Oxtails In Red Wine Sauce

Serves: 6

Olin Prosacco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

53

Sweetness

46

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Vegetables Oil

2040 g

Oxtail

5 cups

Chicken Stock

Directions:

1

Strain cooking liquid

2

Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat

3

Season oxtails with salt and pepper

4

Add to Dutch oven and cook until brown on all sides, about 12 minutes

5

Transfer oxtails to platter

6

Add celery, carrots, leeks, onion and garlic to pot and sauté until golden brown, about 8 minutes

7

Arrange oxtails over vegetables

8

Add wine, thyme, parsley, cloves and bay leaves

9

Boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 15 minutes

10

Add stock

11

Bring to boil

12

Reduce heat

13

Cover Dutch oven tightly and simmer until meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours

14

Remove oxtails from cooking liquid

15

Tent with foil to keep warm

16

Strain cooking liquid

17

Skim fat from surface and reserve

18

Transfer 2 tablespoons skimmed fat to heavy medium saucepan over medium heat

19

Add flour and stir until mixture browns, about 10 minutes

20

Whisk in cooking liquid

21

Simmer until sauce thickens enough to coat back of spoon and is reduced to 2 cups, stirring frequently, about 45 minutes

22

Season to taste with salt and pepper

23

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead

24

Return oxtails to sauce, cover and refrigerate

25

) Rewarm oxtails in sauce over low heat

26

Transfer to large bowl and serve

27

Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over high heat

28

Season oxtails with salt and pepper

29

Add to Dutch oven and cook until brown on all sides, about 12 minutes

30

Transfer oxtails to platter

31

Add celery, carrots, leeks, onion and garlic to pot and sauté until golden brown, about 8 minutes

32

Arrange oxtails over vegetables

33

Add wine, thyme, parsley, cloves and bay leaves

34

Boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 15 minutes

35

Add stock

36

Bring to boil

37

Reduce heat

38

Cover Dutch oven tightly and simmer until meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours

39

Remove oxtails from cooking liquid

40

Tent with foil to keep warm

41

Skim fat from surface and reserve

42

Transfer 2 tablespoons skimmed fat to heavy medium saucepan over medium heat

43

Add flour and stir until mixture browns, about 10 minutes

44

Whisk in cooking liquid

45

Simmer until sauce thickens enough to coat back of spoon and is reduced to 2 cups, stirring frequently, about 45 minutes

46

Season to taste with salt and pepper

47

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead

48

Return oxtails to sauce, cover and refrigerate

49

) Rewarm oxtails in sauce over low heat

50

Transfer to large bowl and serve