OXTAIL RAGU

Ingredients: 4- 5 pounds of oxtail; 2 tablespoons of olive oil; Salt and pepper; 1 large yellow onion; 6 cloves of garlic; 2 large carrots;  2 ribs of celery; 1/4 cup of flour; 1/4 cup of sherry vinegar; 4 cups tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes; 2 cups of chicken or beef broth; 2 teaspoons of Rosemary; 2 teaspoons of Thyme; Salt; 1 cup of red wine; 1/2 cup of chopped parsley; 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon of cocoa unsweetened.

Preparations:

1. Mix 1/4 cup of flour, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper;

2. Shake oxtail in flour mix, then browned in 2 tablespoons of oil for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove to a platter and let sit while doing next step.

3. Sauté the carrots, onion, garlic in remaining oil. Add one more tablespoon of oil if necessary. When onion is translucent add sherry vinegar, tomato sauce, broth, Rosemary, Thyme and red wine. Place oxtails back into sauce and simmer for 4 hours. Remove the oxtail and remove the meat. Add meat back into sauce.

4. Add parsley, nutmeg and cocoa before serving.