In article >, Dave Smith > wrote:
>KevinS wrote:
>
>> On Jan 19, 1:14�pm, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> > Oxtails stew is one of my favourites. When
>> > properly braised the meat on those babies are
>> > tender and sweet and have a lot of nice flavour.
>>
>> How many pounds would you buy to serve two
>> adults?
>
>It is hard to say. They are basically bones with a little bit of meat on
>them. It depends on how big the bones and how meaty they are. The only
>way I can suggest is to look at them and and figure out how much meat
>there is on the bones and how many of them you need for a decent feed.

Sadly, the ox tails around here lately have been so bloody fatty
they're not worth buying. :-(

Cheers, Phred.

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