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CODA ALLA VACCINARA
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BRAISED OXTAIL RAGU
SERVES 4
Coda alla Vaccinara is a popular Italian stew/ragu that originated from Rome.
It is made with red wine and oxtail (or sometimes veal tail), plus
miscellaneous vegetables. It is commonly served with pasta, polenta, or
gnocchi.
INGREDIENTS:
4 lbs. of Oxtail
3 Cup of Water
3 Cup of Red Wine
1 Cup of Chopped Celery
1 Cup of Chopped Onion
1 Cup of Chopped Panchetta
1 Cup of Chopped Tomatoes or Canned Stewed Tomatoes
2 Tbsp Freshly Chopped Garlic
1 Cup of Beef Stock or Beef Bouillon
4-6 Cloves or Star Anise
2-4 Bay Leaves
Salt & Pepper to taste
Pre-cook the oxtail in just plain water first for about 5 minutes in the
pressure cooker. What this does is get all the grime and meat residue
cooked off the meat and float in the water. It makes it easier to discard all
that gunk so they aren
’
t floating around in the stew later. Trim off as much
as the fat from the oxtail as you can. Then place all of it into the pressure
cooker pot. Add about 3 cups of filtered drinking water. Close and lock the
lid. Adjust the Pressure Valve to
“
Airtight
”
. Following the instructions for
“
How to use the Pressure Cook Time button
”
on page 10 of this manual,
program the pressure cooker for 5-minutes.
During this time, you can prepare all the vegetables and other ingredients.
When the pre-cooking of the oxtail is complete, you can release the
pressure. After ALL of the pressure is released, open the lid and remove the
cooking pot. Drain all the water from inside and rinse the oxtail so all the
gunk and grime is washed away. Put all the oxtail back into the main
cooking pot and add all the other remaining ingredients.
Remember, the amount of liquid in this recipe is not very much compared to
the Oxtail Vegetable Soup I
’
ve made before. (The consistency of this dish
should be thick, so reducing the liquid later in the cooking cycle may be
necessary.)
Turn the lid and lock it into position. Adjust the pressure release valve to
AIRTIGHT. Following the instructions for
“
How to use the Pressure Cook
Time button
”
on page 10 of this manual, program the pressure cooker for
75-minutes. All the other ingredients are considered delicate vegetables,
but it
’
s okay, you want the pressure cooker to cook them to the point of
disintegrating. It
’
s the oxtail that needs to stand out and be the star of the
