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Mighty, Meaty, Forcemeat: An Oxtail Terrine
Braised oxtail is a delicious and wonderful meal, I really did enjoy it. Although its pretty straight forward with the familiar taste of beef, it really was a delight to have something out of the ordinary. As I mentioned previously, the three pounds of oxtail cost me around twenty bucks. Ouch, it was a bit of a shocker considering tail is in the odds n' ends category. (duh, its about as "end" as you get) To make the best of my investment I wanted to put to use every morsel of this oxtail. I've read about forcemeat, terrines, and pate's in the past but usually I've only related them to using things like livers and pig... faces? Not that pig face is a bad thing, however up until recently like most people I've never really seriously considered eating outside of my comfort zone. I've had liverwurst, bratwursts, and of course one of my favorites, scrapple. Although I adore scrapple I know its slightly wrong. Its like a near and dear childhood friend you know you've outgrown, but as much as you want to ignore them, seriously you just can't. I know it's pure cholesterol, I know it will make my ass fat, but what red blooded American does not eat hot dogs? Really all of these acceptable sausages and mighty meats are essentially just meat smoothie. (sometimes shoved into a casing) Somewhere in my American brain I've never really related mixed meat products to being forcemeat. Essentially isn't the almighty hot dog, or bologna really just a shunned cousin of a pate? Why not take a stab at it and make a terrine of my own? So I did. With my nose to tail adventures at the back of my head and charcutepalooza in full swing, I've got meat on the brain. I've got my favorite meat lovers guides at arms length, I'm armed, dangerous and hungry for adventure! This terrine is a dish I came up with because it sounded like it could work, and I felt like I should try it. I guessed and winged it, with pretty good success. Oxtail being the tail of a cow, it has a good bit of gristle and a very slight beefy funk to it. So instead of wasting anything I puree'd the onions that were braised with the oxtail, a bit of the meat and of course the gristle and fatty bits. I tossed in spices such as ground thyme, sage, garlic powder, onion salt, pepper and a bit of some raw diced onion. I hard cooked some eggs and layered it all into a lined butter dish. Yes, a butter dish. I don't have a "terrine" mold, and I only had about a 2-3 cup portion of meat goop. Once the meaty goodness was seasoned and layered, I coddled it like a newborn and tucked it away to rest in the fridge for a day or so. (I thought about baking it in a water bath but opted not to and it was stunning) Served with sourdough toast, mustard, chives and pickles this was a delightful snack. Rich, and oh so familiar... I was in shock! HEY, this tastes almost like sausages! Rich, fatty, unctuous sausage. I love you my mighty meaty friend. Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread Recipe Braised Oxtail With Balsamic Gastrique related searches : Mighty
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