Urban Bachelor Cooking Recipe - Asian Style Ox Tail in Slow Cooker

Description

A slow cooker, also known as crock pot, cooks meat at 200 degrees on low and 400 degrees on high. It usually cooks meat in 8 to 10 hours on low and 4 to 5 hours on high. Slow cookers preserve moisture and make the meat tender. There are a lot of ways to use a slow cooker because you can put anything in it. Aisans like to mix ginger, scallion, soy sauce, sesame oil, etc with meat and sea food to make soup etc. I tried this with ox tail in a slow cooker.

Summary

Yield8
Prep Time5 minutes
Recipe CategoriesLarge Quantity, Main Dish, Meat,
Tag Cloudsslow cooker, quantity, ox tail,

Ingredients

  • 1⁄4 c ginger
  • 2 lb ox tail
  • 3 scallion
  • 1⁄2 c cooking wine
  • 1⁄2 c soy sauce
  • 6 c water or chicken/beef soup. (just enough to cover the meat)
  • 1⁄4 c sesame oil

Instructions

  • mince the ginger. I use ginger powder in the video to save time.
  • cut the scallion. I used dried scallion flakes in the video to save time
  • lay the ox tail in the slow cooker. How much ox tail to get really depends on the size of your slow cooker. It is recommended that the meat never exceds 2/3 of the total volume. Fill the slow cooker to the top is not a good idea.
  • put in the ginge, scallion, soy sauce, sesame oil. (the amount can vary, adjust according to taste.)
  • add just enough water to cover all meat. Uncovered meat is less likely to be cooked. You can also use cans of beef soup, or beef soup mixed with water to add meaty taste. You might not need all 6 cups of water or you will need more. Depends on the size and shape of your slow cooker.
  • Cover and turn it on low for 10 hours.

Notes

Use a slow cooker liner to cleaning up easy.