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Creamy Oxtail & Parmesan Pasta
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3½–4 hours
Total Time: 4–4½ hours
Serves: 6 Ingredients 2 kg oxtail pieces 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp BlixSam Grill Forge 2 tbsp BlixSam Smoke Craft 1 tbsp BlixSam Nou Braai 2 large onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 250 g button mushrooms, sliced 2 tbsp tomato paste 500 ml beef stock 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs fresh thyme 250 ml fresh cream 100 g Parmesan cheese, finely grated 500 g fettuccine or tagliatelle 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Method
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Cook Time: 3½–4 hours
Total Time: 4–4½ hours
Serves: 6 Ingredients 2 kg oxtail pieces 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp BlixSam Grill Forge 2 tbsp BlixSam Smoke Craft 1 tbsp BlixSam Nou Braai 2 large onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 250 g button mushrooms, sliced 2 tbsp tomato paste 500 ml beef stock 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 bay leaves 2 sprigs fresh thyme 250 ml fresh cream 100 g Parmesan cheese, finely grated 500 g fettuccine or tagliatelle 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Method
- Prepare a medium braai fire with glowing coals and place a size 3 potjie pot over the heat.
- Season the oxtail generously with BlixSam Grill Forge, BlixSam Smoke Craft and BlixSam Nou Braai.
- Heat the olive oil and brown the oxtail in batches until deeply caramelised. Remove and set aside.
- Add the onions, garlic and mushrooms to the pot and cook for 6–8 minutes until softened.
- Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves and thyme, then return the oxtail to the pot.
- Cover and cook gently over low coals for 3½–4 hours, until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender.
- Remove the meat from the bones, discard the bones, bay leaves and thyme stems, then shred the meat and return it to the rich gravy. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the fresh cream and grated Parmesan over low heat until smooth and creamy. Do not allow the sauce to boil.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving a little pasta water if needed.
- Toss the pasta through the creamy oxtail sauce until well coated. Add a splash of the reserved pasta water if the sauce is too thick.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and extra grated Parmesan before serving.
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