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Red Wine Oxtail Jus

Browned oxtails braised for hours in reduced red wine and chicken stock with aromatics, giving a rich, gelatinous jus to pour over prime rib plus a bowl of tender pulled oxtail to serve on toast as a canapé.

  • YieldMakes about 480 ml jus and pulled oxtail for 8 canapé servings
  • Hands-on1 h 10 min
  • Total4 h 46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1.4 kgoxtails
  • 1large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 stalkscelery, roughly chopped
  • 1large onion, roughly chopped
  • 750 mldry red wine (1 bottle)
  • 2 leavesbay
  • 4 sprigsfresh thyme
  • 4 sprigsparsley stems
  • 960 mlhomemade or low-sodium chicken stock
  • to tastekosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Contains

  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Grapes
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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