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i love soup A LOT! and congee i wonder why some do not like them at all. anyway this recipe is oxtail stew! i like.

ingredients

3lb oxtail separated joints
1 large yellow onion chopped
2cups stock
1cup water
2cups red wine
1 garlic clove; minced
2 to 3 cups chopped vegetables carrots, celery [i guess all the hard vegetables you can find]
0.25 cup tomato paste
salt & pepper
thyme & bay leaf

first of all preheat the oven at 177C

season oxtail with salt & pepper

sear oxtail in oven over a casserole on all sides intil golden brown

add 0.25 cups onions cooked until translucent

heat stock, water and wine together in another pot.

take out casserole amd add stock mixture in

add a tsp of salt and 0.5tsps pepper and let it simmer

then place the casserole back into the oven again with a cover, let it cook in there for 3hours

remove casserole and add in vegetables, the rest of the onions, the tomato paste, garlic, thyme and bay leaf.

place it into the oven again for another hour

remove the casserole from the oven and let it sit for a few minutes.
skim off fat and oxtail stew is now ready to eat!