Creole Oxtail Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fat
• 1/2 cup chopped turnips
• 1/2 cup chopped carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped lean ham or lean beef
• 1 oxtail
• 2 cloves
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 quarts boiling water
• 3 tablespoons barley
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley

Instructions

1. Put fat into a pan and when hot add turnip, carrot, ham, or beef chopped fine, and oxtail cut up. Cook until brown. Add cloves and flour, toss about until all are coated. Add the water, washed barley, one tablespoon salt, and a little pepper. Add celery, onion, and parsley. Simmer three to four hours. If necessary, add water. Servings, 10.