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Oxtail Ragout (queues de bœuf en ragoût)

Oxtail divided into vertebrae is browned with onion, carrot and ham, boiled tender in about 3 hours in a brown tomato and stock sauce, and finished with sherry and green peas.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 188 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Oxtail was an inexpensive but highly valued ingredient in older cookery. Erken gives several preparations; this ragout is the simplest and most homely.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Divide and wash the tails

    Cut the oxtails into pieces so that each piece contains one tail vertebra. Wash the pieces well and dry them.

  2. 2

    Brown the meat

    Brown the tail pieces in 40 g butter together with the onion slices, carrot slices, and the chopped ham. When everything is well browned, add the bay leaf and peppercorns.

  3. 3

    Make the sauce

    Brown the rest of the butter together with the flour, add the cut-up, peeled tomatoes (or tomato purée) and the stock. Bring to a boil and season with salt and paprika.

  4. 4

    Simmer

    Pour the sauce over the tail pieces and let everything simmer for about 3 hours, until the meat is tender.

  5. 5

    Finish

    Stir in the sherry and the boiled peas just before plating.

Changes from the original

Quantities have been converted to modern units (dl, g), Maggi bouillon cubes are given as an alternative to broth/stock, and the cooking time has been made specific. "Meat stock" is specified as beef stock.

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1949 (proofread, p. 219) → 1914 (proofread, p. 188)~85% of the text changedremovedadded
Oksehaleragout. (Queus de boeuf en ragout.) Ingrediensliste: 2 oksehaler 80 gr. smør 1 løk 40 gr. hvetemel 1 løk 1 gulerot 30 gr. rå raa, hakket skinke 2 pepperkorn 1 lite litet laurbærblad 1/2 ½ l. tomater 1/2 1 l. kjøttkraft kjøtkraft eller ⅘ l. vand og 2 maggibuljongterninger 1 del. vin sherry 2 del. kokte friske erter paprika salt. Fremgangsmåte: Stykkene tas op salt Halerne skjæres i stykker, som hver skal indeholde en halehvirvel. Stykkerne vaskes godt, tørres og tørres, brunes i smør. Løken, gulerotskivene 40 gr. smør med løkskiver og flesket brunes, gulerotskiver samt skinken. Naar dette er godt brunet, haves laurbærbladet og de brunede oksehalestykker legges herpå. Halvparten pepperkornene i. Resten av røttene legges over stykkene. Benytt ikke større kasserrolle enn nettop stor nok til at kjøttet kan rummes i den. Den vin kjøttet har ligget i, helles i kasserollen, lokk legges på, og vinen innkokes til den er blitt som en sirup; nu overhelles så meget brun bullonj at kjøttet nettop er dekket; kasserollen settes i varm ovn smørret og koker ca. 3 timer, melet brunes sammen, tilsættes de opskaarne, avskrællede tomater eller til der ikke viser sig blod når man stikker i kjøttet med en spekkenål. Skyen helles fra litt tomatpuré, og siles gjennem kraften gives et stykke musselin over halestykkene igjen; disse dryppes av og til opkok og steker videre ganske langsomt, til kjøttet løsner fra benene, heldes over halestykkerne, smaakoker ca. 4 1/2 time ialt. Skyen jevnes tilsist med ganske litt sagomel. Halestykkene legges i en ler-cocotte tillikemed champignons. Sausen siles over, 3 timer. Vinen og alt trekker sammen i 5 minutter. Serveres erterne haves i cocotten med kastanjepuré til. like før anretningen.

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Frequently asked questions

How long must the oxtails cook?
The tail pieces simmer about 3 hours in the stock. Allow around 3.5 hours in total with browning and preparation.
How is the oxtail divided?
The tails are cut into pieces where each piece contains one tail vertebra. The pieces are washed well and dried before being browned in butter together with onion and carrot slices and the raw, chopped ham.
When should the sherry and peas be added?
The sherry (1 deciliter) and the 2 deciliters of boiled fresh peas are added just before plating, that is, at the very end.
What can I use instead of meat stock and fresh tomatoes?
The recipe specifies 1 liter of meat stock, or 0.8 liter of water with 2 bouillon cubes. If you don't have fresh tomatoes, a little tomato purée can be used instead of the ½ liter of peeled tomatoes.

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