Zero-Carb Carnivore | Oxtail Stew

ZERO-CARB CARNIVORE | OXTAIL STEW

Zero-Carb Carnivore | Oxtail Stew is pure melt-in-the-mouth yumminess.

With a slow-cooker, it will be cooked to perfection while you get on with life. No slow-cooker? No problem! You’ll need to watch it from time to time, but other than that it’ll be just as easy and just as good.

Applying my usual Italian-style of cooking, I’ve perfected one of the most succulent, richly flavoured protein meal you’ve ever tasted. Go shopping for oxtail and give it a go: you’ll be super impressed, and so will everyone else you share your meals with.



This is the second of a series of Zero-Carb Recipes for my new Carnivore lifestyle. You can find out WHY, WHAT I’m doing, and monthly PROGRESS updates in Carnivore Chronicles. I have not jumped ship. My intention is to return to keto at some point in the future. Until then, I will continue to publish keto recipes between Zero-Carb Carnivore ones.

How to Make Zero-Carb Carnivore | Oxtail Stew

Searing the oxtail pieces is key to locking flavour, so that’s the very first step. After that, add all recipe ingredients and cook very gently for several hours. The result will be intensely-flavoured meat that pulls away form the bone and melts in your mouth.

You can easily do this in a normal pot over minimal heat. In this case, check from time to time to make sure that the oxtail pieces remain submerged in the liquid, and add water or broth if needed.

With a slow cooker, the whole process becomes much less hands-on. I’ve become extremely fond of my recently purchased Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker. Amongst the many functions is provides, it sears and slow-cooks to perfection. With reduced smells, no fat splatters, and less clean up to do, cooking meat has become a breeze.

                  

I don’t have any affiliation with the Ninja brand. I genuinely think it’s a great machine and a worthy investment.

Zero-Carb Carnivore Oxtail Stew

Once your meat is ready, you’ll want to serve it with some of the cooking liquid.

I don’t discard any leftover liquid. Instead, I pour it in a sealed jar and stick it in the freezer, saving it for another dish or to make a gravy with a jus reduction.

The recipe delivers 4 servings. It’s a rich dish with no ‘bite’, so I highly recommend enjoying it with some liver or crispy bacon as a ‘side’ to add texture and complete the meal.

Enjoy!

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Zero-Carb Carnivore | Oxtail Stew

Zero-Carb Carnivore | Oxtail Stew

Slow-cooked to perfection the Italian way, it's succulent, delicious and packed with nutrients.
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Course: Main Courses
Diet: Carnivore, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, High Protein, Italian, Keto, Low Carb, Mediterranean, Zero Carb
Keywords: beef, oxtail, slow cooking, zero carb
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours 10 minutes
Total Time: 7 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1.7 kg oxtail
  • 60 g ghee or butter
  • 20 g extra virgin olive oil (U.S. option HERE)
  • 500 ml stock/broth - see recipe for Keto Bone Broth
  • 200 ml water enough to almost cover the oxtail pieces - no need to submerge completely
  • ½ TBSP fine Himalayan pink salt (U.S. option HERE)
  • 1 sprinkle of black pepper
  • 1 TBSP Herbes de Provence
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 10 g tomato concentrate purée

Instructions

  • using a Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker with Sear/Sautée mode, heat fats for a couple of minutes until sizzling, add the meat and sear the pieces until brown on all sides.
  • turn machine off, add salt, herbs and spices, followed by liquids.
  • stir and enable Slow Cooker mode - Low, for 3 hours, then change to High and cook for another 4 hours.
  • turn the meat over a couple of times during the final 30 minutes, so as to baste it in the liquid.
  • serve immediately with a couple of tablespoons of the pot juices.

Notes

You can cook this in a normal, large saucepan, using the same directions - keep an eye on the liquid level and top up as necessary.
If you have meat cooking juices left over from a previous meal, I encourage you to re-use those and reduce the stock quantity accordingly (for my latest Oxtail Stew I actually used 300ml stock + 200ml lamb cooking juices). Transfer any leftover, along with all stewing juices, to a medium pot and keep refrigerated, 5 days max, then re-heat slowly on the hob.
Store the remainder of the juices in a sealed jar and keep refrigerated for up to 5 days, or freeze it. Re-use in another beef, pork or lamb stew, or reduce it to make a thick gravy.
N.B. Reported macros are averages as every ox tail will contain more or less fat and more or less meat. Also, bear in mind that a lot of the fat will be in the cooking juices that you won't actually consume.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 1322kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 133g | Fat: 84g
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