Cooking Recipe Oxtail Stew With Tomatoes & Bacon *Jb
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Sprinkle oxtails with paprika, salt and pepper. Coat with flour. Cook
bacon in heavy Dutch oven over medium heat until fat is rendered,
about 5 minutes. Remove bacon, using slotted spoon and reserve.
Increase heat to high. Working in batches, add oxtails and cook until
brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer oxtails to plate.
Add onions and garlic to Dutch oven, reduce heat to medium and cook
until tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix in tomato
paste and 4 teaspoons rosemary. Add wine and bring to boil, scraping
up any browned bits. Boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 6
minutes. Add tomatoes, breaking up with spoon, Add broth. Return
oxtails with any juices and bacon to Dutch oven. Bring to boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer until tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
Uncover and simmer until liquid is slightly thickened, about 30
minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over
medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.)
Add sugar snap peas to oxtails. Simmer stew uncovered until peas are
just crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle stew with 2 tablespoons
rosemary.
Bon Appetit-March 1994