Recently watched Ina Garten prepare this soup. So I went to my nearby grocer looking for the oxtails (thinking forward to when it's cooled down enough to think about hot soup).
I was surprised to be told that they do not stock oxtails but that they could order them for me...it would take two weeks and they would be very expensive. I know that I used to be able to buy them when I lived in Portland.
So, even if I can't use oxtails I thought I'd like to make a variation of this recipe, substituting another cut for the oxtails and replacing the barley (which I don't care for).
Yeah, I know, it won't be the same recipe, but I thought it still might be worth a try.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
