Coda alla Vaccinara — Roman Oxtail Stew

Name: Coda alla Vaccinara — Roman Oxtail Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 200 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: IT
Ingredients: oxtail, cut into pieces; canned crushed tomatoes; celery stalks, sliced; onion, diced; carrot, diced; dry white wine; dark chocolate (70%), grated; pine nuts; raisins; olive oil; salt and pepper

Rome's legendary slow-braised oxtail in tomato, celery and bitter chocolate — a rich Sunday centrepiece with 46g protein that rewards patient cooks.

📅December 29, 2025

20mPrep

180mCook

6Servings

⭐ 4.9Rating

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Protein 44%Fat 43%Carbs 13%

430kcalCalories

46gProtein

20gFat

14gCarbs

3gFiber

Ingredients

3.3 lboxtail, cut into pieces
1.8 lbcanned crushed tomatoes
4 wholecelery stalks, sliced
1 wholeonion, diced
1 wholecarrot, diced
0.8 cupdry white wine
20 gdark chocolate (70%), grated
20 gpine nuts
20 graisins
1 tbspolive oil
1 to tastesalt and pepper

Instructions

Brown oxtail pieces well in olive oil; season generously.
Sauté onion, carrot, and celery until soft. Add wine; reduce by half.
Add tomatoes; return oxtail. Braise covered at 160°C for 2.5–3 hours.
Add chocolate, pine nuts, and raisins in final 30 min.
Serve with rigatoni or crusty bread; degrease sauce if needed.

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