(Rich, Tender & Deeply Flavorful Island Comfort Food!)
✨ Description
This Caribbean Oxtail in Spiced Gravy with Butter Beans is a slow-cooked masterpiece—fall-off-the-bone oxtail braised in a bold, aromatic gravy with thyme, garlic, and Caribbean spices. Finished with creamy butter beans, it’s hearty, rich, and packed with authentic island flavor.
⏱️ Details
Prep: 20 min (+ marination optional)
Cook: 3–4 hrs (stovetop/slow braise)
Total: ~4 hrs
Servings: 6
Kcal: 780 | Protein: 52g
🛒 Ingredients
🥩 Oxtail:
1.5 kg oxtail pieces
Salt & black pepper
2 tbsp browning sauce (optional but classic)
1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
🌿 Aromatics:
1 large onion (chopped)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tbsp fresh ginger (grated)
2 scallions (chopped)
2 sprigs thyme
1–2 Scotch bonnet peppers 🌶️ (whole or sliced)
🍲 Braising Sauce:
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp tomato paste
4 cups beef broth
1 tsp allspice (pimento)
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp brown sugar
🫘 Butter Beans:
1 can butter beans (drained & rinsed)
1 tbsp butter
Pinch of salt
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Season & brown oxtail
Season oxtail with salt, pepper, and all-purpose seasoning
Brown in a hot pot until deeply caramelized
2️⃣ Build flavor base
Add onion, garlic, ginger, scallions, thyme, Scotch bonnet
Sauté until fragrant
3️⃣ Add sauce & braise
Stir in tomato paste, soy sauce, Worcestershire, spices, sugar
Add beef broth
Cover and simmer LOW for 3–4 hours until tender
4️⃣ Add butter beans
Stir in butter beans and butter
Simmer 10–15 minutes until sauce is rich and glossy
5️⃣ Serve
Serve hot with rice and peas or white rice 🍚
Spoon gravy generously over everything 🤤
😋 Flavor & Experience
Fall-off-the-bone oxtail in a thick, rich, spiced gravy with creamy butter beans—this dish is deep, soulful, and packed with Caribbean comfort flavor 🔥
