Towards the tail end of corn season several weeks ago, I bought several ears of corn for the family to enjoy. I arrived fairly late to the market and it was already slim pickings by then, so I managed to snag only six ears.
Six ears was not enough for us. When we devour corn, we usually have an ear each – at least. Two ears per person is a modest serving for us. I had to figure out how to stretch these ears of corn lest a riot break loose.
Hmmm. . . I had some oxtails, some potatoes and cabbage. Why not make a soup with all of the ingredients above? I must admit in all my years eating soup and eating corn, I've never had corn in soup before. (That is, a soup that had corn in it, instead of a cream of corn soup).
There's really nothing in terms of recipe for this soup. It's basic home cooking
where we put ingredients in a pot with some water and wait.
I put the oxtails in the pot first and cooked them in water until they were almost tender, added the potatoes and then the corn. I got some local nugget potatoes because they were also available (and my favorite) and I managed to multiply my six ears of corn into 18 pieces by cutting each ear into thirds. I added some sliced cabbage last. Then, the soup was seasoned to taste.
It is surprising how a simple meal like this is so very, very good. The corn were exceptional! Somehow, cooking them with the oxtails made them taste very buttery, very sweet.
Ingredients:
- oxtail, chopped into pieces
- water
- nugget potatoes, whole or cut in half
- corn, each cob cut into thirds
- cabbage, chopped in large pieces
- salt & pepper, soy sauce, fish sauce
All quantities are according to how much one wants them to be. In a pot, add oxtail pieces and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a boil, then simmer on low heat until oxtail is tender, about 2-3 hours. Add potatoes and corn into broth. Simmer until cooked. Add cabbage last and cook in the soup until wilted to your liking. Season the soup to taste with salt & pepper, and/or soy sauce, and/or fish sauce.
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Comments (14)
i love this stuff! asian soup ftw
Looks good, I'd try it! I love soup, corn, and potatoes.
I freaking love oxtail. Too bad it's hard to get around here, and expensive when you can. D:
@live_for_love@xanga - Are you serious? But you have like... cows... everywhere? o.O Don't you have a cow or two in your backyard?
@chow - xD no, not in my backyard. We do not raise them, kthx.
But for some reason you just can't get them in the store. The only time you CAN is when you get one butchered and specifically ask for it.
@live_for_love@xanga - Oh, I just assumed they roamed wild out there. Just kidding.
How interesting -- I would have thought where you are, you can get all kinds of cuts of meat very easily; at least much easier than it is for me here. You know, Costco and Sam's Club here carries Oxtail? I guess because of our high Asian population, it's in high demand.
@chow - Yeah, I guess people around here kind of forget about it, so it's not in high demand. But when you DO find it, eeeesh. It's ridic. It makes me sad D:
Oxtail!!!! Yum! Esp when me mum use it as stock for Pho!!!
Good recipe! I've never tried fish sauce. Do it make soup taste better?
yum! total asian :)
mmmm. asian. I don't make it like this though.
YUMMYYYY...ox tail lol
my mom made it tonight :)
@foggysunnymorning@xanga - depends on the soup and it really adds a nice complexity in the depth of the flavor.
Haha! That totally sounds like the filipino dish Nilaga.