Classic

Jamaican Oxtail

One of the greatest creations in my opinion. The gelatin rich braised oxtail in the slightly sweet and salty gravy pairs perfectly with the crunchy pizza base.

Inspiration

This pizza was inspired by Cuts and Slices in NYC.

Ingredients

  • Pizza Dough
  • Oxtail 3 lbs
  • Green Sauce: blend 1/2 onion
  • 1 bunch of scallion greens
  • 1 green scotch bonnet
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • bunch of parsley
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 slices of ginger
  • 1/3 cup browning
  • 1 tsp all spice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 3 cups of beef stock
  • bunch of thyme
  • 1 red scotch bonnet
  • bay leaves
  • 60 grams of low moisture mozzarella
  • 60 grams of gruyere
  • some fresh mozzarella
  • sweet chili sauce (optional)
  • olive oil
  • chives to garnish

Steps

  1. Clean your oxtails with lime and water.
  2. Make the green sauce by blending onion, scallion greens, green scotch bonnet, green bell pepper, parsley, garlic, sugar, and ginger.
  3. Lather oil on oxtail and season oxtail with allspice, salt, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder.
  4. Liberally add browning and Worcestershire sauce.
  5. Marinate for at least an hour but I did overnight.
  6. Sear the oxtail and remove from pot.
  7. Add onions, scallions, ketchup, and beef stock and scrape the fond off the pan.
  8. Add additional allspice, onion powder, garlic powder, optional soy sauce for extra umami.
  9. Add more beef stock and the seared oxtail back in the pot.
  10. Then add thyme, scotch bonnet, and bay leaf and boil for 10 mins then simmer on medium low for 4-5 hrs.
  11. Shred up oxtail meat and reduce gravy to be thick enough to top pizza.
  12. Stretch your dough
  13. Add mozzarella and optional gruyere as a base
  14. Then top with oxtail meat, some fresh mozzarella, and optional sweet chili sauce.
  15. Bake at 550 F on baking steel for 8 mins.
  16. Olive oil on crust
  17. Mop on gravy that was reduced.
  18. Add chives to garish.
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