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Oxtail soup recipe

savory oxtail soup

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 2 oz beef dripping
  • 4 oxtails
  • 2 diced large carrots
  • 2 chopped large onions
  • 4 celery sticks
  • 1 1/2 bay leaf
  • 4 sprigs of fresh parsley
  • 4 tablespoons pearl barley
  • 2 tablespoon plain flour combine with 4 tablespoons water
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions

  1. Melt the beef dripping in a saucepan. Fry the oxtails, carrots and onions until brown and add 4 pt water.
  2. Tie the celery, bay leaf and parsley together, and add to the soup.
  3. Bring the soup to the boil and add the pearl barley.
  4. Simmer for 4 hours, skimming off any froth that rises to the surface of the soup.
  5. Remove the large bones and celery, bay leaf and parsley.
  6. Thicken the soup with the flour paste and continue to stir.
  7. Season well with salt and pepper.
  8. Serve while still warm.

Servings: 4

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