Coda alla vaccinara is a dish much appreciated by Brazilians and which is gaining more and more attention in the cuisine of the chefs of the reality show Big Brother Brasil. The recipe consists of pressure-cooked oxtail along with onion, garlic, tomato, bay leaves and other seasonings.
Delicious and piping hot, the oxtail with watercress is one of those recipes that undoubtedly reminds you of going to visit your grandmother. The dish is very succulent and goes well with rice, boiled potatoes or even polenta. Try it!
Vaccinara tail recipe with watercress
Time: half past one
Performance: 8 servings
Difficulty: average
Ingredients:
- 2 kg of oxtail
- 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoons of vinegar
- 4 cups boiling water
- 2 onions grated
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 red tomatoes cut into pieces
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
- Green perfume to taste
- 1 bunch of watercress
Preparation method:
- Place the oxtail, squeezed lemons and vinegar in a pressure cooker.
- Add boiling water to cover the meat and cook over medium heat without pressure for 20 minutes (this takes away the strong smell of the meat and removes some of the fat).
- Drain and reserve.
- In the pressure cooker, over medium heat, add the onion, garlic, bay leaf and chopped tomato to the meat.
- Also mix salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook for 30 minutes on low heat from when the pressure starts.
- Open the pan to mix and add the tomato paste.
- Close and leave to cook for another 20 minutes.
- Add the green perfume to taste and, on top, add the watercress.
- Close the pan and, as soon as the pressure starts, turn it off.
- If desired, serve accompanied by polenta.
Source: Terra
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