Buffalo Oxtail Suggestions Appreciated

Desert Oasis Woman

Have some grass-fed buffalo oxtails to Egg! They are about 3" thick and 4" wide. Haven't seen any oxtail recipes yet...any and all suggestions much appreciated Thanks

reelgem

Kari,

You could maybe smoke them the same way you do hamhocks and make oxtail soup. Your cuz, thirdeye has instructions how to smoke hamhocks on his website. How weird is that to find out he's your cousin!!

BTW- Just curious about where you're getting your grass-fed buffalo. We eat a lot of buffalo, I order from
Wild Ideas in South Dakota.

thirdeye

With only minor changes, I've used Mad Max's technique for beef oxtails....they are good. following the cook, I did set the Dutch oven in the beer fridge overnight (with the lid off) to let the fat set-up so I could remove it.

http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=110729&catid=1

Car Wash Mike

Hey Anne,
These guys are only about 3 miles from my house. See if the prices and shipping are about the same.

http://www.kcbuffalo.com/

Mike

Ross in Ventura

I dust them with flour and brown them.


Put them in D O. with the rest of the veg. an stock.

Cook for 2-3 hrs

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000035oxtail_stew.php
Ross

Desert Oasis Woman

There's a couple of small, specialty grocers in Albuquerque called Keller's. HUGE organic meat market, smoke own turkey breasts for deli and whole for holidays, make own sausages, freeze items after a few days--great for our 400+ mile round trips :laugh: Have also bought from www.buffalogals.com but not in a few years. Sold--rather "gave away" all hunting rifles/scopes, so no more over the top antelope hunts for this gal! Besides, the game down here is awful scrawny :pinch:

reelgem

Thanks Mike,

From a quick glance KC has better pricing. I need to read their website and see about shipping. Thanks for the link!

thirdeye

How weird is that to find out he's your cousin!!


It's not that weird......we've know about it for over 50 years.

Desert Oasis Woman

that recipe--and your great photos--sure tempting
web link had link to Hawaiian-style--looks good too, but would use beef--afraid buffalo may be a tad strong for lemongrass and ginger--will save for next Hilo experience where can get wonderful ginger fingerlings and fresh lemongrass cheap at open stsreet market

Desert Oasis Woman

:woohoo: that looks yummy, too :woohoo: if u had to use the beer fridge, must have been summer or was the garage full of hooves???
btw,thanks for the encouragement to turn the egg-holding 230 very steady facing north with winds 5-10 with 20mph gusts from predominantly south--that is for the past 3 hours...now getting those 45 and up swirling gusts---only down here, they don't last year round

Desert Oasis Woman

Anne, :evil: what type of wood would u recommend for the smoke? (No teepees anyone :P )

Car Wash Mike

Want me to go pick you out a whole one? :ohmy: :silly:



Mike

reelgem

Could you bring one to OKC? Del could ride it back to Milwaukee? :laugh:

Desert Oasis Woman

no such thing as a tame buffalo, so I've been told

reelgem

I got a hold of my "lifeline" (Carwash Mike) and he said to try a mix of hickory and a sweet wood like apple.

Car Wash Mike

They look pretty innocent. But so does egret's abt's if you haven't been warned. :woohoo:

Mike

reelgem

That recipe from 3rd eye looks pretty good Kari. I wonder if u smoked the OT's and then finished them with that recipe. Yum!!

Car Wash Mike

I say Ricky Bobby does the physical for intrastate transportation.

Mike

Desert Oasis Woman

got the apple for the pork shoulder we did the first weekend--really like the taste
will pick up some hickory from the local dealer--hickory flavoring (as in commercially processed foods) can be overpowering.
Mike, what ratio of apple to hickory would u recommend?
remember, I'm new at this playing with smoke game!
Thanks

Desert Oasis Woman

I'm right there with ya!

reelgem

That would be the perfect job for him! Melissa should've been warned when she first met him he had a piece of beef jerky in a glass of water in his dorm room and told her he was trying to see if it would turn into a steak. :laugh: Sad part is he was serious.

Car Wash Mike

50/50. You'll never go wrong with fruit wood and a combo of hickory.

Mike

Desert Oasis Woman

:laugh: Thanks, car wash! Will print this advise and keep it in my book of pearls...Reelgem is right, you are a gem!