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Food/Recipe
Coda alla vaccinara
Prep30 mins
Cook3 hours
Total3 hours 30 mins
🌍 Italian🍽️ Main Course👥 6 servings
Ingredients
- 🐂 Oxtail – 2-3 lbs, cut into pieces
- 🧅 Onion – 1 large, chopped
- 🥕 Carrots – 2 medium, chopped
- 🌿 Celery – 2 stalks, chopped
- 🥓 Pancetta – 4 oz, diced
- 🍅 Tomato paste – 2 tbsp
- 🍷 Red wine – 1 cup
- 🌿 Herbs – rosemary, thyme, bay leaf
- 🍫 Unsweetened cocoa powder – 1 tbsp
- 🍇 Raisins – 1/4 cup
- 🌰 Pine nuts – 1/4 cup
- 🧂 Salt and pepper – to taste
Instructions
- 🔥 Sear oxtail pieces in a large pot or Dutch oven until browned on all sides.
- 🧅 Add onion, carrots, celery, and pancetta to the pot and cook until softened.
- 🍷 Stir in tomato paste and red wine, then add herbs, cocoa powder, raisins, and pine nuts.
- 🥘 Add enough broth or water to cover the oxtail. Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for at least 3 hours, or until the oxtail is very tender.
- ✨ Skim off any excess fat and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve hot with polenta or pasta.
