Smoked Oxtail

5 from 1 vote

This Smoked Oxtail dish is hearty, bold, and packed with flavor. It's the perfect marriage of Roman comfort food and backyard BBQ.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Smoked oxtail, roman style oxtail, italian food, smoked recipes, braised oxtail, braising recipe, hearty meal, oxtail recipe, grillin with dad recipe, grilling with dad recipe.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

8 Oxtail pieces
2 tbsp All purpose seasoning

Braising Liqiud Ingredients

2 Celery sticks
2 Carrots
1 Yellow onion
28 oz San Marzano peeled tomatoes
1 cup White wine
1 tbsp Minced garlic
1 tbsp All purpose seasoning

Instructions

Season with oxtails with all purpose seasoning.
Preheat the smoker to 225 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the seasoned oxtail on the smoker and cook for 2 hours.
For the braise, start by finely chopping up a few carrots, celery sticks and onion. Add them to a large dutch oven. Add minced garlic and white wine.
Using an immersion blender, puree the tomatoes until the liquid is completely smooth. Pour it into the dutch oven with the other ingredients.
Place the dutch oven on the grill next to the smoking oxtail.
After the oxtail is done smoking, add a tablespoon of Dad's All Purpose seasoning to the braise.
Increase the grill temperature to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and grill away.
Move the smoked oxtail into the dutch over, cover with a lid and continue cooking until the meat is fork tender. This process will take anywhere from 3-4 hours.
It's time to shred the smoked oxtail. Using heat resistant gloves, gently remove the meat off the bone and shred it with your hands.
Enjoy this savory Roman style smoked oxtail witha rustic slice of bread or pasta and enjoy

Notes

If you do not plan on smoking the oxtail first, sear it on all sides, skip to the section below and and cook in the oven or over the stove top over low heat.

Exclude white wine if you prefer not to cook with alcohol.

This is also a great time to move the dutch oven into the kitchen and cook on the stove top. At this point, you are not getting any smokiness into the dish since the cooking vessel is covered.

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