Oxtail Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs oxtails
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup carrot, chopped
1 turnip, diced
8 cups beef bouillon
salt and pepper
1 cup dry white wine
madeira wine, to serve

Preparation

Wash the oxtails and cut them in 4-inch lengths. Put them in a pot with all the ingredients except the wine. Bring to a simmer and skim. Cover and cook slowly 1 1/2 hours.
Remove the oxtails and puree the soup. Put the oxtails in a pan, add the wine, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
Remove all the meat from the bones and add it, along with the wine, to the soup.
Put one tablespoon of madeira in each soup bowl and cover with boiling soup.