Michael's Favorite Oxtails with Buttered Rice

Ingredients

Oxtails:

• 2 whole oxtails, sliced in 2-inch pieces
• House Seasoning, recipe follows
• Several dashes soy sauce
• 2 large yellow onions, sliced into half-moons
• 3 to 4 bay leaves

Buttered Rice:

• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 4 cups water
• 1 stick butter
• Kosher salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Trim fat from oxtails. In a broiling pan, toss oxtails with House Seasoning and soy sauce. Top with onions and bay leaves. Add water to fill pan 1/4 of the way to the top. Cover pan with foil and bake until oxtails are tender, about 2 1/2 to 4 hours. Remove foil cover from meat and brown in oven for an additional 5 to 8 minutes. Prepare rice according to package directions, adding butter and salt, to taste. Serve rice alongside ox tails.

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups