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The Best Ever Slow Cooker Oxtails

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This recipe is using the slow cooker to make Jamaican style Oxtails
Prep Time:1 hour
Cook Time:5 hours

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Marinade Ingredients

  • 2-3 lbs oxtails
  • 2-3 sprigs thyme
  • 1/4 cups Worchester sauce
  • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1-2 tbsp onion powder (to taste)
  • 1-2 tbsp garlic powder (to taste)

Slow Cooker Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Better than Bouillon Beef
  • 1 packet Beefy Onion Soup Mix
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 can Cream of Onion

Instructions

Marinade Instructions

  • Season and marinade the oxtails with the marinade.
  • Let sit AT LEAST 3-4 hours (or overnight).

Searing Instructions

  • Just before searing the oxtails take them out of the refrigerator and allow to sit until they become room temperature.
  • Get a dutch oven and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Turn stove on medium heat until the oil is hot
  • Sear each side of the oxtails until brown (please note you are NOT cooking them you are searing)
  • Turn the stove top off

Slow Cooker Instructions

  • Spray the slow cooker with oil spray to coat
  • Add the oxtails (and the drippings from the pan)
  • Add the better than boullion, onion soup packet, cream of onion soup and water
  • Stir to combine the ingredients.
  • Cook low and slow for at least 4 hours (or more). NO PEEKING!
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Course: Main Course
Keyword: Jamaican oxtails, oxtails, Slow cooker oxtails
Servings: 4