Hearty Oxtail Soup Recipe (2024)

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What makes oxtail taste good? ›

There is a good amount of fat and collagen that melt into your dishes as oxtail cooks, which will give a wonderful round texture to sauces and that slightly sticky feel to the meat. And the bonus flavor from the bone marrow that will cook into your dishes make this cut one to really get to know and not be afraid of!

Oxtail soup can be stored and frozen like any other beef soup, which means it's good in the refrigerator, covered, for 3 to 5 days and frozen, in a freezer-safe container or zip-close bag, for up to 3 months.

One of the defining characteristics of oxtail soup is that it contains a large mass of solid ingredients, rather than ingredients that have been diced or shredded as is the norm with Chinese soup.

A cow's tail is a busy appendage that constantly swipes back and forth. Due to its constant motion, the tail has strong muscles and cartilage. Fortunately, you can tenderize the meat by boiling or braising it for several hours.

Fill with enough water to cover oxtails and place over high heat. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium. Cook oxtails until tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

By soaking and blanching the oxtail before cooking any impurities are removed. To cook: Oxtail requires long, slow cooking to produce tender, succulent meat.

Oxtail is rich in Collagen, a vital protein for our body's growth and repair. Oxtail is high in fat so an ideal energy source for a Ketogenic, Paleo, or Carnivore Diet. With over 70% fat, Oxtail is Ideal for anyone on a high fat / low carb or no-carb diet. Oxtail must be slow-cooked to break down the connective tissue.

Browning or searing the meat before slow cooking locks in all the flavors and juices in the meat. Plus, we season the oxtails with our seasonings and Worcestershire sauce before browning, which seals even more flavor into the meat. It's not a necessary step, but one that's well worth doing.

Hearty, healthy and full of flavour, oxtail soup is the perfect winter-warmer. Oxtail soup: a quintessential British comfort food, with humble beginnings. Thought to have originated in London's east end by Spitalfields-dwelling Huguenots in the seventeenth century, the dish combines beef tails in a vegetable stew.

Who eats oxtail soup? ›

Versions of oxtail soup are popular traditional dishes in South America, West Africa, China, Spain, Korea and Indonesia. In Chinese cuisine, it is usually made into a soup called in Chinese: 牛尾汤; pinyin: niúwěi tāng; lit. 'oxtail soup'.

Collagen for Joint Health: Oxtail offers a high collagen content. Collagen, is a structural protein that imparts strength and elasticity to tissues, including joints and skin. The collagen supports the structure of joints and relieves joint pain and stiffness.

While there are several ways to velvet, a pound of meat needs about two teaspoons of cornstarch and two teaspoons of oil, says Leung. You may also include two to three tablespoons of water. For beef, add a 1/4-teaspoon of baking soda for tenderizing. Additional seasonings are optional and vary from recipe to recipe.

Oxtail is the tail of a cow. A long time ago, it came from the tail of an ox, but now it comes from the tail of a cow of either sex. The tail is skinned and cut into sections. Each section has a tailbone with some marrow in the center, and a bony portion of meat surrounding the tail.

This is definitely a dish to enjoy in a casual setting, since the best way to eat oxtail is to hold the bones in your fingers and chew on them until every particle of meat has been consumed.

In a large bowl filled halfway with cold water along with the oxtail add 1/4 salt, 1/4 cup of white vinegar and 3 lemon & limes cut in half. Soak them for 15-30 minutes undisturbed then scrub each one of them with the lemon or limes. Pour the water out and discard the lemon & limes.

Oxtails are unique because, unlike other cuts of beef, they contain a lot of bone and connective tissue. Oxtails have a rich, hearty, beefy flavor.

OK, so if you find that your brown stew 'oxtail' dish has a more bitter taste, this is more than likely due to using too much browning sauce. No worries---you can fix this! Simply break up the bitter taste with a bit of ketchup, brown sugar, and additional stock. This should help!