January-February 2019 • Nebraskaland 49
Majinola Farm's Wagyu Beef Oxtail
Ingredients:
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1 oxtail, cut into 2-inch sections
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2 cups red wine
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1 cup carrots, peeled and cut into ½ -inch dice
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2 cups onion, peeled and cut into ½ -inch dice
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1 cup celery, cut into ½-inch dice
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1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
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3 sprigs fresh thyme
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24 ounces beef stock/beef broth
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2 ounces neutral cooking oil
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Kosher salt, to taste
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Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
Pour the wine over the oxtail and marinate overnight.
Once oxtail pieces have marinated, pull from the marinating
liquid (reserve the marinating liquid) and pat dry with paper
towels. Season the oxtail with salt and pepper. Heat a sauté
pan/large rondoux on the stove with medium heat and add
the neutral cooking oil. Sear the oxtail until golden on all
sides and place the oxtail in a baking dish. In the pan that
the oxtail was seared in, add all of the carrots, onions, celery
and sauté until you develop a nice dark color on the exterior
of the vegetable. Once vegetables are sautéed add the red
wine, beef broth and bay leaf to the pot and bring to a boil.
Pour liquid over the oxtail and bake in a 250-degree oven for
about 12 hours or until the oxtail meat comes off the bone
easily. Reduce the cooking liquid by ¾. Pull the meat off
the bone and fold in the reduced cooking liquid, chives and
blood orange zest (from above).
To assemble: In the bottom of the bowl, place a small
pile of the braised oxtail, two cippolini onions and 3 blood
orange segments. When ready to serve, pour the hot soup
over the top.
– Clayton Chapman
PHOTO
BY
RYAN
SPARKS
Nettle Tea
Chef Birrell sings the praises of wild nettles. Her spring
contribution featured a forged nettle pesto where she
suggested drying additional nettles to make an earthy tea
during the winter. If you didn't manage to pick any nettles
or simply forgot to dry some, dried nettles can be found in
many health food stores. Besides being a welcomed taste of
summer, nettle tea is known for its numerous health benefits.
Servings: 1
Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Ingredients:
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1 teaspoon dried nettle leaves
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Dash of honey (optional)
Place the dried nettles in a tea ball and
steep in boiling water for three minutes.
– Abigael Birrell
