![]() ![]() ![]() What's really unique about the oxtail recipes coming out of the Caribbean is the use of the Amerindian and the African ways of cooking. You taste the fresh seasoning that we use. Leigh-Ann: You taste the spices in there. What are some of the flavors that you're getting?ĭoyin: It is very tender, and it came right off the bone. Ya mon, ya mon.ĭoyin: I can't take this anymore. They get it with their vegetables.Ĭhef D: Slow-braised oxtails and butter beans. But people love it, ya know? And there's a demand for it. It has become very expensive, almost unaffordable. And it takes minimum three to four hours to cook for the ideal oxtails. ![]() Oxtails is very high in gelatin content, so you want to cook it very slow, and very low in fire, and that's where you get that meat falling off the bone, and you get that sticky feeling in your hands. But the working man, the poor man, will find many ways to use the oxtails and turn it into a delicacy. Because oxtails would just take too long to cook, and it was just considered a waste. So a lot of butchers and a lot of plantation owners would prefer to go with higher-end cuts in the meats. Oxtails is considered offal, which is the less desirable part of the cattle. So oxtail was considered the poor man's food in the islands and in Jamaica. I'm the executive chef of Island Spice Grill. Countries like Jamaica would cook it with fresh herbs and the addition of dried spices like allspice.Ĭhef D: My name is Chef D. Some countries would cook it with a lot of fresh seasonings and a lot of fresh herbs. Leigh-Ann: Because of the cut of meat, it's either you're going to get it in a stew or a soup. I know that oxtail is eaten across the world.ĭoyin: Specifically, within different countries.ĭoyin. Because of their mobility, it makes it real easy for me to get oxtail.ĭoyin: I just love the fact that they're spreading that oxtail wealth across the city. Monday through Thursday, I'm able to get them in the city. Leigh-Ann: Yes, and that is where Island Spice Grill is on a Friday. We are in downtown Brooklyn, on Court Street. ![]() Island Spice Grill is bringing the classic to New York City's streets. Jamaican oxtail in particular is reminiscent of the African one-pot cooking traditions used by the African slaves and maroons on the island as early as the mid-1500s. Jamaica's unique culinary style is a culmination of all the peoples that have inhabited the island, past and present, including the Arawaks, West Africans, Indians, British, and Spanish. What used to be considered a throwaway cut of meat is now one of the most expensive, ranging from $4 to $10 per pound, and half of its weight is bone. Back in the day, oxtail was specifically the tail of an ox. She's going to take me to her favorite place to get oxtail in New York City, and apparently it's on four wheels.Ĭhef D: There's a slow-braised oxtails and butter beans.ĭoyin: Oxtail is a dish that is popular around the world, but specifically within the Caribbean and within Caribbean communities in the US. She was born in Trinidad but lives in New York City and makes Trinidadian-inspired food. Now I'm going to meet up with chef Leigh-Ann Martin. It often indicates a user profile.ĭoyinsola Oladipo: Hello guys, my name is Doyin, and I'm on my way to try oxtail for the very first time. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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