oxtail soup

Ingredients

• 4 lbs. - (about 2 large meaty) oxtails, cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup - flour
• 2 Tb. - oil (i like olive)
• 1 medium - tomato, peeled and chopped
• 1 - onion, chopped
• 2 large - turnips, chopped
• 3 - carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1 clove - garlic, crushed
• 1 - bay leaf
• 3 cups - beef broth
• 1 cup - port wine (red wine vinegar may be substituted)
• 1/2 cup - chopped celery, leaves and all
• - salt and pepper
• 1/2 tsp. - black pepper
• 2 tsp. - worcesteshire sauce
• 1 1/2 Tb. - thyme, dried
• 1 Tb. - salt