Ingredients:
10 pounds oxtails
2 Tablespoons salt, Kosher
2 Tablespoons paprika, Spanish smoked (** you can buy this online at www.thespicehouse.com)
fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 onions, large, diced
5 cloves garlic, fresh, minced
2 pounds carrots, sliced 1/4" on the bias
1 Tablespoon oregano, Greek
3 Tablespoons thyme, fresh chopped
4 bay leaves, fresh if possible
1 bottle red wine, nice but it doesn't have to be great
2 quarts beef broth
1 28 oz. can San Marzano style tomatoes, pureed
1 29 oz. can chick peas
Method:
Preheat oven to 250ºF
1.Sprinkle the oxtails with Kosher salt, Spanish smoked paprika and fresh ground black pepper.
2. Heat a large turkey roasting pan (or another heavy bottomed large, 5 inch high roasting pan) on medium heat. Add the olive oil and tip the pan to coat the entire bottom of the pan with hot oil.
3. Place the oxtails in the pan and sear them on all sides.
4. Remove the oxtails to a platter.
5. Add the onion and garlic, sauté until the onions are translucent and golden brown. Be cautious to not burn the garlic.
6. Add the carrots to the onion garlic mixture, sauté for 3 minutes.
7. Add the oregano, thyme and bay leaves.
8. Add the oxtails back to the pan on top of the vegetable mixture.
9. Deglaze the pan, by adding the bottle of wine and allowing it to simmer gently and reduce by half.
10. Add the beef broth, pureed tomatoes, and chickpeas.
11. Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer. (**If you boil the sauce in a braise, the meat will be tough, the key is to keep it at a gentle simmer.)
12. Place the pan in a 250º F oven for about 4 hours. The meat will slowly break down at this temperature, becoming tender. Remove it from the oven when the meat is fork tender.
13. Using a ladle skim the fat off the top of the sauce.
14. Using tongs and knife remove the bones from the oxtails, returning the meat to the sauce.
(** If you have had enough of your oxtails for the day, refigerate them overnight. Warm them the next day before removing the meat front the bones, it's easier.)
15. Check the seasoning of the sauce before serving, add more salt and pepper as needed.
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