In article >,
jay > wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:26:16 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > jay > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:54:44 -0800 (PST), John Kane wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Jan 19, 3:43 pm, wrote:
> >>>> I wanted to get a perfect finish when cooking my oxtail so I started
> >>>> it on the stove top and finished it in the oven. Oh boy!! was it
> >>>> tasty and moist. It only took 1 1/2hrs to finish. Try it some
> >>>> sometime; prepare it the same why you would prepare a beef stew.
> >>>
> >>> I've never cooked one. Any more detailed instructions?
> >>> Come to think of it, I'm not even sure where to get oxtail.
> >>>
> >>> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
> >>
> >> Swinging Tenderloin
> >>
> >> ox tail
> >> 1 onion, chopped
> >> salt
> >> pepper
> >> flour
> >> 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
> >> 2 bay leaves
> >> carrots, chopped
> >>
> >> 1. Salt and pepper and flour then brown tails in oven in pot uncovered.
> >>
> >> 2. Sprinkle onion over tails when nearly ready to remove from oven.
> >>
> >> 3. Add cloves, bay leaves and carrots and water to cover. Put lid on pot.
> >>
> >> 4. Bake about 2 hours about 325 degrees. Serve with rice or noodles.
> >>
> >>
> >> jay
> >
> >
> > Have you made it, Jay.
>
> Yes! I ate this recipe as a child. It was passed down to me from a family
> friend and it is solid. Personally I am not a great fan of cloves but to me
> the cloves make the dish. Use 1/2 tsp or less of whole cloves if you are
> skeptical.
>
> jay
I'm skeptical of anything more than a pinch of ground cloves anywhere!
<grin> I use ground cloves in fruit butters and always warn folks that
a little goes a very long way. That's why a half teaspoon seems like a
lot to me. I don't think whole cloves are as potent; i often stud a
whole onion with whole cloves when making shicken noodle zoop. I love
oxtails -- another meat department item that used to be dirt cheap and
has now increased woefully in price.
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