Oxtail Hot Pot (牛尾煲)

Oxtail Hot Pot is a made with oxtail cutlets slow cooked in a rich, deeply aromatic sate broth until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 ox tail ((ask the butcher to cut it into pieces for you))
• 1 kg / 2.2 lb daikon
• 17 tbsp sate sauce
• 2 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
• 2 tsp salt ((or to taste))
• 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
• 3 L / 12.7 US cup water ((plus more for the first boil and also to cook noodles with))
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce ((optional; for color))
• 1 packet rice noodles
• 3 bundles Chinese mustard greens ((or to preference))
• 10 tbsp sate sauce
• 5 clove garlic ((finely chopped))
• 1 large onion ((finely chopped))
• 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 3/4 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the oxtails in. Let it come to a boil again and drain the contents. Clean the pot, fill it back up with 3L (12.7 US cup) water and bring the water back to a boil.
2. 2While that's happening, wash the oxtails to remove any impurities. As soon as the pot starts boiling again, put the cleaned oxtail cutlets back in.
3. 3Add the sate sauce, sugar, chicken bouillon powder and salt. When it starts to bubble, turn the heat down to low for a slow simmer. Let it cook on low heat for 1 hour.
4. 4Peel and chop the daikon into large chunks, roughly 10cm (4") wide. Put it in the pot and simmer with the other ingredients for 2 hours.
5. 5Cut the scallions into 5cm (2") segments and put them in the pot to simmer for 15 minutes.
6. 6Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the rice noodles for 5 minutes or until al dente. Drain and run under cold water, the let it drip dry in a colander until ready to eat.
7. 7To make the sauce, start by heating up the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic in to brown for 30 seconds.
8. 8Pour the chopped onions in and let them cook for 1 minute.
9. 9Add 10 tbsp of the sate sauce in and season with the sugar. Mix well, then let it simmer on low heat for 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl for later.
10. 10To serve, bring the soup up to a boil and add the greens and noodles in to eat as you go.
11. 11Dip the oxtails in the sauce and enjoy as is!