ox tail

[vincero]

Anyone ever heard of pickling and smoking ox tail?

[iceman]

Heard of brining them and smoking but not pickling. Would that be what your thinking about ???

[Habanero Smoker]

I love ox tail, but I've only had them stewed. If you smoke them let us know how you did it, and how they came out.

[manxman]

Anyone ever heard of pickling and smoking ox tail?

Welcome to the forum vincero.

I have smoked ox tail but can I remember for the life of me exactly what I did!? :-[

I do remember getting the butcher to cut the tail into portions a couple of inches wide and putting them in the smoker completely unadulterated. (no brine, marinade, rub etc)

They were done at the same time I was smoking some brisket but obviously took nowhere near as long but I cant remember how long they took, I just wrapped them in foil and put them in the fridge for a day or so when they were done.

They were then used to make a thick smoked oxtail soup with some beef stock and vegetables (onions, carrot, celery, leek)......it turned out very well as a winter warmer on those cold, wet and windy winter days, just eaten with some warm brown crusty bread.

I also seem to remember that the soup was only mildly seasoned with salt and pepper together with a little port so as not to take anything away from the taste of the ox tail, I also know I have used some smoked bacon pieces in one of my previous oxtail soups but this may have been on another occasion.

Sorry I can't be more specific, must remember to try and write things down better!!  ;)

[vincero]

Thanks Iceman.
I make a real good pickled and smoked beef or moose tongue(pickle for 27 days and smoke)
I also make a good braized oxtail, I thought I'd try them another way.
Thanks for the help in replies,

[iceman]

You're more than welcome vincero for the help. Let us know how the pickled tail comes out. I was thinking about trying some pickled sausages sometime. They have some really good ones at one of the butcher shops I frequent.