Best Roasted Oxtail Recipe from Spain

If you are craving a hearty dish that doesn’t require too much effort or skill to make, then it is time for you to delve with us into the world of Spanish recipes with oxtails

Among them, you will find roasted oxtail, which is super easy to make, and as a result, you will have a delicious main dish ready to be served.

By reading this article, you will learn how to cook oxtails in the oven, with a description of the best ways to serve and store the dish, along with some tips for customizing what is one of the best oxtail recipes.

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Background of the Dish

Records show that simple oxtail recipes have existed since the 1600s when this cut of meat was given to the lower classes as a form of payment for their work.

The reason why the rest of the people didn’t want it was that it is tough meat if not cooked properly, but with slow-roasted oxtail, that was a problem of the past.

For this recipe, you just need inexpensive ingredients that you can find anywhere (and probably already have at home).

The prep time is less than 30 minutes, and the rest involves placing the meat in the oven and waiting for it to roast.

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Things You’ll Need for Roasted Oxtail

To make the roasted oxtail you need oxtail, beef broth, vegetable oil, onion, carrots, and garlic cloves as the main ingredients.

This is a slow roasted oxtail, but for a faster cooking process, there are other oxtail recipes that you can prepare, such as the oxtail stew with vegetables and the fried oxtail recipe.

Ingredients

• 2.5kg oxtail
• 2 cups (480ml) beef broth
• 1 cup (120ml) red wine (optional)
• 1 can (450gr) crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion
• 3 carrots
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• Salt and black pepper to taste

How to Make Roasted Oxtail – Step by Step Guide

1. For the first step on this oven-roasted oxtail recipe, preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C).

2. Then it is time to prepare the vegetables. For that, peel and chop the onion into quarters. Also, peel and slice the carrots, and lastly mince the garlic cloves.

3. After that, season the oxtail generously with salt and black pepper on both sides.

4. Now, heat vegetable oil in a large oven-safe Dutch oven or roasting pan over medium-high heat. Sear the oxtail on all sides until browned. Work in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding the pan. Remove the oxtail and set aside.

5. Using the same pan, add chopped onions and carrots. Cook until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Then add minced garlic and cook for an additional minute until fragrant. Keep in mind that they will finish cooking later on this beef oxtail recipe in the oven.

6. Then, only if you are using red wine, pour it into the pan and deglaze, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom. This step is optional in this oven-cooked oxtail recipe, but it adds a lot of flavor.

7. After that, return the oxtail to the pan, and add beef broth, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, paprika, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine the ingredients for the Dutch oven oxtail.

8. To continue making this oven-roasted oxtail, bring the mixture to a simmer, then cover the pan and transfer it to the preheated oven.

9. Now, roast for 3 to 4 hours or until the oxtail is tender and falling off the bone. Check and stir occasionally, adding more broth if needed.

10. Once done, remove it from the oven and let it rest for a few minutes. Skim off any excess fat from the surface. Taste the oven baked oxtail and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

11. Your roasted oxtails recipe is now ready. Serve the roasted oxtail warm using the juice as the sauce and top it with the cooked veggies (or place them on the side).

Substitution of Ingredients

The roasted oxtail is more than just an easy recipe for oxtails, you can also customize its ingredients almost entirely, as long as you have oxtail and some sort of broth.

To make these oxtails in the oven have a similar consistency to the classic beef oxtail stew, you would have to add two more cups of oxtail broth recipe, or you can simply try some of our beef oxtail recipes like the red wine oxtail stew and the Basque oxtail stew.

Besides that, you can take inspiration from the oxtail soup with mixed vegetables and add your favorite combination of veggies to this roasted oxtail, such as bell peppers, potatoes, leek, celery, etc.

Try the baked oxtails and gravy for a change and serve it with your favorite side dish.

Lastly, feel free to copy the Mexican oxtail soup and add chili flakes, crushed jalapeños, hot sauce, and your favorite spices to this roasted oxtail.

Tips on Serving Roasted Oxtail

With the roasted oxtail you will have the perfect main dish for lunch or dinner, and you can enjoy it all year round, but the best part is that you can play a little bit with the serving step for this Spanish style oxtail recipe.

For example, you can stay far from the healthy oxtail recipes and serve this roasted oxtail as the filling for a sandwich, combined with mixed greens and some aioli for each bread slice.

Besides that, this braised oxtail can be the topping for any Spanish oxtail soup, just cut it into bite-sized pieces and add them to the mix.

Try our oxtail casserole and oxtail and butter beans, 2 simple and tasty Spanish oxtail recipes or go with the recipe for oxtails and gravy.

You can do like the oxtail stew with potatoes and serve it with roasted potatoes (that you can cook with the oxtails in the oven), or a mix of your favorite veggies.

How to Store Roasted Oxtail

Once you finish preparing this Spanish oxtails recipe, you can enjoy it right away or store it for later.

In the case that you want to store it, first, you have to let the roasted oxtail cool to room temperature (it might take up to 45 minutes), and then place it in a covered freezer-safe container.

After that, you can store your roasted oxtail for up to 3 days in the fridge or 45 days in the freezer, and reheat it in the oven over medium heat before serving it.

If you store and reheat the roasted oxtail as described you shouldn’t have any problem, but if the texture, smell, or consistency seems off, then it is best to avoid eating it.

Are you a meal prep fan? Then we have other baked oxtails recipes that may be of interest to you, such as the tender oxtail recipe and the oven baked oxtail recipe (both can be stored in the fridge or freezer).

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