Oxtail (~1.5-3 lb. pk) – Premium, Pasture-raised

Description

THE CUT

Oxtail is the common name for the tail of the cow. The tail has a bone at the center surrounded by lean, rich meat, full of connective tissue that will essentially melt after a long enough braise and add incredible flavor.

PREPARATION

Thoroughly salt and season your oxtail for 40 minutes prior to cooking and let sit at room temperature. Pre-heat your oven to 300 degrees and prepare a super hot cooking surface, such as a cast iron skillet, when ready. Heat oil on the cooking surface and sear the oxtail for 60-90 seconds (depending on surface heat level) on all sides. When all sides of the oxtail are seared very brown, add a couple tablespoons of butter and turn the oxtail in the browned butter for a few seconds to coat all sides. Transfer the oxtail to an oven-roasting dish with a bed of salted onions, garlic, potatoes, and carrots and add a beef broth and tomato paste mixture until the oxtail is 2/3rd submerged. Cover your oven-roasting dish with an air-tight lid or air-tight foil and place in the oven for about 3.5 hours. Pull oxtail from the oven and enjoy.

Tip: If you prefer to use a slow-cooker, instead of transferring to an air-tight oven-roasting dish, transfer to a slow-cooker with the bed of vegetables, and similarly add the beef broth and tomato paste mixture. Set slow-cooker on high for 30 minutes, and then change to low and allow to braise for about 6.5 hours. Enjoy your oxtail as a stew of sorts or use braising liquid after cooking to make a gravy by reducing it with cornstarch and butter. If you prefer the latter, plate up your veggies and oxtail cuts, and top the meat with the gravy.

WATERLOO RANCH BEEF

This ain’t no grocery store meat. Experience our grass-fed, premium grain-finished beef from our pasture-raised cows. Our cows are never in feedlot-type settings and they are finished on pasture with a combination of supplemental high-quality hays and premium beef-finisher from our local feed mill. This premium feed is mainly a grain and legume mix made with all locally-sourced, non-GMO ingredients, and it is made without corn and soy.

This balanced blend of high-quality grasses and premium supplemental feed truly rewards the rancher and the customer with a happy, healthy animal, and the most nutritious, flavorful, well-marbled, & tender beef. Waterloo Ranch beef is truly the grain-finished beef you can enjoy and feel good about.

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