Flemish Oxtail Recipe
Ingredients
1 oxtail, cut into pieces at the joints
2 cloves
4 juniper berries, crushed
1 onion
4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 medium sized carrots, peeled and sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1/4 small cabbage, shredded
1/2 pound lean bacon, in 1 piece
1 pound potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 garlic sausage
Directions
Soak the oxtail in boiling water for 5 minutes and rinse under cold, running water.
Tie the cloves, juniper berries and onion in a cheesecloth bag.
Place the water in a heavy pan, bring to a boil and add the oxtail, ingredients in the cheesecloth, salt and pepper.
Cover and simmer 2 hours.
Add carrots, celery, cabbage and bacon and simmer, covered, 1 hour.
Add potatoes and cook, covered, 30 minutes more.
Add the sausage during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
Discard cheesecloth bag.
Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and place on a serving dish.
Slice the bacon and sausage and arrange them and the oxtail on top of the vegetables.
Tie the cloves, juniper berries and onion in a cheesecloth bag.
Place the water in a heavy pan, bring to a boil and add the oxtail, ingredients in the cheesecloth, salt and pepper.
Cover and simmer 2 hours.
Add carrots, celery, cabbage and bacon and simmer, covered, 1 hour.
Add potatoes and cook, covered, 30 minutes more.
Add the sausage during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
Discard cheesecloth bag.
Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and place on a serving dish.
Slice the bacon and sausage and arrange them and the oxtail on top of the vegetables.
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