Oxtail and Beans

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Oxtail and Beans

Ingredients

 2lb of Oxtail
 1 tin of broad beans
 5 cups of water
 1 onion
 2 tomatoes
 2 scallion
 1/2 a scotch bonnet pepper
 1/2 lb of carrots
 2 cloves of garlic
 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
 1/2 teaspoon of allspice
 1/2 teaspoon of salt
 1/2 teaspoon of pepper

Cooking

 Chop the scallion, scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, onion, tomato, carrot and thyme










 Season the oxtail with scallion, scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, thyme, allspice, salt and pepper










 Fry the oxtail and seasoning in a tablespoon of oil for about 10 minutes.










 Stir in the water, onion, tomato and carrot, turn down the heat and simmer the pot until the oxtail has softened (about three hours), stirring occasionally.










 Add the beans and simmer for a further 30 minutes

Serving

 Serve with rice and peas










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