Spanish-Style Oxtails Braised With Chorizo

Serves: 3

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

49

Sweetness

55

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.5 tsps

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Pat oxtails dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper

3

Heat oil in pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown oxtails in batches without crowding, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes per batch

4

Transfer as browned to a bowl

5

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot

6

Remove and discard casing from chorizo, then finely chop sausage in food processor

7

Cook chorizo, onion, carrots, garlic, and bay leaf in fat in pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 6 to 7 minutes

8

Add paprika and cook, stirring, 1 minute

9

Add wine and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping up any brown bits

10

Add oxtails with any juices accumulated in bowl and chopped tomatoes (liquid should come about halfway up sides of meat) and bring to a boil

11

Cover pot and braise oxtails in lower third of oven, turning once or twice, until very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours

12

Skim fat from sauce, then stir in parsley, cilantro, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste

13

Preheat oven to 350°F

14

Pat oxtails dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper

15

Heat oil in pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown oxtails in batches without crowding, turning occasionally, about 5 minutes per batch

16

Transfer as browned to a bowl

17

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pot

18

Remove and discard casing from chorizo, then finely chop sausage in food processor

19

Cook chorizo, onion, carrots, garlic, and bay leaf in fat in pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 6 to 7 minutes

20

Add paprika and cook, stirring, 1 minute

21

Add wine and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping up any brown bits

22

Add oxtails with any juices accumulated in bowl and chopped tomatoes (liquid should come about halfway up sides of meat) and bring to a boil

23

Cover pot and braise oxtails in lower third of oven, turning once or twice, until very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours

24

Skim fat from sauce, then stir in parsley, cilantro, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste