The Nasty Bits: Lamb's Neck Stew

Note: Our intern Chichi Wang loves offal so much, she pitched us this series called The Nasty Bits, where she'll explore recipes involving animal innards on a regular basis. Her goal is to tempt Serious Eaters out of their safety...

Rabo Encendido

Tender bites of oxtail and a thick, rich, warmly spiced sauce.

Osso Buco (Italian Braised Veal Shanks)

Osso buco is a Milanese dish of braised veal shanks in a hearty wine- and vegetable-based sauce. A mixture of parsley, lemon zest, and garlic (gremolata) finishes the dish off.

Lamb Tripe Stew

Working with offal is a wonderful way to indulge on some of the finer things in life. This recipe for tripe stew is flavored with saffron and an entire bottle of Riesling.

Veal and Peppers Recipe | Cook the Book

When it's cold outside I rely on my oven more than our old temperamental radiators—this a slow braise of veal and peppers warms the kitchen like nothing else.

Bollito Misto (Italian Feast of Mixed Boiled Meats)

The ultimate meat-lover's feast, Northern Italy's bollito misto is not an affair to be taken lightly; it will take some effort to procure all the meat and requires quite the appetite on the part of the diners. With long, slow cooking, the result is delicately and beautifully poached meats that are tender and silky, plus a flavorful broth that can be enjoyed as part of the meal, or at another time. Two bright, fresh, and very different sauces make the perfect condiments for the meats.

Oxtail Marmalade

I bet you thought you'd never utter "oxtail" and "marmalade" in the same breath. It is a sweet dish, sweetened with brown sugar and rich with red wine and red wine vinegar. There is something distinctly jam-like, I'll admit, about spreading the oxtail on toast.

Lamb Stew from 'Stewed'

Gently simmered lamb shoulder, port, and root vegetable stew tastes lamby but not gamey or chewy. The key is the sweet and savory undercurrent of wine, beef stock, tomatoes, and winter roots that runs beneath the flavor of the lamb.

Osso Buco

Osso Buco is one of the Italian greats - slow cooked veal in a white wine tomato sauce. Meltingly tender, this is both hearty and luxurious.

Sunday Supper: Red Wine and Tomato Braised Oxtails

The smell of meat braising on a Sunday afternoon gives the entire house a warm comforting feeling. And oxtails are a cut of meat that are especially well suited for long low braises. Oxtails have a lot of collagen, which after hours in a flavorful braising liquid, breaks down and becomes tender and succulent. Red wine adds rich flavor to the meat, and whole tomatoes break down in the sauce adding texture to the final product.