Amazing Tomato Oxtail Soup Recipe

The Spanish oxtail recipes know how to bring out the best from the ingredients of the region, resulting in dishes worthy of a 5-star restaurant.

Within these Spanish recipes, you will find the fantastic tomato oxtail soup: its recipe is easy to make, it calls for ingredients that everyone has at home, and the result is simply mesmerizing.

Read this article and you will learn how to make oxtail soup step-by-step, with some tips to store and serve, and the best ways to customize this delicious dish.

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Background of the Dish

You should know by now that Andalusia is the home for the best oxtail recipes, such as the worldwide phenomenons of oxtail soup with mixed vegetables and braised oxtail.

The tomato oxtail soup however is a regional hidden gem that hasn’t expanded too far from Southern Spain, but it is so worth it to give it a try.

It is similar to the traditional oxtail soup, but in this case, you add fresh tomatoes and tomato sauce to nail that perfect flavor, all blended with the tender oxtail and fragrant vegetables.

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Things You’ll Need for Tomato Oxtail Soup

To prepare the tomato oxtail soup you will need fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, oxtail, onion, and carrots as the main ingredients.

When it comes to the equipment this is one of the most simple oxtail recipes, since you’ll only need a large heavy pot or Dutch oven to make it.

Ingredients

• 2kg oxtail
• 1 can (450gr) crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup (240ml) tomato sauce
• 6 cups (1.5l) beef broth
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Tomato Oxtail Soup – Step by Step Guide

1. For the first step in this Spanish style oxtail recipe you have to prepare the vegetables, so peel and chop the onion and carrots into small pieces. Also, dice the celery stalks and peel and mince the garlic cloves. Set them aside.

2. After that, pat the oxtails dry with a clean kitchen towel and cut them into bite-sized chunks. Season each cube with salt and pepper on both sides. Remember that cutting the meat makes the cooking process of the oxtail tomato soup faster.

3. Now grab a large pot or Dutch oven and heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Then, add the oxtail pieces and sear them on all sides until golden. Remove the oxtail and set them aside.

4. Using the same pot, add the chopped onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion becomes translucent. Add the diced carrots and celery to the pot. Cook for 5 more minutes. Don’t forget that they will finish cooking with the rest of the oxtail vegetable soup.

5. To continue with this oxtail with tomato recipe, return the browned oxtail to the pot. Pour in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and oxtail broth recipe. Stir to combine.

6. Then, add the dried thyme, dried oregano, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours, or until the oxtail is tender.

7. Now, taste the easy oxtail soup and adjust the seasoning if needed. Remove the bay leaf before serving.

8. The oxtail soup with tomatoes recipe is now ready. Serve your tomato oxtail soup hot, optionally topped with grated cheese or chopped herbs, and enjoy.

Substitution of Ingredients

The tomato oxtail soup is the best oxtail soup recipe that you can find because it allows you to make plenty of ingredient substitutions, without losing its amazing flavor and consistency.

For example, you can do like the oxtail stew with potatoes and add different veggies to this Spanish beef oxtail recipe, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, etc.

If you want it to have a consistency similar to the beef oxtail stew, then a cup of heavy cream or a couple of tablespoons of cream cheese will do the trick.

To give a spicy twist to this tomato oxtail soup, you can blend this recipe with the one for the Mexican oxtail soup by adding crushed jalapeño, chili flakes, and hot sauce.

If soup isn’t your favorite type of dish, then there are other oxtail recipes that you can try, such as the fried oxtail recipe and the tender oxtail recipe.

Tips on Serving Tomato Oxtail Soup

Serving the best oxtail soup is super simple, and with it, you will have a main dish or an appetizer that is perfect for lunch or dinner at any time of the year.

If you serve the soup from this old-fashioned oxtail soup recipe in small dishes, then you will have the perfect appetizer, or you can serve it the North American way with a grilled cheese sandwich on the side.

You can take inspiration from different recipes for oxtail soup, such as the oxtail noodle soup, and serve this soup with your favorite type of cooked pasta, like spaghetti, rigatoni, etc.

You can also serve it like the tomato oxtail stew with chopped fresh herbs on top, grated cheese, and even a drizzle of heavy cream to add a contrast of flavor.

Give a go to our keto oxtail soup that’s a perfect soup especially when you follow this keto diet and are craving a bit of oxtail soup.

How to Store Tomato Oxtail Soup

Once you finish making the tomato oxtail soup you can store it in the fridge or freezer, but first you have to let the soup cool to room temperature.

Then, pour the soup into a freezer-safe airtight container and cover it with plastic wrap on top (so that it doesn’t form a crust) and a lid too if possible.

After that, store the tomato oxtail soup all together or in portions, in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for 45 days (add a label so you don’t go over that time).

Other healthy oxtail recipes that you can prepare and store in the fridge or freezer are the Portuguese oxtail stew, the oxtail stew with vegetables, and the oxtail dumplings.

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