Oxtail Noodle Soup (Sop Buntut Pakai Mie)

Oxtail Noodle Soup (Sop Buntut Pake Mie) Ingredients

1 kg chopped oxtail3-4 L water3 potatoes, chopped2 carrots , chopped2 tomatoes, chopped2 spring onion, chopped2 tbsp oilRice noodleSalt, sugar, pepper powder, msg

Aromatics

2 onion, halved2 thumb size ginger, sliced5 garlic, crushed4 cloves1 cinnamon stick1 nutmeg2-3 star-anise

Complement (Optional)

Melinjo CrackersLime wedgesChili sambalFried shallotSweet soy sauce

Steps

1. In a pot, Submerge oxtail in the water, blanch for 10-15 mins, drain and rinse2. Heat oil in a pot, char onion, garlic, ginger first and followed by cloves, nutmeg, star-anise and cinnamon stick until fragrance3. add 3 L of water, followed by oxtail, Cover with lid, cook over low heat for 2-3 hrs or until soft and tender4. Remove oxtail, strain broth into another pot, discard aromatics5. Simmer broth, add back the oxtail, then sugar, salt, pepper and msg and cook carrots, potatoes, until tender for 10 min6. Off the heat, add tomatoes and spring onion7. Cook noodle according to package8. Serve oxtail soup with rice noodle and all the complements