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Oxtail

chefcarolyn 17 years ago

Does anyone have a good recipe using oxtail?

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helewes 17 years ago said:

I think I saw a really good one in my Grandmother\'s old recipes. Oxtail soup..... I will look for you when I can!!

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chefcarolyn 17 years ago said:

That would be fabulous. I really appreciate it.

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helewes 17 years ago said:

Braised oxtail

11lb oxtail

17fl oz red wine
/7fl oz brandy
5oz celery - sliced

12oz leeks - sliced

12oz carrots - sliced

1lb 5oz onion - sliced

1 star anise

14oz mushrooms - sliced

1lb 2oz tomatoes - halved

2-3 bay leaves

Large pinch thyme

16 black peppercorns

2kg/4½lb veal stock

4½lb chicken stock

Brown off the oxtail in a large pan, deglaze with the red wine and brandy and place to one side. Make sure that the wine and brandy are flamed.

In dripping, fry off the celery, leeks and carrots in one pan, the onion and star anise in another and mushrooms in another. All the vegetables should be coloured and almost caramelised. The tomatoes should be faced down in oil and a little sugar and caramelised; deglaze with a splash of water.

Add all ingredients together in a pressure cooker, making sure the veal and chicken stock are melted and mixed before putting the lid on.

Cook the oxtail for 1½ hours once the pressure reaches the second red line on the pressure gauge. Leave to cool naturally before passing off, reserving the meat for the puddings and the stock for the sauce - be careful to keep the meat as whole as possible.

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dugger 17 years ago said:

Holy Tomato Helewes! I don\'t know if I can keep three skillets going at once or not. LOL Now I have one question... can I do this with something other than Oxtail? Please?

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helewes 17 years ago said:

Yes with short ribs... good sized ones...of course cooking would have to be modified.Or maybe some bone in chuck roast.
What not 3 skillets...a piece of cake...the pressure cooker was a godsend in my Grandmother\'s kitchen and a great tool in mine!!

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