Braised Oxtails With Chorizo – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 3 lbs. (2 – 3” pieces) meaty oxtails
• ¾ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tbsp. EVOO
• 2 oz. mild Spanish chorizo, cured not fresh chorizo, casing removed & finely chopped
• ½ large onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• ½ bay leaf
• 1/8 tsp. each hot & sweet Spanish smoked paprika
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 14 oz. whole tomatoes, in puree, coarsely chopped
• 1 Tbsp. each chopped flat-leaf parsley & cilantro
• 1 ½ tsp. Sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar