Malaysian Style Oxtail Soup Recipes

OXTAIL SOUP (MALAYSIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Heat up the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the oxtail and sear it until both sides turn slightly brown.
• Add the onion, ginger, garlic and saute together for a minute.
• Add sufficient water to over all the ingredients.
• Put the coriander seeds, cloves, cardamoms, and star anise in a piece of cloth and tie it to form a bouquet garni.
• Add the coriander leaves, ground cumin, cinnamon stick, the bouquet garni and bird's eye chilies.
• Start boiling over high heat until it boils and then continue over medium heat for 2 hours until the oxtail is tender. Skim off any impurity, scum, and fat that accumulates at the top occasionally.
• Add the tomato, potato, and carrot. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Season with salt, pepper, and sugar.
• When it is ready to serve, squeeze the lime juice into the soup.
• Ladle the oxtail soup into a bowl, garnish with crispy deep fried shallots and coriander leaves. Serve.

OXTAIL SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter, add pieces of tail in a large stockpot.
• When the meat begins to brown, add onion.
• When onion is a deep gold, add stock, carrot, celery, tomatoes, wine and herbs tied securely in a cheesecloth bag.
• Season with remaining ingredients and simmer until meat is very tender, about 3 hours.
• Remove herbs.
• Separate meat of the oxtail from the bones; discard bones.
• Reheat soup and serve with a little of the meat in each bowl.