Slow Cooker Barbecue Oxtails

Delicious and tender oxtails slow-cooked in a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Slow Cooker, Southern

Keyword BBQ Oxtails

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 6

Total Time 6 10

Servings servings

Author I Heart Recipes

3 lbs oxtails
1 medium sized yellow onion chopped
2 tbsp of my homemade BBQ rub/seasoning OR 2 tsp favorite store bought BBQ seasoning
2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 cups BBQ sauce
desired amount of liquid smoke I used a little over 1 tbsp
3 cups beef broth OR chicken broth OR water

Place the oxtails and onions into a large mixing bowl, then drizzle the oil all over the oxtails.
Next make sure everything is nicely coated with the oil, then sprinkle the BBQ seasoning all over the oxtails.
Place the oxtails and onions into a large pot, and place the pot over medium high heat.
Brown the oxtails and onions, then remove from the pot, and place them into the slow cooker.
Go back to the pot that you brown the oxtails in, and pour in the chicken broth OR water.
Next add in the barbecue sauce, and liquid smoke.
Mix everything, an let cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
Pour the barbecue sauce over the oxtails, then place the lid on the slow cooker.
Let cook on LOW for 6 hours.
Serve with your favorite sides.
Enjoy!