Oxtail Stew

Ingredients

• 2  bay leaves 
• 3  carrots sliced
• 3 ribs celery sliced
• 2 teaspoons ground mustard dry
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2  leek trimmed sliced cut in half lengthwise, 1/
• 5 cups beef broth low-sodium
• 1  onion chopped
• 4 pounds oxtail 1-inch-thick cut into pieces
• 1 cup red wine 
• 0.5 teaspoon red wine vinegar 
• 50 servings salt and pepper 
• 4 sprigs thyme leaves 
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste 
• 1  turnip peeled chopped
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• pot
• tongs

Directions

1. Place meat in a large bowl and cover with cold water.
2. Add vinegar, cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
3. Drain; pat dry.
4. Place a rack in the lower third of oven and preheat to 325F. In a large ziplock bag, mix flour, mustard, 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Warm 2 Tbsp. oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, toss oxtail pieces in flour mixture, shake off excess and brown on all sides in pot, turning with tongs. Do not overcrowd the pan.
5. Remove to a plate; repeat with remaining pieces, adding more oil to pan as needed.
6. Pour wine into pan and cook for 3 minutes, stirring to scrape up browned bits from bottom.
7. Add onions and garlic and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato paste; cook for 1 minute. Return meat to pan and add carrots, celery, leeks, turnip, bay leaves and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Pour in broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover pot and place in oven. Cook until meat is very tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 3 hours.
9. Remove oxtail pieces to a plate to cool. Discard bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Skim fat off top of stew in pot. Pick meat off bones and return to pot; discard bones and gristle. Rewarm stew over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper, if desired, and stir in parsley.