On Tue, 4 Dec 2018 11:38:26 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2018-12-04 10:24 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> I bought some oxtails yesterday.* Even though winter weather isn't
>> really upon us in southern SC, I love oxtail soup.
>>
>> I've made it many times before but I'm just wondering if you have a
>> particular tried and true recipe you adore.* If so, please share it!
>
>
>My wife makes wonderful oxtail stew. She uses her standard braising
>technique of sauteing finely chopped carrot, celery, onion and garlic.
>She removes the veggies and browns the oxtail, then returns the veggies
>to the pans, adds some wine and beef broth and then simmers them for a
>couple hours.... not boiled. It comes off the heat, cools and goes into
>the fridge overnight. The next the the fat is skimmed off and they are
>heated up, juice is thickened and they are ready to go.

There's really no reason to saute the veggies first, I first brown the
meat and then add the veggies, could pull out the meat but I just push
it to the side... makes for one less bowl to wash. For braising there
really is no reason to saute the veggies, they cook well during
braising.