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Cow tails for dinner

I have been pretty busy lately. No that is a lie. I have been tired and lazy and playing too many games on my tablet.  I did make some braised oxtail recently. Now don't be snurling up your nose. Oxtail is actually the tail of a cow and contains the richest of meat. It can be expensive but I was fortunate to score a pack of four for $7 thanks to Kroger markdown. I got the recipe from thespruceeats.com If you do not own a dutch oven I heartily suggest getting one. I use mine more than any other pot or pan that I own. You will need: 1 Tb olive oil, 3# of oxtail, 1 onion chopped, 4 garlic cloves chopped. 4 carrots peeled and chopped into rounds. 1 can of tomatoes, chopped. 3/4 C of broth, 1 1/2 t ginger. It calls for 3/4 t of salt, which I felt was too much. I use the Himalayan salt and I cut mine to about 1/4 t. 1/4 t of cayenne and 1/8 t allspice. Put the oil in the bottom of the Dutch oven, Get it really hot and brown each tail on all sides.  As they brown remove them fro

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