Oxtail stew

It's not my recipe, basically another one by dear old HFW. But it's lovely.

Take one oxtail, chopped up by butchr. Rinse it. Place in a big pot
with one large onion (chopped), two sliced carrots, chopped celery,
bay leaves, thyme. Cover with water. Bring to boil, simmer slowly for
3-4 hours (skim off some of the crud which rises if you can be
bothered).

When the meat is tender, take it all out of the stock (veg too). Rip
the meat off the bones. Add 1/2 a bottle of red wine to the stock, and
boil it down to a nice thick consistency. Add meat and possibly the
veg if you like really well done carrots back to the stock.