Best Aromatic Braised Oxtail With Preserved Lemon Polenta Recipes

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BRAISED OXTAILS "ANTON"



Braised Oxtails

Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 3h55m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/4 cup canola oil
1 large red onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, lightly crushed with the side of a knife blade
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, or enough as needed to coat oxtails
Salt and black pepper
4 pounds oxtails, cut into 2-inch cross sections
1 (750 mL) bottle red wine
1/2 cup demi-glace
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 large sprig fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 large sprig thyme
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon lime zest
1 large clove garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely minced
1 loaf French bread
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic powder

Steps:

  • Heat canola oil over medium-high in a large saute pot. Add onion and garlic and saute until the onions begin to turn translucent. While they are cooking, season the flour with salt and pepper and coat the oxtails, allowing any excess flour to fall away. Sear the oxtails on both sides in the pot with the onions and garlic, then remove them to a utility platter. De-glaze the pan with the red wine. Whisk in demi-glace and tomato paste and add bay leaf, parsley and thyme. Lower heat and return oxtails to pot. Cover and let simmer until meat is tender (it should easily fall away from bone), about 3 hours. Remove oxtails to a platter, cover, and let rest in a warm place. Strain braising liquid into another pot to make it into a sauce. Spoon off any excess fat that may be on the surface. Increase heat, allowing the braising liquid to reduce by one-half to two thirds.
  • Combine the Gremolata ingredients and set aside.
  • While the sauce is reducing, prepare the toasted French bread. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the olive oil on the bread and sprinkle with garlic powder. Lightly toast in the oven.
  • Remove the reduced sauce from the heat and whisk in the butter. Spoon sauce over oxtails and top with a small amount of gremolata. Serve with toasted French garlic bread.

ROMAN BRAISED OXTAIL



Roman Braised Oxtail image

This classic Roman dish, a.k.a. coda alla vaccinara, is as luscious as short ribs-and, thanks to Tony Mantuano's recipe, just as easy to make. Just brown the oxtails, an affordable cut from the tail of a cow, then braise until tender.

Provided by Tony Mantuano

Categories     main-dish

Time 3h

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 carrot, peeled
1/2 large yellow onion
4 ribs celery, divided, use the softer inner ribs
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 ounces pancetta, thinly sliced
3 pounds oxtail
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 cups white wine
3 cups tomato purée
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cocoa powder
3 sprigs marjoram

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Set a roasting pan over medium heat. Peel and dice the carrot, onion, and half the celery (including leaves). Add oil to the roasting pan, followed by the vegetables and the pancetta. Cook, stirring, until vegetables are soft and pancetta begins to crisp up, 15 minutes.
  • Season oxtail with salt and pepper on both sides. Nestle into the roasting pan alongside the vegetables in an even layer to brown. Brown 5 minutes per side, then continue cooking another 5 minutes.
  • Remove oxtails to a platter. Add tomato paste to the roasting pan, and stir to deglaze, 1-2 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, add wine, and stir, making sure to scrape up all of the brown bits from the bottom, 1-2 minutes. Add tomato purée, cinnamon, and cocoa powder. Place oxtails back in the pan in a single layer. Braise in the oven, uncovered, 1½ hours. (Oxtails will be braised for a total of 2 hours or more.)
  • After 1½ hours, remove oxtails from oven. Slice remaining celery stalks (including leaves) into 3-inch-by-¼-inch strips. Add celery and marjoram. Turn oxtails over. Place back in the oven to braise for 30 minutes more.
  • Oxtails are done when the meat is fork tender. To serve, place oxtails on a large platter with the sauce and the celery. Serve immediately.

PRESERVED LEMON POLENTA



Preserved Lemon Polenta image

Provided by Ming Tsai

Categories     main-dish

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups polenta
2 tablespoons minced ginger
1/4 cup minced shallots
1/2 cup fine dice preserved lemons
3 cups chicken stock
Salt and black pepper to taste
4 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, saute shallots and ginger in 1 tablespoon of butter. Add polenta, lemons, stock, salt, pepper and butter. Check for seasoning. Stir well and cover tightly. Bake in 400-degree oven for 1 hour. A crust will form. Break through crust for polenta.

WARM POLENTA AND OXTAIL CAKES ON FENNEL SALAD



Warm Polenta and Oxtail Cakes on Fennel Salad image

Provided by Ming Tsai

Categories     appetizer

Time 10h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 to 3 cups leftover polenta
1/2 cup grated asiago cheese
1 cup minced oxtail meat
1/4 cup sliced green scallions
Salt and black pepper to taste
3 cups shaved fennel
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse ground coriander seed
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 cups balsamic
1/2 cup Chinese vinegar

Steps:

  • Reheat polenta. Mix in cheese, oxtail and scallions. Check for seasoning. Mold in baking dish so polenta is at least 1-inch thick. Refrigerate overnight. Cut squares or circles and grill until hot. Can also saute in nonstick pan. Serve warm on top of fennel salad. Garnish with dark vinegar syrup and fennel sprigs.
  • Mix all in large bowl. Check for seasoning.

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