Best Scottish Oxtail Soup Recipes

SCOTTISH OXTAIL SOUP

Steps:

• To make the spice bag, place 1 bay leaf, 3 sprigs thyme, 4 large sprigs parsley (including stalks), one 4-inch piece celery stalked with leaves, and two whole green onions in the center of a square of double thickness cheesecloth.
• Fold up the sides of the cheesecloth and tie off the top very tightly to make a spice bag.
• (Equivalent dry herbs may be substituted).
• Fry the oxtail pieces and the vegetables in the fat for a few minutes until lightly browned.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour the beef stock into a saucepan and add the fried oxtail and vegetables as well as the spice bag.
• Bring to the boil, and then transfer to a crockpot and cook on high for 1½- 2 hours (or longer if necessary) until the meat is tender.
• Strain the stock, cut all the meat (in small pieces) from the bones and then return the stock and meat to the pan.
• Bring to the boil.
• Puree.
• Mix the flour and port together and add to the soup.
• Simmer for 5 minutes before serving.

OXTAIL SOUP

Steps:

• Coat the oxtails with the flour. Melt the butter in a large soup pot or dutch oven. Add the meat and brown thoroughly. Add the chopped vegetables and continue to cook until the vegetables are slightly softened.
• Add the peppercorns, herbs, salt, stock, and water. Bring to a boil, and skim off any scrum that forms on the surface.
• Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat for 4 hours or until the meat is completely tender and falling off the bones.
• Carefully strain the solids out of the stock, reserving the stock and putting it back in the soup pot. Let the meat cool until you can handle it, then strip the meat from the bones. Discard the bones and fatty skin, and place the meat back in the soup.
• Puree the vegetables in a blender of food processor, and return to the soup.
• Reheat the soup to serving temperature, then add the sherry. Taste, and add salt or pepper as needed before serving.

SLOW-COOKER OXTAIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown oxtails in oil over medium heat. Remove from pan; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. , Add carrots and onion to dripping, cook and stir until just softened, 3-5 minutes. Add garlic, cook 1 minute longer. Transfer vegetable mixture to slow cooker. Add tomatoes, broth, bay leaves, salt, oregano, thyme and pepper; stir to combine. , Cook, covered, on low 8 hours. Add cabbage, cook until cabbage is tender and meat pulls away easily from bones, about 2 hours longer. Remove oxtails; set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and shred meat. Return meat to soup. Discard bay leaves., Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.