Oxtail soup

Oxtail soup

3.91 from 11 votes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Irish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg oxtail cut into pieces
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 2 carrots peeled and diced
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp corn flour optional
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce optional
  • 1.5 litre beef or vegetable stock
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 sprigs fresh parsley chopped
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 240˚C.place the oxtails pieces on a roasting tray and place in the oven to colour for 20 minutes or so until well coloured.
  • alternatively, colour the oxtail directly in the pan as per video !
  • in a large saucepan, heat the oil. add the oxtail pieces and colour well for 3-4 minutes on all sides. Add the onions, carrots, garlic, and sauté for 2 minutes.
  • Add tomato puree, mustard. stir to coat the flavour with the vegetables.
  • At this stage, if you desire a thicker soup add the corn flour and again stir in the vegetable mixture.
  • Pour over the stock, and Worcester sauce.
  • Season with salt and pepper and add the herbs.
  • Cover with a lid and simmer for 2-3 hours over low heat until the meat is fork tender.
  • Once cooked, Remove the oxtail from the soup and separate the meat from the bones and return the meat to the saucepan. Check the seasoning.
  • Serve immediately with fresh bread.

Notes

You can use a slow cooker on low for 8 hours or slow cook in a casserole dish in the oven for 2 hours at 160˚C.
Keyword Beef, Full On Irish Cookbook, irish, modern Irish, soup

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