Oxtail Soup

Rich Oxtail Soup with Sherry and Madeira

The oxtail soup from Manufaktur U is a rich beef broth with tender beef, hand-rolled marrow dumplings, and morels, refined with red wine, sherry, and Madeira. This is no thin instant broth, but a ready-to-serve appetizer soup from a small, carefully selected producer.

At Manufaktur U, oxtail soup represents the classic, robust appetizer of fine dining: a homemade-style stock made from beef bones and vegetables is enriched with tender beef, hand-rolled meat-based marrow dumplings, and morels, before a splash of red wine, sherry, and Madeira gives the soup its depth. The 400 ml can brings this traditional recipe to the table in just a few minutes.

Robust, wine-forward, and with significant meaty depth

The very first spoonful reveals a dark, glossy broth that tastes of long simmering rather than fast cooking, accompanied by a fine aroma of red wine and spices. This depth is not created overnight, but over hours, as beef bones and vegetables slowly cook down into a concentrated stock.

The beef is both tender and fibrous, the marrow dumplings add a fine creaminess, while the morels provide an earthy, slightly nutty contrast. Robust, wine-forward, hearty – the sherry and Madeira remain in the background, rounding off the flavors without making the soup taste sweet.

If you serve it at about 80 degrees Celsius, the roasted aromas of the beef unfold most clearly, while the morels maintain their earthy tone until the very last spoonful.

Festively served in just a few minutes

Pour the contents of the can into a pot and heat for a good 5 minutes while stirring, until the oxtail soup is gently steaming and the aroma of red wine and beef stock fills the kitchen.

A few freshly chopped herbs on top and a glass of dry red wine turn the soup into a small appetizer for special occasions. The 400 ml is enough as an appetizer for two, or as a small main course for one person if you want to start the evening consciously and festively, all without standing at the stove for hours yourself.

For those who want to continue exploring the range, you can find the clear Festive Soup with Beef and the hearty Goulash Soup among the soups from Manufaktur U, both also based on a slowly cooked bone broth. Unopened, the can keeps for up to 2 years, no refrigerator required.

Elaborate instead of quickly stirred together

There is no large-scale industrial kitchen behind this oxtail soup, and certainly not our own: it is cooked for us by a small producer that Kerstin and Stephan Uhlenbusch selected for the Manufaktur U brand because complex recipes like this are still crafted there with patience, rather than being rushed.

Ingredients such as beef and morels are hand-picked, and the marrow dumplings are rolled individually before everything cooks through in the slowly simmered bone broth – the production is an EU-certified artisanal process. The soup is naturally so rich that it requires no flavor enhancers at all.

The Manufaktur U range now includes ten soups in our shop, from this oxtail soup to the Cream of Game Soup with Venison Dumplings – every single one prepared by hand before being cooked in small batches. You can taste this difference from the first spoonful, long before the plate is empty again.