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Almost all parts of the cow can be processed, one of which is the oxtail. This part of the cow's tail turns out to have a lot of meat and is rich in benefits. Not a few people are interested in processing it into a delicious dish like oxtail soup.
However, if you don't like soupy dishes, dishes with balado spices can also be an option. The spicy taste is combined with the soft texture of the meat, guaranteed to be satisfied with the delicious sensation. It's suitable for side dishes, here. You can cook oxtail balado by following the recipe below.
1. Ingredients for cooking oxtail balado
cut oxtail illustration (Rainer Z ..., CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)Material:
- 500 grams of oxtail
- 250 ml of oxtail broth
- 5 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
Seasoning ingredient:
- 4 cloves garlic
- 8 red onions
- 1 tomato
- 1 sachet of instant balado seasoning
2. Put the oxtail into boiling water, then boil until cooked
illustration of boiling oxtail until cooked (pixabay.com/music4life)Put the oxtail that has been cut into a pot and then add 1 liter of water. Next, put the pot on the stove and boil the oxtail over medium heat until cooked.
After the oxtail is cooked, reduce the heat of the stove then remove and set aside the oxtail. Then, take 250 ml of oxtail broth. set aside.
3. Blend the balado seasoning ingredients until smooth
illustration of the results of mashed balado seasoning (pixabay.com/zjazjazoie)In cooking oxtail balado, seasoning ingredients such as garlic, shallots, and tomatoes are needed. Now, put the seasoning ingredients into the blender then smooth process.
So, so that the ingredients are really smooth, don't forget to add a little water or oil during the grinding process. If the spices are smooth, then turn off the blender and set it aside.
4. Sauté the balado seasoning until fragrant and cooked
illustration of sauteing balado seasoning (vecteezy.com/reccamerastock)To sauté the spices, first prepare a pan on the stove then pour enough oil into the pan. Then, turn on the stove over medium heat and let the oil heat up.
After that, put the ground spices into a pan filled with hot oil and stir-fry until fragrant and cooked. Do the steps to sauté the spices while stirring occasionally so that the spices don't burn.
5. The oxtail balado is ready to be served
balado tail (instagram.com/indonesiansimple) After the spices are cooked, add the broth, instant balado seasoning, powdered broth, salt and granulated sugar. Stir well, then cook until it boils so that the gravy is half reduced. Don't forget to correct the taste.
If it feels right, then reduce the heat. Then add the oxtail and continue to cook until the sauce is absorbed and thickens. Balado oxtail is ready to be served.
Balado oxtail is very suitable as a side dish with a spicy taste. Sprinkled with fried onions will be more suitable, here. Follow the cooking steps like the recipe above, come on. Good luck!
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