Oxtail Mac & Cheese – The Joe Must Go On

Ingredients

• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1/2 bunch parsley
• 5 green onions
• 8 cloves garlic
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
• 1 small onion
• 10 sprigs thyme (just leaves no stems)
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 8 allspice seeds (1 tsp ground allspice)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• Oxtail 3 lb
• 2 tsp Jamaican Browning
• 2 tbs Brown Sugar
• 2 tbs Soy Sauce
• ¾ large Onion diced
• 4 Scallions thinly sliced
• 4 Garlic smashed into paste
• ½ inch Ginger smashed into paste
• ¾ Bell Pepper diced
• 1 Scotch Bonnet
• 10 Thyme stripped ( no stems)
• ¼ cup Green Seasoning
• 1 tsp Jerk Seasoning
• 8 All Spice berries crushed
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbs oil
• 2 tbs brown sugar for browning
• 1 1/2 tbs tomato paste
• 2 1/2 tbs ketchup
• ~6 cups beef broth
• 2-3 tbs brown sugar (optional-see notes - this is separate from browning)
• 1 Box of Cavatappi
• 1 cup reserved pasta water
• 1 sick butter (8 tbs)
• 2 shallots
• 4 garlic minced
• 2 shots Hennesy (optional)
• 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbs paprika
• 2 tsp ground mustard
• 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp jerk seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• ½ lb Yellow Cheddar shredded
• ½ lb Gruyere shredded
• ½ lb Gouda shredded
• 2 1/2 tbs mascarpone
• Parmesan cheese for toping
• Breadcrumbs for topping