Oxtail Soup

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.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

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