Oxtail Soup, photo by JMorton
Oxtail Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1.25kg/2lb 12oz oxtail, trimmed of fat and cut into pieces
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot, roughly chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 thyme sprigs
- 10 black peppercorns
- 2 tsp tomato purée
- 300ml/10½fl oz red wine
- 1.5 litres/2½ pints litres beef stock
- 1 tbsp plain flour
Method
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Heat the oil in a large, flameproof casserole dish. Add the oxtail pieces and fry over a high heat until browned all over – you may have to do this in batches. Take the oxtail out of the dish and put it on a plate.
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Add all the vegetables to the casserole and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the herbs, peppercorns and tomato purée and cook for another minute. Pour in the wine and allow to bubble for a few minutes.
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Return the oxtail to the pan and pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook for 2½-3 hours, until the oxtail is really tender and falling off the bone. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer the oxtail pieces to a plate and leave to cool.
- Strain the cooking liquor through a sieve into serving bowls.
- Shred the oxtail meat and discard the bones. For no-bits soup, puree the meat in a mixer then stir in with the soup or leave the meat shred as it is and use as garnish to the soup.
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Whichever, it would be delicious and a hearty meal especially served with some buttered slices of crusty bread.
Enjoy!