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Oxtail

Oxtail
Oxtail

Whenever I feel the need for a dinner that has strong notes of tradition and nostalgia, I ask my husband if we have any oxtail in the freezer.

From time to time our folks give us a ration after go tlhabiwa ko morakeng wa my dad in-law Mr. T, mantlheng a Mosolotshane.

It is usually a neatly jumble of bones with deep maroon meat marbled with cream-coloured fat, tota oxtail is quite a beautiful cut of meat. Oxtail needs the slowest cooking.

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