- 1 pound beef oxtail, cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
- 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth, or as needed
- 1/2 head cabbage, sliced
- 4 Yukon Gold potatoes, thickly sliced
- 4 Roma tomatoes, thickly sliced
- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 orange, juiced
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 cubes tomato-flavored bouillon (such as Knorr®)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 bay leaves, broken in half
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- water to cover
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Place oxtail in a baking dish and sprinkle seasoned salt over oxtail.
- Roast oxtail in a baking dish until well-browned, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven, reserving any drippings in baking dish.
- Heat beef broth, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onion, orange juice, lime juice, garlic, bouillon, cumin, red pepper, bay leaves, salt, and black pepper together over medium heat in a large stockpot. Add oxtail and reserved drippings to soup; pour in water to fill stockpot halfway.
- Simmer soup, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are easily pierced with a fork, 30 to 40 minutes. Garnish with cilantro.