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Foodie Thursday

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Thu 20 Feb 2014 17:05

Music Played

  • American Authors

    Best Day Of My Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
    • 001.
  • Bee Gees

    I've Gotta Get A Message To You

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Paul Carrack

    Life's Too Short

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack-UK.
    • 001.
  • Chic

    I Want Your Love

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Caro Emerald

    One Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 001.
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    The Message

  • Emmylou Harris

    I Still Miss Someone

  • Richard Hawley & Martin Simpson

    Heartbreak Hotel (Live at the R2 Folk Awards 19/02/14)

  • Lorde

    Team

    • Pure Heroine.
    • Universal.
    • 6.
  • Pretenders

    Message Of Love

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.
  • Cliff Richard

    We Don't Talk Anymore

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.
  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.
  • T. Rex

    Telegram Sam

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

Rabo de Toro Con Rioja by Sam and Sam Clark from Casa Moro

Rabo de toro is something one sees quite a lot in Spain.Ìý Like many stews, it should be cooked the day before, if possible, as the flavours definitely improve with age.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

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Serves 4-6

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Ingredients

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The Day Before

3 tbsp olive oil

1.5kg oxtail, sliced into 5cm chunks (Nigel also included a few pieces of beef skirt)

1 carrot, cut into chunks

1 onion, quartered

1 celery stick, cut into chunks

5 black peppercorns

2 bay leaves

4 sprigs fresh thyme

4 cloves

2 garlic cloves

1 bottle red Rioja

10 parsley stalks

sea salt & black pepper

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On The Day of Eating

2 tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, finely diced

1 medium carrot, finely diced

120g chorizo, preferably cooking chorizo, cut into 1cm rounds

2 tbsp plain flour

1 tsp sweet paprika

¼ tsp hot paprika or dried red chilli flakes (kirmizi biber)

¼ tsp fennel seeds, ground

1-2 tbsp tomato purée

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Method

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1.Ìý ÌýThe day before serving, heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium to high heat.

2.Ìý ÌýSeason the oxtail pieces with salt & pepper & brown well on all sides – you will probably need to do this in two batches.

3.Ìý ÌýRemove the oxtail from the pan & pour off the excess fat before adding the carrot, onion & celery.

4.Ìý ÌýFry for 5 mins until starting to colour, then add the aromatics (peppercorns, bay, thyme, cloves & garlic) & fry for 2 mins more.

5.Ìý ÌýReturn the oxtail to the pan, add the Rioja & parsley stalks, & cover with water.

6.Ìý ÌýBring to a gently simmer, reduce the heat to low & cook until tender – about 2hrs, or longer if necessary, adding water if the liquids boil down below the top of the meat.

7.Ìý ÌýSeason.Ìý The meat is ready when it can be easily pulled from the bone, but not so soft as to fall off of its own accord.

8.Ìý ÌýTransfer the oxtail to a bowl or suitable container & strain the juices through a sieve over the meat.

9.ÌýÌýÌýCool & put in the fridge overnight.

10. On the day of eating remove, as much fat as possible from the chilled oxtail.

11. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium to high heat.

12. When hot, add the onion & carrot & cook for about 10 mins until they begin to caramelise, stirring occasionally.

13. Add the chorizo & fry for 5 more mins.

14. Now stir in the flour, fry for a couple more mins & add the paprikas, fennel seeds & tomato puree.

15. Add the oxtail with its stock to the pan & season with salt.

16. Bring to a simmer & cook for 15 mins.

17. Serve with mashed potato or, as is usual in Spain, with fried potatoes.Ìý

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Nigel's Top Tip

  • Cooking chorizo is easy to get hold of nowadays, but you'd never eat it as normal chorizo, as its designed for cooking (there's a clue in the name) when it releases it's tantalising aromatic oils. Ìý

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Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Feb 2014 17:05