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Preparation
40 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Beef tail is an ingredient that can be prepared into many delicious and attractive dishes. Beef tail in red wine sauce is a dish from beef that is unique and equally delicious for you to treat the whole family. Let’s get cooking and make it right away!
Ingredients for Beef Tail in Red Wine Sauce For 4 people
Beef tail 1 piece Pork trotters 1 piece Carrot 1 root Potato 2 roots Ginger 1 piece Garlic 1 bulb Tapioca flour 50 gr White wine a little Cooking oil 7 tablespoons Paprika powder 1.5 tablespoons Fish sauce 1.5 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (salt/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to buy fresh beef tails
- To make the best beef tail stew, you should buy whole beef tails, not chopped ones, as it is very difficult to distinguish fresh meat from spoiled meat.
- Fresh beef tails have a slightly yellowish skin color, not too yellow or silver, as this may indicate that the beef tail has been frozen for a long time.
- Prioritize buying beef tails with bright red meat, not mushy or discolored.
- When buying pig tails, you can ask the seller to chop them for you, so you just need to bring them home and prepare them.
How to buy delicious pig feet
- Choose pig feet that are whole, not too hairy, with fresh colors, and no peeling skin or bruises.
- Prioritize buying pig feet that are elastic, firm, and have no discharge.
- You should buy from reputable stores or supermarkets to ensure your family’s health.
- Similarly to pig tails, once you have selected the pig feet you like, you can ask the seller to chop them for easier preparation.
How to buy fresh carrots
- Good carrots will have a bright orange color, choose those that are of medium size, neither too big nor too small.
- Prioritize buying carrots with green tops that are tightly attached to the root, as these are freshly harvested carrots that will taste sweeter.
- Avoid buying carrots that feel slightly soft when pressed or have dark spots on their skin.
How to choose fresh and delicious potatoes
- You should choose potatoes with a yellow, smooth skin and no blemishes.
- Prioritize buying potatoes that feel firm when held, with a hard texture and not soft due to wilting.
- Do not buy potatoes that have sprouted or have turned green, as these types can be very harmful to health.
How to prepare Braised Oxtail
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Prepare and marinate the oxtail
Scrape off any remaining hair from the oxtail and pig trotters you bought. To eliminate the foul smell, use salt and white wine to rub all over the surface and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Then rinse thoroughly with clean water, chop the oxtail and pig trotters into small pieces, about the thickness of a finger joint.
Peel and wash the ginger. Peel the garlic. Finely chop both ginger and garlic. Set aside 1 teaspoon of annatto powder, and keep the rest which is about more than 1 tablespoon.
Put all the oxtail and pig trotters into a plastic bag, add 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, more than 1 tablespoon of the annatto powder you set aside, all the chopped ginger and 2/3 of the chopped garlic.
Shake the plastic bag well and let it marinate for about 15 minutes for the oxtail to absorb the spices. If you don’t have time, you can place the bag in the fridge for 2 – 3 hours.
Tips to prepare oxtail without foul smell- First, use a knife to scrape off any remaining hair; the oxtail will have significantly less odor if you remove all the hair.
- Next, use alcohol, crushed ginger or salt to rub the outside of the oxtail to eliminate the smell and also remove dirt.
- Rinse thoroughly with water and then chop the oxtail.
- Additionally, you can blanch the oxtail in boiling water for about 2 – 3 minutes after washing and chopping it, then remove and rinse thoroughly with water.
See details: How to prepare oxtail without foul smell
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
Peel the carrot, wash it clean, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
For the potatoes, to prevent them from turning black, peel them, soak them in diluted salt water for about 5 – 10 minutes, and then cut them into bite-sized cubes.
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Stir-fry the oxtail
Place a pan on the stove and add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, then heat it up. When the oil is hot, add the oxtail and stir-fry until the oxtail is browned.
Tip: Stir-frying the oxtail first will help it become firmer and absorb more flavor.
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Cooking the red wine sauce
Again, place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and heat it up. Lower the heat and add 1 teaspoon of annatto powder, stirring well to dissolve the color.
Then, add 1/3 of the remaining minced garlic to sauté until fragrant. When the aroma wafts out, pour in about 1 liter of water.
Next, add the cornstarch and stir continuously for about 5 minutes until the starch is cooked, then you can turn off the heat.
Add the oxtail into the rice cooker, then pour in the sauce with cornstarch, cover the rice cooker, press the cook button, and simmer for half an hour.
Continue by adding carrots and potatoes, simmer for another 10 – 15 minutes, and the oxtail in red wine sauce will be ready. At this point, adjust the seasoning to taste and serve in a bowl to enjoy.
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Final Product
The oxtail stew is incredibly tender, rich, and flavorful, combined with the sweet and earthy taste of potatoes and carrots, creating a very delicious dish.
You can enjoy this dish with white rice or rice noodles, both of which are delicious!
Above is the guide on how to cook oxtail stew that is extremely delicious and attractive. We hope that with the recipe shared by TasteVN above, you will easily make this dish. Wishing you success!
