Chinese Braised Oxtail Recipe - The Woks of Life

This Chinese braised oxtail recipe is cooked with soy sauce, spices, and aromatics until the oxtails are tender and unbelievably flavorful!

Braised Oxtail Noodles

these Braised Oxtail Noodles are so good--the oxtails are super tender and have that wonderfully chewy collagen texture...and the sauce coats the noodles amazingly well.

Chinese Oxtail Soup

This oxtail soup uses simple ingredients like onions and turnips that round out the meaty flavor of the oxtails resulting in a balanced flavorful soup.

Rabo Encendido

Tender bites of oxtail and a thick, rich, warmly spiced sauce.

Sunday Supper: Red Wine and Tomato Braised Oxtails

The smell of meat braising on a Sunday afternoon gives the entire house a warm comforting feeling. And oxtails are a cut of meat that are especially well suited for long low braises. Oxtails have a lot of collagen, which after hours in a flavorful braising liquid, breaks down and becomes tender and succulent. Red wine adds rich flavor to the meat, and whole tomatoes break down in the sauce adding texture to the final product.

Shanghai-Style Red Vegetable Soup (罗宋汤 - Luo Song Tang)

Shanghai-Style Red Vegetable Soup, or luo song tang (罗宋汤) is a Chinese adaptation of European vegetable soups, made rich and tasty with seared oxtails.

Chinese Braised Beef Shank

Chinese Braised Beef Shank is a traditional cold sliced beef dish that’s often found as an appetizer at Chinese banquet-style dinners. It’s great on its own or garnished with some sesame seeds and chopped scallion.

Oxtail Marmalade

I bet you thought you'd never utter "oxtail" and "marmalade" in the same breath. It is a sweet dish, sweetened with brown sugar and rich with red wine and red wine vinegar. There is something distinctly jam-like, I'll admit, about spreading the oxtail on toast.

Beef with Oyster Sauce

This Chinese beef with oyster sauce recipe is simple, savory, and delicious with steamed rice. It’s also a full and balanced meal! 

Chinese Braised Beef Stew with Daikon

This Chinese Braised Beef Stew with daikon radish is a famous yet homey Cantonese dish, perfect over rice with a side of stir-fried greens.