Oxtail Soup

Kimke's Note:

This is another old family recipe. You may have seen the disgusting looking, cheap oxtails at the grocery. This is a good way to use them. It make a wonderful, rich, meaty broth which is wonderful on a cold, winter day.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 2 lbs oxtails
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes , chopped
• 3 -5 potatoes , cut into 1 inch pieces
• ½-1 head cabbage (1/2 large head)
• frozen vegetable , of your choice (we usually used mixed veggies with corn, limas, green beans, etc.)
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme

Directions:

1. Boil meat in stock pot with water for 10 minutes and then drain off water.
2. Cut up onion and put with ox-tail.
3. Cover with 8 cups water.
4. Boil for 1 hour.
5. Take out meat.
6. Add tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage and frozen veggies (no need to thaw).
7. Cut meat off bones and return meat to soup.
8. Boil another hour.