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Oxtail Hot Pot (牛尾煲)

Oxtail Hot Pot is a made with oxtail cutlets slow cooked in a rich, deeply aromatic sate broth until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender!

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

1 ox tail ((ask the butcher to cut it into pieces for you))
1 kg / 2.2 lb daikon
17 tbsp sate sauce
2 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
2 tsp salt ((or to taste))
1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
3 L / 12.7 US cup water ((plus more for the first boil and also to cook noodles with))
2 tbsp dark soy sauce ((optional; for color))
1 packet rice noodles
3 bundles Chinese mustard greens ((or to preference))
10 tbsp sate sauce
5 clove garlic ((finely chopped))
1 large onion ((finely chopped))
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 3/4 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))

1
Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the oxtails in. Let it come to a boil again and drain the contents. Clean the pot, fill it back up with 3L (12.7 US cup) water and bring the water back to a boil.
2
While that's happening, wash the oxtails to remove any impurities. As soon as the pot starts boiling again, put the cleaned oxtail cutlets back in.
3
Add the sate sauce, sugar, chicken bouillon powder and salt. When it starts to bubble, turn the heat down to low for a slow simmer. Let it cook on low heat for 1 hour.
4
Peel and chop the daikon into large chunks, roughly 10cm (4") wide. Put it in the pot and simmer with the other ingredients for 2 hours.
5
Cut the scallions into 5cm (2") segments and put them in the pot to simmer for 15 minutes.
6
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the rice noodles for 5 minutes or until al dente. Drain and run under cold water, the let it drip dry in a colander until ready to eat.
7
To make the sauce, start by heating up the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic in to brown for 30 seconds.
8
Pour the chopped onions in and let them cook for 1 minute.
9
Add 10 tbsp of the sate sauce in and season with the sugar. Mix well, then let it simmer on low heat for 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl for later.
10
To serve, bring the soup up to a boil and add the greens and noodles in to eat as you go.
11
Dip the oxtails in the sauce and enjoy as is!