RomanItalian
Oxtail alla Vaccinara
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
Classic Roman braised oxtail and beef cheek with lemon zest and dark chocolate, a traditional dish from the Vaccinara neighborhood.
- Cook
- 4h 30min
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
17 items- Oxtail
- Guancia di Manzo
- Lardo
- SageFresh leaves
- MintFresh leaves
- Lemon ZestGrated zest of untreated lemon
- Coarse SaltCoarse sea salt
- Black PepperFreshly ground
- Carrot
- Onion
- Celery
- FlourFor dredging
- Tomato Paste
- Dry White Winee.g., Grechetto
- San Marzano TomatoesFresh or canned
- Cioccolato Fondente 85%Dark chocolate
- Extra Virgin Olive OilFor cooking
Method
- Prepare a battuto by finely chopping lard, sage, mint, lemon zest, and coarse salt.
- In a large pot, heat oil and sauté coarse chunks of carrot, onion, and celery.
- Dredge the oxtail and beef cheek pieces in flour. Let them rest for 15–20 minutes.
- Fry the floured meat in the pot until well seared.
- Add double concentrated tomato paste and dry white wine. Stir.
- Add more onion and celery.
- Add San Marzano tomatoes, a splash of wine, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer covered for 4–5 hours.
- Serve with grated lemon zest and dark chocolate.
Gambero Rosso
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