ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 58 minutes ago, amateur said: No. I can't remember where I have bought it from in the past. Morrisons, Lidl or Aldi, perhaps, but certainly not Spa. I'm surprised that you were adding to your sugar load, though. I find that a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and a squeeze of tomato puree rounds out any slightly off flavours i wont put any tomatoe in as i find it a very pervasive flavour....what i will do another time is to make a bolengnase sauce with oxtail... not worried about my sugar load now as i have the diabetes right under control..........i have cut out all sweets ...cakes...orange juice...anything with added sugar...i also never add salt to food..(cept chips)....i never touch sherry or white wine now...... have retasted the Isla Negra just now and surprisingly it is drinkable now.....which is often the case......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 got the vedge in now...saw some shallots so bought them as well and put some in..........i will let this bubble away for another 5 hours then chuck the leeks in and remove the meat from the bone and thicken with cornflour if necessary............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Unless you want the crunch or large onion pieces you could use the Indian method of grating the onion then squeezing out the water - cooks much faster and will caramelize giving a better flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 put the leeks in ...only used the white part...thickened it up with some warm water and cornflour.......had a taste....................lovely jubbly ...nice and smooth very full taste ... this version has no salt no beef stock (oxo stuff) no other ingrdients 'cept fresh herbs...leeks..shallots..onions..nice sweet carrots and some sugar and red wine.. so i will leave it now...and in an hour i will take it off the bone...maybe thicken a little more and do some rought smashed spuds with english butter.... nice old style norfolk country comfort food for a cold drizzly day......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Is this thread going to go on for longer than your engine rebuild one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, JDog said: Is this thread going to go on for longer than your engine rebuild one? cheeky........... it will end when i eated it........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 nearly there...the meat just dropped off the bone ...chucked it back in the pot and put the tatties on............. desperaye to finish this thread as i dont want it to go on as long as the "engine rebuild thread".....mindful of JDogs ticking off............. i have skimmed at least a cupful of fat off the top....some folk like to cut the fat off before frying off...i leave it there as it is part of the taste...then take it off once it has done its job.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 so thats that !............i have had 2 plates of that and eat it wiv a spoon.......really cheap cut of meat and the slow cooker was from a car boot sale for a fiver... no salt addertives chemicals.................. it was georgeous.............. that would be excellent for a shoot lunch and a hunk of crusty bread THE END Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookandrabbit Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Looks delicious enjoy !! But needs crusty bread and lashing of butter and afterwards a wee dram 🥃 enjoy fine sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 22 hours ago, ditchman said: so thats that !............i have had 2 plates of that and eat it wiv a spoon.......really cheap cut of meat and the slow cooker was from a car boot sale for a fiver... no salt addertives chemicals.................. it was georgeous.............. that would be excellent for a shoot lunch and a hunk of crusty bread THE END Bootiful ditchy ! Home cooking at it's best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Good hearty,wholesome food that. Oxtail is very similar in taste to lamb shank in my opinion. We were reared on lamb shanks long before they became trendy with the Chefs and the price went up due to demand.I recall our local butcher throwing 5 or 6 shanks into a bag for my father for very little money and mum would make a simple but delicious family recipe that all loved. A few years back when I used to go to the inlaws religiously every Sunday (City Folk) we were presented with a dish that no one was familiar with! Most turned their noses up at it and it was a guessing match as to what it was. Apparently himself had watched a cooking programme that used it and he ordered it especially from the butcher. No one touched it when they heard what it was apart from myself who took great delight in gnawing at the bone using my hands much to the disgust from my sister inlaw as i seen her looking down her nose at me from the corner of my eye. Beautiful it was and I would take them cuts cooked long and slow over a steak anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 thats always been the trouble ......cheap tasty cuts and stuff like kippers and bloaters were always poor mans food....................then the bloody chefs made them trendy and the price goes up .....bahhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPP Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Thank you, a dish from childhood that I’d forgotten about. Will give it a go next week for the Saturdays roost shooting lunch. Also enjoy ox cheek, don’t see that too much anymore ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, PPP said: Thank you, a dish from childhood that I’d forgotten about. Will give it a go next week for the Saturdays roost shooting lunch. Also enjoy ox cheek, don’t see that too much anymore ! oooooh...........i will have a go at that,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPP Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: oooooh...........i will have a go at that,,,,,,,,,,, This is great https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/recipes/ox-cheeks-braised-in-red-wine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 I normally stick it in the slow cooker with some beef stock, cook all day. Cool overnight and scoop the hardened fat off. Add veg and cook for another 5-6 hours, adding dumplings at the right time take bones out and serve with mash Aso served with new potatoes and Yorkshire pud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 oooohhh yes please......................got some lamb shanks in the freezer...will have a go in the slow cooker with load of vedge and mash for sunday ...instead of a roast chick........ soooo miss my dumplings and yorkshire pud..........will have to get some gluten free flour........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 the oxtail reciepe............save me having to do it all again.............................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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