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Oxtail is one of the most underestimated culinarian products. Not only it's great for making bone broth, but it's perfect when slowly cooked.

It's not easy to find grass-fed beef with bones included these days. To get high-quality grass-fed beef, you often have to look for a local farmer or butcher. However, if your only option is a supermarket, you can sometimes find great pieces of beef like oxtail. It's a great source of protein, fat and rich in gelatin.

Any slow-cooked meat is great for a low-carb diet. Once you cook it, you can keep it in the fridge and use in salads, with omelets or with your favourite vegetables.

Suggestions & tips

Leftover slow-cooked oxtail goes great with omelets or vegetables such as sweet peppers. Once cooked, you can keep it in the fridge and use straight away.

You can also try to make your own bone broth using oxtail. This article by Tamara Manelly is the best resource: Everything You Need to Know About the Benefits of Bone Broth!

Most ingredients like spices and vegetables will not add a significant amount of net carbs, as they will be discarded once the meat is cooked. For this reason, their precise weight is not needed. Weight of oxtail includes bones. 2 kg of oxtail will yield about 1 kg of meat.

Health Benefits of Oxtail

rich in electrolytes (magnesium, sodium and potassium) - helps with keto flu

rich in other minerals (calcium, phosphorus)

rich in gelatin and collagen (keeps your joints, ligaments, tendons and bones healthy and reduces joint pain, no need to buy expensive supplements for bone and joint health)

helps with muscle repair (great for physically active individuals)

strengthens nails and hair and makes them look gorgeous

helps heal leaky gut

fights infections (flu, cold)

great for thyroid health and helps to fight adrenal fatigue

reduces inflammation (the main cause of heart disease)

0 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes Hands-on 20 minutes Overall 3-4 hours Allergy information for Autumn Low-Carb Oxtail Stew ✔ Gluten free ✔ Egg free ✔ Nut free ✔ Nightshade free ✔ Pork free ✔ Avocado free ✔ Coconut free ✔ Fish free ✔ Shellfish free Print Recipe Download Recipe

Nutritional values (per serving)

Net carbs 4 grams Protein 54.4 grams Fat 49.4 grams Calories 693 kcal Calories from carbs 2%, protein 32%, fat 66% Total carbs 5.8 grams Fiber 1.8 grams Sugars 2.2 grams Saturated fat 20.4 grams Sodium 810 mg ( 35 % RDA ) Magnesium 124 mg ( 31 % RDA ) Potassium 1,183 mg ( 59 % EMR )

Ingredients (makes 4 servings) 2 kg oxtail or beef suitable for slow cooking (bones included, 2 kg/ 4.4 lb), this will yield about 50% meat

1 tbsp ghee, butter or lard

2 cups beef stock, vegetable stock or water ( 480 ml/ 16 fl oz)

1 red onion

1 garlic head

1 carrot

2 celery stalks

juice and peel from 1 average orange

1 cinnamon stick

1 / 4 tsp nutmeg

tsp nutmeg 5-8 cloves

1 star anise

2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)

freshly ground black pepper to taste

1 / 2 tsp salt or more to taste

tsp salt or more to taste 4 heads small lettuce or 2 of medium lettuce (400 g/ 14.1 oz)

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Martina Slajerova Creator of KetoDietApp.com I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight. That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food. More posts by Martina Slajerova Martina Slajerova