Oxtail Soup

• 1 oxtail
• 1 oz beef dripping
• 1 onion

Cleanse the oxtail, remove outside fat and cut into joints. Make the dripping hot and in it fry half the meat till brown, then remove it. Slice the vegetables and fry them till golden-brown, then remove them. Put the fried and raw meat and the fried vegetables into a deep pan, cover with the liquid, and bring very slowly to boiling point. Add the salt, herbs and peppercorns and simmer very gent