Coda alla Vaccinara Recipe - Great Italian Chefs

Ingredients

• 1.5kg oxtail, cut into 3-4cm pieces
• 30g of flour
• 150g of pancetta
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 celery sticks, 1 diced, the others split lengthways then cut into thirds (reserve the leaves for garnish)
• 1 carrot, diced
• 2 garlic, sliced
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 sprigs of thyme
• 1 sprig of rosemary
• 1 tbsp of tomato purée
• 200ml of red wine
• 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• beef stock, as needed
• 1/2 tsp cocoa powder, (optional)
• lard, or olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• polenta
• 1 handful of raisins
• 1 handful of pine nuts