Korean Oxtail Soup - Kkori Gomtang
Oxtail that has been slow-simmered in a light and refreshing broth. Say hello to your new hangover soup.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- Oxtail meat - 1kg ~2 lbs
- Cow trotter - ¼ kg ~½ lb
- Water - 25 cups 6 liters
Stew Seasoning
- Green onion - few stalks
- Salt - few shakes
- Black pepper - few shakes
Instructions
Clean Meat & Pre-Boil
- 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.
- After 30 minutes, drain the residual water. And rinse-off the meat again.
- 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.
- Once it starts boiling, drain out the pot. And give the boiled meat pieces one final wash under running water.
- 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.)
- 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.
- Then reduce your heat to LOW (Important!). Let it gently simmer for at least 5 hours.
- Note: Every 2 hours, open the lid and skim-off the residual oil.
- After ~5 hours, you will end up with a rich and milky broth. And the meat will be pull-apart soft.
Seasoning Individual Soup - DONT FORGET TO DO THIS!
- Dice green onion into small pieces.
- Mix 1 Tablespoon of salt and 5-6 cracks of black pepper on a small plate.
- Take out bowl. Scoop some broth in the bowl - alongside a few oxtail pieces.
- 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.
- Finish with by sprinkling the green onions over your bowl.
- Optional, but highly recommended: Mix in few scoops of white rice into your bowl. Bon Appetit!
Notes
- If your pot is small, start with 4L of water. After 2-3 hours of boiling, add-in 2L of water.
- Make sure to season your bowl with salt & pepper before eating.
- Scoop in a few spoonful of cooked white rice into your stew - makes it very hearty!
- See video below for more details