Stewed Oxtail with Red Wine
Although this dish takes a long time to cook, it is not difficult to make, and it can also be the main dish, which will satisfy the guests at the table.
Ingredients
Ingredients
| Oxtail | 1 kilo |
| Wine | Half a bottle |
| Onion | Half |
| Celery | 2 sticks |
| Carrot | 1 |
| Tomato | 3 |
| Potato | 1 |
| Bell peppers | Half |
| Mushroom | 5 |
| Bay leaf | 3 pieces |
| Thyme or rosemary | 1 stick |
| Salt or black pepper | Appropriate amount |
| Flour | Appropriate amount |
Please note that oxtail can also be replaced with beef tendon or finger meat.
Preparation:
Oxtail, onions, celery, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, potatoes, bell peppers and bay leaves.
Clean and dry the oxtail. Cut all the vegetables into pieces. Put the tomatoes in the hot water for a few seconds; peel and cut them into small pieces.
Among them, oxtail and red wine are necessary, and other vegetables can be adjusted according to what you have at your home. Different vegetables will give different flavors to the oxtail. If you don't have one or two vegetables mentioned above, it's still ok.
(1) Put some salt or black pepper on the oxtail, and then wrap the oxtail with a thin layer of flour.
(2) Heat oil in a pan, and fry the oxtail on medium heat until it becomes brown. Take it out from the pan.
(3) Fry the onions until there is a nice smell, then add the vegetables and stir-fry evenly. Finally, add the tomatoes. Add some salt or black pepper, and stir-fry till there is juice. Please note that the tomatoes can be fresh tomatoes or canned tomatoes. Traditionally, a spoonful of tomato paste is added, but tomato paste is not always stored at home usually. You can replace it with two spoonfuls of ketchup to make the dish taste better.
(4) When the vegetables are soft and juicy. Put the previously fried oxtail; pour half a bottle of red wine, and boil them for 5 minutes.
Please noted that if the red wine is not enough to immerse the ingredients, you can also add chicken broth or water.
(5) Put the myrcia or rosemary. Pour the dish into cast iron cookware. Preheat the oven to a temperature of 190°C/375°F, and then put the cast iron cookware in the oven. Bake them for 2 hours. If you don't have an oven, you can continue to cook the oxtail and vegetables at low heat for 2 to 3 hours.
Please note that the time should be adjusted according to the actual doneness. When the oxtail is cooked for 2 hours, the meat is soft but still sticks to the bone. When the meat is cooked for 3 hours, the meat separates from the bone. Stir the food two to three times in the two to three periods, so that it will not stick to the pan.
Use a strainer to filter two tablespoons of the soup. We don't need the vegetables. Put the soup in a pan. Cook the soup until it is thick, or you can put some flour and sour cream to make it thicker.
Put the oxtail on the plate, and pour the thick soup on the oxtail. The sweet smell of stewed oxtail with red wine strikes the nose. The oxtail has been stewed until it is soft, absorbing the essence of various vegetables and red wine.
Tips
Please don't ask if children can eat the food cooked with red wine. The alcohol starts to evaporate at a temperature of 78°C. Alcohol will not remain in any dish cooked with beer or red wine, because the alcohol is evaporated and completely gone. You won't be drunk by eating the food. The stewed beef is suitable for all ages, you can rest assured.
If the oxtail is not eaten up, you can put the remaining in a vacuum bag and seal it with a vacuum sealer.
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