Ingredients:-
1kg oxtail pieces
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp olive oil
8 rashers middle cut bacon, chopped
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 sticks celery, coarsely chopped
150g button mushrooms, halved
1/2 cup (125ml) red wine
1 1/2 cups (375ml) beef stock
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
METHOD:-
Season Oxtail. Coat pieces in flour, shaking off excel.
Heat oil in a large frypan over medium-high heat. Cook oxtail for 2 minutes each side or until browned. Transfer to the bowl of a 5-litre slow cooker. Add bacon to frypan and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until browned. Add to oxtail.
Add vegetables, wine, stock, bay leaf, thyme and tomato paste to slow cooker. Cover with lid. Turn slow cooker on low. Cook for 8 hours or until oxtail is tender. Stir in parsley just before serving.