Grumble, grumble

[SeaCat]

Years ago Knorr sold a dried soup called OxTail Soup here in the United States as did Heinz. I loved it.

When I lived in Germany I got to eat the real thing and loved it even more although both the Knorr and Heinz versions were more than acceptable. (The Knorr version was dried and had no solids. The Heinz version came in a can and had plenty of solids.)

When I moved back to the states I found both companies had stopped selling it here. (Grumble)

When I moved to Florida I found the Jamaicans make OxTail which is tasty as hell but it still isn't the soup.

Now I find out both Knorr and Heinz make and sell it in Europe.

Hell I can't even find a good recipe for it online.

What's up with this?

Hmmmm, my parents are heading to Germany next month. I wonder if they can snag me a couple of packages and smuggle them back for me.

Cat

 

[JackLuis]

Years ago Knorr sold a dried soup called OxTail Soup here in the United States as did Heinz. I loved it.

Hmmmm, my parents are heading to Germany next month. I wonder if they can snag me a couple of packages and smuggle them back for me.

Cat

Hell have them buy a carton and ship it back UPS.

 

[Stella_Omega]

this is probably the recipe that Knorr tries to emulate;
http://germanfood.about.com/od/soupsandstews/r/oxtail-soup.htm

Oxtails used to be cheap food; now they are effing expensive You can approximate the flavor with a few chunks of beef shank and a beef foot or knuckle.

 

[SeaCat]

this is probably the recipe that Knorr tries to emulate;
http://germanfood.about.com/od/soupsandstews/r/oxtail-soup.htm

Oxtails used to be cheap food; now they are effing expensive You can approximate the flavor with a few chunks of beef shank and a beef foot or knuckle.

Stella,

Thank you ever so much. That looks more than tasty. I'm going to have to try that one. (As a matter of fact I was drooling reading the recipe.)

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

Stella,

Thank you ever so much. That looks more than tasty. I'm going to have to try that one. (As a matter of fact I was drooling reading the recipe.)

Cat

yes-- now I have to make oxtail soup too!

 

[OneLustyWench]

this is probably the recipe that Knorr tries to emulate;
http://germanfood.about.com/od/soupsandstews/r/oxtail-soup.htm

Oxtails used to be cheap food; now they are effing expensive You can approximate the flavor with a few chunks of beef shank and a beef foot or knuckle.

Thanks for posting. I had gotten some oxtail on sale the other day and froze it. Beef neck bones also do well in it and can usually be found cheap.

 

[stephen55]

The good old days....

My mother used to make ox-tail soup regularly, mostly because the local butcher would practically give ox tails away. (sigh)

It's kind of like when my father was a boy growing up on the north-west coast of British Columbia in Prince Rupert. The halibut boats would come in and the fish processing plants would go to work. Halibut cheeks were considered trash and the plants would put the stuff outside in large buckets. During the depression, even if you were dirt poor, it was considered beneath dignity to eat halibut cheeks unless you were close to starving. In that case you could go down to the plant and help yourself. My grandmother couldn't quite do that so she waited an hour or two. Someone would come around with a wagon loaded with a few barrels of the stuff, picked up gratis and she would buy some, behind the house, for a few pennies.

Been to a seafood restaurant that has halibut cheeks on the menu lately?

 

[SeaCat]

yes-- now I have to make oxtail soup too!

Just finished browning the meat and frying/browning the veggies. I then dumped everything into a crock pot to simmer for the next four hours. It looks disgusting but oh man does it smell good.

I found the Ox Tails in a local grocery store and was amazed at how much meat were on them. I picked up several two pound packages and have frozen several of them.

Cat

 

[Handley_Page]

Cat
You want I see if I can obtain some of the dried Knorr soups for you ?

 

[SeaCat]

Cat
You want I see if I can obtain some of the dried Knorr soups for you ?

Thanks for the offer but no. My parents will be in Germany next month and they can look to see if they have them there. If they do then I'll set something up with my relatives over there.

Meanwhile I'll see how this turns out.

Now I have to find a good recipe for the Jamaican Ox Tail we get every now and then in work.

Cat

 

[SeaCat]

Well, the adventure continues.

AS I mentioned above I followed the recipe up to the point of simmering. Then I shifted everything to a crock pot, turned it on high and let it sit for 4 hours. Holy Sweet Jesus did it smell good.

After the 4 hours the meat was starting to fall off the bones so I knew it was time to start the next step. I removed the meat filled bones from the mix and set them to the side. I then started ladeling the broth through a sieve to remove the veggies. All you could smell through out our place was the soup.

I couldn't resist, I had to sample the broth. A nice dark hearty broth it is and very flavorfull albeit a bit thin. The flavor is there I have to admit.

Now the broth and the bones are in the fridge cooling. Tomorrow I'll remove the meat from the bones, pop the Grease off the broth and reheat it slowly with the meat added.

A little more Red Wine, some Salt and Pepper and of course the meat and Cream and it should be heaven in a bowl. I'll let you know.

Cat

 

[SeaCat]

Damn that was good.

I will of course be modifying the recipe the next time I make it.

I'm thinking that the next time I make it I'll let it cook as the recipe calls for, right up to the time you remove the veggies.

Strain it as told to then replace the meat and add another Onion. Let this cook for several more hours. Now the meat truly will be falling off the bones. Remove the bones and toss any meat still atached back into the broth.

Chill the broth adn remove the Grease Cap.

Serve as called for in the recipe but add some noodles at the end.

Cat