ox tails

Have you had them? Have you cooked them? Have you eaten them, slowly sucking the tender delicious meat from the bones, the kind of bones that have secret hideyholes that, thank God you have a tongue, you can stick your toungue into and make loud rude sucking noises, pulling out every little tasty morsel? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......................

I have just discovered them. Ox Tails. They truly are the most delicious part of the bovine. They make owning that guilt inducing, dust collecting, "I don't know how to use it right!" crock pot, pushed to the back of the cupboard, taking up valuable space, and ever on the verge of garage saledom, finally justified. Pull it out people. Do yourself a favour and pull it out, dust it off and pop a few oxtails into it, whole onions and a grind of sea salt. Put that lid on and let her go for eight hours.

When they are done, let them cool just a little. Don't besmirch the delicious experience you are about to partake in with any other food. It will only detract from the experience that is ox tail.

You are going to get messy, so wash your hands, put on an old shirt, dish up a couple of those bones, onions and juices into a bowl, sit at the table and dig in. Suck the bones, chew up the meat, taste those yummy gummy onions. Lean back and take a moment and then...start again until they are gone. You will love them.

They are expensive, afterall a cow only has one tail. But the taste and the whole experience is worth every single dime, (and worth keeping that stupid crock pot!!!!)