Oxtail and Pepper Soup
By Yankee Magazine|Sep 05 2007|
Hits the spot on those bone-chilling days.
Yield
Serves 6-8
Ingredients
2 pounds oxtail sections
2-1/2 quarts cold water or beef stock
3 tablespoons butter
4 green peppers, cored and chopped
3 onions, peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons flour
Sour cream
Instructions
Combine oxtail and water in soup kettle. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, 2 hours. Remove tail, chop meat, and discard bones. Cool stock, chill, and skim fat from top. Combine meat and stock in clean kettle and simmer 5 minutes. Melt butter in skillet and sauté green peppers, onions, and garlic until soft. Sprinkle with flour and stir until blended. Add several cups hot stock from kettle and stir until smooth. Add sautéed vegetables mixture to kettle and simmer 20 minutes. Garnish with sour cream.
