rock salt
  • 240 ml of warm water
  • 4 tablespoons of peanut butter
  • 1 sachet of peanut stew preparation
  • 500 g of pak choi
  • 250 g of green beans, cut into 2.5cm pieces
  • 500 g of flat beans, cut diagonally into 5cm segments
  • 500 g of winged beans, cut into 5cm pieces
  • 1 package of long beans, cut into 5 cm pieces
  • 1 eggplant, cut into 5 cm pieces
  • 1 whole banana trunk, cut into 5 cm pieces
  • 1 head of cabbage, cut into 5 cm pieces
  • 3 tablespoons of oil paint
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • Food-grade calcium
  • Fermented shrimp paste or slow-cooked pork with shrimp paste, for serving

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