Braised Oxtail
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Ingredients • 1 oxtail • 1/2 cup dry red wine (low tannin) • 2 carrots • 1/2 red onion • 1 bay leaf • 2 parsley stalks • 1 pinch of fresh thyme • 2 garlic cloves • 1 canned peeled tomato (or 2 medium-sized fresh tomatoes, blanched and peeled) • appropriate amount of olive oil • appropriate amount of fresh and dried products • appropriate amount of sea salt • appropriate amount of freshly ground black pepper
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Preheat olive oil and fry garlic cloves until caramel color. Preheat the oven 180 degrees.
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In a separate pot, boil the dried food and filter it into a stock for later use. At the same time, boil a part of the vegetables in the stock for later use to maintain the color of the plate.
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When the oil temperature becomes thin and there is slight smoke, put in the dried oxtail.
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Fry each side of the oxtail until part of it appears dark caramel color, set aside.
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Add parsley stalks, onions and carrots and stir fry until slightly browned but not too soft.
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At this point, we can see that there is a caramel-colored sticky substance on the bottom of the pot, which contains fat and sugar, which is what we need.
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Add tomatoes, bay leaves and thyme and stir fry together.
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Gradually pour the red wine and use a wooden frying spoon to gently scrape the bottom of the pot to help the caramel color substance dissolve in the soup, then add the oxtail, and pour the cooked broth on the oxtail. It is good if it is almost flush with the oxtail, without too much soup. Season with juice, salt and pepper and taste.
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Seal the pot with tin foil and roll it around.
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Put it in the oven at 180 degrees and fire up and down for 2-2.5h.
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When the oxtail is tender and slightly separated from the bone, it can be served. Strain the soup and make a sauce with the blanched vegetables. Serve with the oxtail on a plate. The remaining soup in the pot can be made into bibimbap or noodle sauce.