2 lb Oxtail
Salt & black pepper
2 cl Garlic; minced
Thyme
2 Whole Jamaican pimentos
- (allspice berries)
2 Onions; chopped
Tomato; chopped
1 Scotch bonnet or any whole
- pepper
1 Tin lima beans or broad
- beans
Wash oxtail and season with salt, black pepper, garlic and brown
in oil . Drain the oil and add about 4 cups of water to the oxtail
and bring to a boil, add thyme, onions and tomato. Add the whole
pimento to the stew. (it looks like a whole peppercorn). Lower
heat and simmer until the oxtail is tender. Add more water if
necessary.. When the oxtail is tender add the hot pepper (to your
desired heat) and add the beans. Simmer until water evaporates
leaving a thick gravy. Serve with rice.
