Hello everyone, I am Xiao Gaojie. Today we are going to make oxtail stew
soak the oxtail with water for a while.
it is easy to wash off the small bone pieces
drain the water
You can also dry the meat with kitchen paper
coat it with flour
Pour oil in the pan
After the oil is hot, turn to medium heat
Put the oxtail into the pan
We are using the oxtail itself to add base flavor to the soup
The fried beef does not fall apart during long simmering
And the added flour can thicken the soup
Don't touch it at the beginning, until it is colored, then turn it over.
Fry each side of the oxtail
Without over frying the meat
You try to fry the oxtail as brown as possible
The color of the oxtail will looks very nice after it is cooked
You can smell very fragrant broth after pouring in boiling water.
Now we put the seasoning
Salt, fennel seeds
bay leaves, star anise and a little bit cinnamon
Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili peppers. You can tell it is a spicy stew
Green onions and ginger
Put in seasoning
a tablespoon of regular soy sauce, and a tablespoon of dark soy sauce
Cover the lid and simmer for two hours.
Let's cut some carrots
a carrot, and a smaller half of white radish
After peeling, cut into big pieces
After two hours, the meat has been cooked.
The taste of the seasoning is also stewed into the soup. Take the seasoning out
Put carrots and white radish
Continue to cook for half an hour
You can put other vegetables, but carrots and radish is the tradition of our family.
Every time I came back from afar, the first dish to greet me was the oxtail stew with carrots and radish.
It has not changed for many years.
My father who was making this dish is no longer cooking any more
But on the holidays, I will make it for him
Every time it brings up a lot of good memories.
In the last half hour, pay attention to the water in the pot.
After half an hour, all the ingredients have been cooked.
Check the thickness of the soup
If you feel the soup is too thin, continue to cook for few minutes
Be careful, don't burn the bottom.
And you have to stir it gently because the meat is already very soft.
This is how it looks when it is ready
After slow and low cooking, the meat is falling off from the bones
The meat flavor melted into the soup, and the flavor of the spices came inside the the meat
The flavors of the soup and meat are completely infused together.
Is there anything tastier than the stewed oxtail in the world?
Yes, it is the carrots radish stewed with the oxtail
The only hard choice is
Is the white radish more delicious or the carrot?
Thank you for watching. I am Xiao Gaojie, we will see you next time :)