Oxtail Soup Recipe (Sop Buntut)

Ingredients :
1 kg 1/2 tablespoon 1/2 1 1 tablespoon 200 g 250 g Spice (ground) 6 3 cloves 1 teaspoon Garnishing	Oxtail / beef tail, cut into serving pieces Chopped ginger Nutmeg, bruised Spring onion, cut into 2-3 pieces Margarine Carrots, cut into 3 cm piece, then halved or quartered Potatoes, cut into 4-6 pieces Salt to taste Shallots Garlic Peppercorns Fried shallots Spring onions Chopped Chinese parsley
Method : Put oxtail in a pan with 2 liters water and bring to the boil. Carefully scoop off and discard the scum floating on the surface. Discard the stock and replace with 2 liters clean water. Add chopped ginger, nutmeg and spring onion. Cover the pan and simmer over low heat until tender. Remove the tail, reserving 1 1/2 liters stock. Bring the stock to the boil, then add oxtail. Heat margarine and fry ground spices until fragrant. Add to the boiling stock, then add carrots and potatoes. Bring to the boil until the ingredients are thoroughly cooked. Garnish with fried shallots, spring onions, and Chinese parsley. Serve hot.