In a large saucepan caramelise the following:
500 gm sliced onions.
Then add the following and simmer for at least half an hour.
2½ kg jointed oxtail.
500 ml milk stout.
500 ml beef stock
400 gm chopped tomatoes.
And ‘some’ of the following:
4 whole carrots.
1 leak cut into quarters.
2 sticks of whole celery cut in half.
½ cup diced lardons.
¼ dozen pieces of whole parsley.
¼ dozen cloves garlic.
1 teaspoon dried marjoram.
½ teaspoon mustard powder.
½ teaspoon ground mace.
½ teaspoon ground cloves.
¼ dozen bay leaves.
½ dozen splashes liquid smoke.
½ dozen anchovies.
¼ cup soy.
¼ cup worcestershire.
2 tablespoons fish sauce.
2 tablespoons dried mushrooms.
½ dozen splashes xo.
