Soft and Spicy Beef Tail Soup Recipe, Can Warm the Body

Kapanlagi.com - Beef tail soup is one of the soup varieties that is highly favored by the people. The tail is a favorite part that can be made into soup. This food is perfect to enjoy when the weather is cold or when the body is feeling weak. Moreover, this soft and spicy beef tail soup recipe can warm the body.

Beef tail soup is made from the main ingredient, which is beef tail. The tail is delicious to be made into soup. This is because beef tail has fat and meat that are suitable for making broth. Therefore, making soup from beef tail will taste even more delicious.

In Indonesia, beef tail soup is made with rich spices. So, besides being delicious to eat, beef tail soup also has health benefits. Beef tail soup contains nutrients such as 71 kcal of energy, 7.50 grams of protein, 3.60 grams of fat, and 2.20 grams of carbohydrates, sodium, vitamin A, and calcium.

Meanwhile, the spicy broth in the beef tail soup can be beneficial for warming the body and health. This is contained in additional ingredients such as carrots, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, and scallions. So, how to make soft and spicy beef tail soup with rich spices?

Here is the recipe for soft and spicy beef tail soup that can warm the body, as quoted from merdeka.com.

1. Ingredients for Beef Oxtail Soup

Beef Oxtail Soup Ingredients (credit: instagram.com/sopbuntut_mamamertua/)

Ingredients for Beef Oxtail Soup:

- 500 grams of beef oxtail

- 2 carrots

- 2 potatoes

- 100 grams of trimmed snow peas

Ground spices:

- 6 shallots

- 3 cloves of garlic

- ¼ nutmeg seed

Boiling spices:

- 1 segment of crushed ginger

- 1 bay leaf

- 1 cm of crushed galangal

- ½ stalk of lemongrass, crushed

Broth seasoning:

- 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper

- 1 teaspoon of beef broth powder

- ½ teaspoon of salt

- ½ teaspoon of granulated sugar

- ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon

Garnish:

- Finely chopped celery

- 1 stalk of green onion

- 1 tomato

- 100 grams of fried shallots

2. How to Make Beef Oxtail Soup

How to Make Oxtail Soup (credit: instagram.com/riunggunung.id/)

To make tender beef oxtail soup with rich spices, follow these steps:

- Clean the beef oxtail by removing excess fat. Gently rub the oxtail with running water.

- Boil the cleaned oxtail twice to reduce the smell. Add bay leaf, galangal, lemongrass, and ginger during the initial boiling process. Boil for 45 minutes, then boil again with fresh water and the recipe's spices until tender.

- Heat oil and sauté the ground spices until fragrant. Then, add them to the boiling oxtail soup. Add seasonings such as sugar, salt, black pepper, cinnamon, and beef broth powder. Cook for approximately 10-15 minutes.

- Add carrots, potatoes, and snow peas and cook for another 10 minutes to keep the vegetables fresh.

- Wait until all the vegetables and meat are tender and the flavors are absorbed.

- Once cooked, garnish with green onions, sliced tomatoes, celery, and fried shallots.

- Serve and enjoy while hot.

3. Things to Consider When Cooking Oxtail Soup

Things to Consider When Cooking Oxtail Soup (credit: instagram.com/yuliatifoodtaste/)

When cooking oxtail soup or other soup dishes, there are several tips that need to be considered. This is to avoid a less tasty soup. Here are important things that you need to pay attention to when cooking soup:

- Add the oxtail when the water is already boiling. Don't forget to boil it twice. The first process should use spices to eliminate the smell.

- Saute the seasoning for the oxtail soup. This is important because some people may forget to saute the seasoning and directly put it into the boiling water.

- Do not cook the vegetables for too long. Overcooked vegetables will not taste good when enjoyed. In addition, the nutritional content and vitamins in vegetables will also be lost if cooked for too long.

- Pay attention to the amount of seasoning added to the soup, so that the taste is just right and delicious on the tongue. Do not add too much salt, as it will become salty, as well as sugar, pepper, and cinnamon.

- When it is cooked, do not forget to wait for the soup to cool down. Do not eat it immediately after it is cooked because it will be less enjoyable to eat.

You can also process beef tail with various recipes and creativity. Like tail that is processed by frying, as well as grilling. These preparations can be adjusted to taste, so it will be more enjoyable to eat.

So, that's the recipe for tender beef tail soup, rich in spices and can warm the body. It is suitable to be eaten during cold weather and when the body is not fit. This recipe is very easy to make, so you can apply it directly.

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