sig's Oxtail Soup

Name: sig's Oxtail Soup
Ingredients: 1 kg oxtail; 2 tbsp bacon fat; 2 tbsp flour; 1 1/2 liter beef stock; 1 onion; 2 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 10 black pepper corns; 1 tsp coriander; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch paprika; 1/2 tsp gravy browning( optional); 10 or so button mushrooms cut in half, optional

13 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 kg oxtail
2 tbsp bacon fat
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 liter beef stock
1 onion
2 cloves
1 bay leaf
10 black pepper corns
1 tsp coriander
1 pinch salt
1 pinch paprika
1/2 tsp gravy browning( optional)
10 or so button mushrooms cut in half, optional

Directions

1

brown the flour in the baconfat and add chopped onion.
2

add the oxtail and brown from all sides.
3

Add stock and all other ingredients, simmer slowly until the meat is soft and tender and the stock has reduced ,at least one and a half hours somewhat.Keep check on liquid.Remove bay leaf and cloves.Add mushrooms ,remove oxtail and clean meat of bone add meat to soup.
4

Use a little gravy browning to achive a deeper colour
5

serve with fresh bread.
6

Add extra stewing or braising steak if you require extra meat about half way through cooking.
7

If you busy prepare and brown the meat in frying pan , then put into slowcooker with all other ingredients, but only about 1/2 to 3/4 of the amount of liquid set on automatic timing , after about 6- 8 hours it will be beautifully cooked, check seasoning.