Simple Oxtail Vegetable Soup Recipe

Nothing warms your body and soul like a hearty and flavorful soup, and among the Spanish soup recipes, there are some truly delightful options.

In this article, we will focus on oxtail vegetable soup, a super simple and easy-to-make recipe that everyone can prepare at home without the need to be an expert.

Keep reading this article, and you will learn how to make it from scratch, with the best tips for storing, serving, and customizing the ingredients.

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Background of the Dish

The oxtail vegetable soup is a classic Andalusian recipe that was created to add a different flavor profile to the traditional oxtail soup.

The traditional recipe only called for onion, carrot, garlic, and oxtail, but this new version takes those ingredients to the next level by incorporating others.

Nowadays, it is considered the best oxtail vegetable soup because it includes almost every category of vegetable.

The wide variety ranges from carrots and onions to potatoes, tomatoes, and corn.

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Things You’ll Need for Oxtail Vegetable Soup

To make the oxtail vegetable soup you need oxtail, potatoes, onion, carrots, minced garlic, parsnips, turnips, corn, green beans, tomatoes, and broth as the main ingredients.

For the equipment of this beef vegetable soup with oxtail recipe, you just need a large pot and a knife to chop everything.

Ingredients

• 1.5kg oxtail
• 8 cups (2l) beef broth
• 1 cup (240ml) red wine (optional)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 carrots
• 2 parsnips
• 2 celery stalks
• 2 turnips
• 3 potatoes
• 1 cup (100gr) canned cooked green beans
• 1 cup (100gr) corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
• 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Oxtail Vegetable Soup – Step by Step Guide

1. First, wash and peel the carrots, parsnips, turnips, and potatoes, then slice them and the celery into bite-sized squares. Peel the onion and chop it into small squares. Lastly, peel and mince the garlic cloves. Set them aside.

2. After that, pat the oxtail dry with the help of kitchen paper and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Trim the excess fat and season with salt and pepper on both sides.

3. Now grab a large pot or Dutch oven and heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Brown the oxtail pieces on all sides until they develop a rich color. Remove oxtails and set aside.

4. Using the same pot, add diced onions and minced garlic. Sauté until onions are translucent. As an optional part of this recipe, pour in the red wine to deglaze the pot, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom.

5. Then, add the browned oxtail back into the pot. Pour in the beef broth, diced tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 90 minutes or until the oxtail is tender and falling off the bone.

6. For the next step in this oxtail vegetable soup recipe, add carrots, parsnips, celery, turnips, and potatoes to the pot. Continue simmering for 30 more minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

7. Once you reach the final 15 minutes, add the cooked green beans and corn to the pot and simmer with the rest of the oxtail soup with vegetables.

8. Now, taste the soup with oxtails and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper if needed. Remove and discard the bay leaves.

9. Your recipe is now ready. You can serve the oxtail vegetable soup hot, optionally garnished with fresh chopped herbs or grated cheese. 

Substitution of Ingredients

As you can see on the listed ingredients, this oxtail vegetable soup recipe only calls for basic ingredients that everyone has at home, yet you still have some room to play around.

First, feel free to prepare this southern oxtail soup recipe with the veggies of your choice, adding others like zucchini, cabbage, fresh tomatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.

For this dish to have an extra kick of flavor, you can draw inspiration from the oxtail pepper soup and add jalapeño pepper, bell peppers, and a tablespoon of hot sauce.

If you have vegetable broth, then you can use it instead of beef broth, but in that case, we would recommend that you use white wine, as it is more compatible with that type of broth.

For those of you who prefer making everything homemade, you can make our oxtail broth recipe and use it for this oxtail soup with mixed vegetables.

Tips on Serving Oxtail Vegetable Soup

With this traditional oxtail soup recipe, you will have a main dish that shines on its own ready to be served for lunch or dinner, all year round.

Since this oxtail vegetable soup already has a pretty big mix of veggies, we recommend sticking to the basics and just top it with your favorite fresh chopped herbs or grated cheese.

However, you could turn this old-fashioned oxtail soup recipe into an appetizer if you serve the soup in smaller bowls, or even in a cup if you are looking for something to snack on during the day.

If you still want to make this dish more filling, then copy the oxtail noodle soup and add your favorite type of cooked pasta to the soup.

How to Store Oxtail Vegetable Soup

For all the meal-prep fans out there we have amazing news for you: the oxtail vegetable soup can be stored both in the fridge or freezer, without affecting its flavor or texture.

Once you finish preparing this recipe for oxtail soup, let it cool to room temperature and then place it in an airtight freezer-safe container.

After that, you can store the easy oxtail soup for up to 3 days in the fridge, or for 30 days in the freezer, just make sure to add a label on the container so you don’t go over that time.

Then, thaw the oxtail vegetable soup in the fridge overnight or for 12 hours, and reheat it on the stove over medium-low heat, or in the microwave for a couple of minutes (you might need to add a bit of water if the liquid evaporated).

If you are looking for more Spanish oxtail recipes that you can prepare ahead and store for later, then you must check out our delicious oxtail stew with potatoes and the flavorful tomato oxtail soup.

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