Braised Oxtails Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 oxtail (about 2 1/2 lb.), cut at joints
• 1/4 cup rice wine (Shaoxing or sake)
• 4 star anise
• 8 thin slices (each about the size of a quarter) fresh ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce (or 2 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce plus 1/2 teaspoon dark molasses)
• 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 pound daikon, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• Salt