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Ox Tail soup
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OK, I'm a single fifty year old male. My mum died many years ago, and sad to say, most of the women these days don't actually cook the sort of things I grew up with, including Ox Tail soup. Liver & Bacon I can get in the pub, real steak and kidney pies I can actually make myself, but I need to know how to make an Ox Tail soup as our mums would have made it back in the 60's and before. Anyone any recipes?
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I'm about the same age as you. My mother always used the same reference that her mother did, i.e. Mrs Beeton!
When I saw your post I immediately thought to refer to the well-worn volume which was handed down to me. Then I remembered that I'd lent it to a friend who lost it (or, more likely, flogged it at a car boot sale!).
All is not lost, however, because the internet comes to the rescue. Mr's B's recipe is here:
http://thefoody.com/mrsbsoups/oxtailsoup.html
(Check the links down the left-hand side for lots more recipes from Mrs Beeton).
Chris
When I saw your post I immediately thought to refer to the well-worn volume which was handed down to me. Then I remembered that I'd lent it to a friend who lost it (or, more likely, flogged it at a car boot sale!).
All is not lost, however, because the internet comes to the rescue. Mr's B's recipe is here:
http://thefoody.com/mrsbsoups/oxtailsoup.html
(Check the links down the left-hand side for lots more recipes from Mrs Beeton).
Chris
I�m off at a tangent her but can you still buy Oxtails? I thought they�d been banned because of the BSE hoo-ha?
I used to see them all the time but I haven�t seen them for ages although obviously they must still be around as a by product - I want some now!
Is it the same as selling beef matured on the bone was and having to find a �friendly� butcher??
That's a great link Chris!
I used to see them all the time but I haven�t seen them for ages although obviously they must still be around as a by product - I want some now!
Is it the same as selling beef matured on the bone was and having to find a �friendly� butcher??
That's a great link Chris!
Try any of these : http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Cooking%20by%20Country/England%20Recipes%20Culinary%20History%20and%20Information.htm or see: http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipe_index.htm for good UK recipe selection inc braised oxtail, suet puddings and so on
Also at : http://www.uktvfood.co.uk/index.cfm?uktv=recipes.atoz&cID=440 for loads of British recipes as well.
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