German-Style Oxtail Soup (Gebundene Ochsenschwanzsuppe)
Bourgeois German restaurants often serve oxtail soup. Make yours at home with this recipe.
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 3to 4 tablespoons olive oil (or "Butterschmalz")
- 2to 3 pounds oxtail bones from the butcher
- 1to 2 pounds soup bones
- 1to 2 leeks (cleaned and sliced)
- 1to 2 onions (chopped)
- 3to 4 carrots (sliced)
- ½of a celery root (celeriac; or 3 to 4 stalks celery, cleaned or peeled and chopped)
- 1parsley root (or parsnip, peeled and chopped)
- 2tablespoons tomato paste
- 1tablespoons ground paprika (such as sharp or sweet Hungarian paprika)
- 1cup dry, red wine
- Dash salt
- Dash pepper
- 2bay leaves
- 5whole cloves
- 5juniper berries
- 1stalk fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves)
- Optional: dash Cayenne pepper
- ¾cup cream
- 1tablespoon all-purpose flour or brown rice flour
- Optional garnish: parsley (dried or fresh)