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Spicy oxtail with gremolata rice

Spicy oxtail with gremolata rice

Celebrity chef Jenny Morris developed this oxtail with a twist for Spekko.

  • Serves: 4
  • Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients

    • cake flour to dust
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
    • 2 oxtails, sliced
    • 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
    • 30 ml (2 tbsp) butter
    • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
    • 2 large onions, chopped
    • 30 ml (2 tbsp) harissa paste
    • 1 x 400 g can chopped tomatoes
    • 30 ml (2 tbsp) tomato puree
    • 500 ml (2 cups) red wine
    • 1 x 410 g can butter beans, drained
    • 1 x 410 g can chickpeas, drained

    Gremolata rice

    • 15 ml (1 tbsp) finely grated lemon rind
    • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
    • 125 ml (½ cup) finely chopped parsley
    • 1 red chilli, finely chopped
    • 4 x 250 ml (4 cups) cooked Spekko Long Grain Parboiled Rice

Method

    1. Season flour with salt and pepper and dust oxtail with seasoned flour. Heat oil and butter in a large saucepan and brown the oxtail in small batches. Set aside.
    2. Add the garlic and onions to the saucepan and fry until soft but not brown.
    3. Stir in harissa paste and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and red wine and return the oxtail to the saucepan.
    4. Simmer gently for 2½ – 3 hours or until oxtail is tender. Add beans and chickpeas and simmer for a further 15 minutes. Season to taste.
    5. Rice: Mix all the seasoning ingredients and stir into Spekko Long Grain Rice. Serve oxtail with rice.