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Raúl Musibay: Several readers have asked, "Hey Raúl! Where do I buy oxtail?" 

Jorge Castillo: You don't see that many oxen in the United States. 

Glenn Lindgren: So how could there possibly be enough oxtails to go around? 

Raúl Musibay: Oxtails actually come from a cow. Oxtail is skinned and usually sold cut in pieces. Obviously, the tail of a cow has a lot of bone! But the meat, when slow cooked, is very tender and delicious! 

Glenn Lindgren: I just have one question. 

Raúl Musibay: What's that? 

Glenn Lindgren: Why don't they call it Cow Tail Stew?

Rabo Encendido -- Oxtail Stew

By Three Guys From Miami

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Savory oxtail stewed until the meat drips from the bone.

INGREDIENTS:

4 pounds oxtail, disjointed 1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red wine
1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons flour for coating meat
2 tablespoons olive oil for frying
2 1/2 cups bite-size onion chunks
2 1/2 cups bite-size green pepper chunks
2 cups bite-size red pepper chunks
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced potatoes
3 cloves garlic mashed with 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Sazón Accent (optional -- NOT for those allergic to msg!)
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 bay leaf
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup red wine
2 1/2 cups beef broth
Marinate the meat in a mixture of olive oil, red wine, and salt for 4 hours or preferably overnight. Drain marinade from meat.

Lightly coat meat with flour. Brown meat on both sides in oil. Remove meat and add onions, peppers, carrots, and potatoes.

Sauté until the potatoes brown and the onions are translucent.

Add garlic/salt mixture and continue cooking for another minute or so.

Add remaining ingredients, including the meat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the meat is fork tender, about 11/2 to 2 hours. Remove bay leaf.

Serve everything hot over hot rice.

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