Rabo Encendido (Cuban Oxtail Stew)
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Cooking:
35 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Rabo Encendido (Cuban Oxtail Stew)

1. Vino seco (white cooking wine) - 1 ½ cups
2. Olive oil - ¼ cup
3. Salt - 1 teaspoon
4. Beef oxtails - 4 pounds
5. Olive oil, divided - 2 tablespoons
6. Potatoes, peeled and quartered - 2
7. Diced onion - 2 cups
8. Diced carrots - 1 cup
9. Garlic, coarsely chopped - 6 cloves
10. Salt - ½ teaspoon
11. Green olives, pitted and halved - ¼ cup
12. Bay leaves - 3
13. Miami-style sazon seasoning (sazon completa) - 2 teaspoons
14. Sazon seasoning (such as Sa-Son Accent®) - ½ (.18 ounce) packet
15. Allspice - ½ teaspoon
16. Tomato sauce - 2 (15 ounce) cans
17. Chicken broth - 3 cups

How to cook deliciously - Rabo Encendido (Cuban Oxtail Stew)

1. Stage

Whisk vino seco, 1/4 cup olive oil, and salt together in a large bowl. Add oxtails and mix well to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours.

2. Stage

Drain oxtails, discarding all but 1/2 cup of the marinade.

3. Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and sear oxtails until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a large plate. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same pot. Saute potatoes, onion, and carrots until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.

4. Stage

Mash garlic and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a coarse paste in a mortar and pestle. Add garlic paste to the pot; stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in green olives, bay leaves, sazon completa, sazon seasoning, and allspice. Pour in reserved marinade, tomato sauce, and chicken broth.

5. Stage

Return oxtails to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until oxtails are fork tender and falling off the bone, about 4 hours.