Michael's Favorite Oxtails with Buttered Rice

By lorik

Paula Deen

Ingredients

• House Seasoning:
• 2 whole oxtails, sliced into 2-inch pieces
• House Seasoning, recipe follows
• Several dashes soy sauce
• 2 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced into half-moons
• 3 to 4 bay leaves
• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 stick butter
• Kosher salt
• 1 cup salt
• 1/4 cup black pepper
• 1/4 cup garlic powder

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Trim fat from oxtails. In a broiling pan, toss oxtails with a healthy sprinkle of House Seasoning and soy sauce. Top with onions and bay leaves. Add water to fill pan 1/4 of the way to the top. Cover pan with foil and bake until oxtails are tender, about 2 1/2 to 4 hours. Prepare rice according to package directions, adding butter and salt, to taste. Serve rice alongside oxtails.

*House seasoning can be stored in airtight container for 6 months.