Korean Oxtail Soup - Kkori Gomtang

Ingredients

• Oxtail meat - 1kg (~2 lbs)
• Cow trotter - 1/4 kg (~1/2 lb)
• Water - 25 cups (6 liters)
• Green onion - few stalks
• Salt - few shakes
• Black pepper - few shakes

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Clean Meat & Pre-Boil ---

2. 2

   Wash the meat pieces under running water. Then fill a large mixing bowl with water. Let the meat pieces soak in the water for 30 minutes.

3. 3

   After 30 minutes, drain the residual water. And rinse-off the meat again.

4. 4

   Then place each meat piece in a large pot. Fill the pot with just enough water to cover the meat pieces. Bring the pot up to a boil on a high heat.

5. 5

   Once it starts boiling, drain out the pot. And give the boiled meat pieces one final wash under running water.

6. 6

   Place each cleaned, boiled meat piece back into the pot. Now fill the pot up with 25 cups of water. (If you're pot is small, reference notes.)

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   Then bring the pot back to boil on a high heat. Once it starts to boil, use a soup ladle and scrape off the residual scum on the surface.

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   Then reduce your heat to LOW (Important!). Let it gently simmer for at least 5 hours.

9. 9

   Note: Every 2 hours, open the lid and skim-off the residual oil.

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    After ~5 hours, you will end up with a rich and milky broth. And the meat will be pull-apart soft.

11. 11

    --- Seasoning Individual Soup - DONT FORGET TO DO THIS! ---

12. 12

    Dice green onion into small pieces.

13. 13

    Mix 1 Tablespoon of salt and 5-6 cracks of black pepper on a small plate.

14. 14

    Take out bowl. Scoop some broth in the bowl - alongside a few oxtail pieces.

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    IMPORTANT: It's time to season your bowl. Grab a spoon and scoop-up a little bit of salt & pepper from the plate. Don't add too much at once - then taste and add more if needed.

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    Finish with by sprinkling the green onions over your bowl.

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    Optional, but highly recommended: Mix in few scoops of white rice into your bowl. Bon Appetit!