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                            JAMAICAN OXTAILS

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3       lb           Oxtails, trimmed
  1                    Onion, sliced
    1/4   c            Soy sauce
    1/4   c            Flour
    1/2   ts           Salt
  1       t            Pepper
    1/4   c            Oil
  1                    Tomato, chopped
  1                    Bell pepper, chopped
  1                    Habanero chile, chopped
  1                    Garlic clove, pressed
  6       c            Hot water
  3       tb           Molasses
  1                    Thyme sprig

    Place oxtails in a large bowl.  Add sliced onion
 and soy sauce.  Mix well.  Refrigerate at least 2
 hours.
    Combine flour, salt and pepper.  Dredge oxtails in
 mixture making sure all sides are covered.  Reserve
 onion.  Heat oil in large Dutch oven until hot.  Brown
 oxtails.
    Remove meat from pan, drain off all but 1-2
 tablespoons oil.  Add reserved onion, tomato, bell
 pepper, chile and garlic to pan and saute lightly,
 scraping up brown bits.  Add hot water and molasses
 and stir well. Return oxtails to pan and cook over low
 heat for 1-1/2 hours.  Add thyme sprig and continue to
 cook 30 minutes longer.



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