Hong Kong Borscht - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb oxtail
1 onion, cut into strips
1 tomatoes, cut into chunks
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 carrot, peeled and cubed
2 celery ribs, chopped
4 cups cabbage, shredded
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup oil
8 cups water

Preparation

brown ox tail in oil.
add tomato paste.
add spices.
add onion.
add celery.
add carrots.
add garlic.
add water.
add bouillon cubes
simmer for 2 hours.( i put in crock pot because it was starting to burn on stove top and worked great ).
if using crock pot add everything here
add rest of ingredients.
simmer for 1 hours.