Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds beef oxtail, cut into pieces
• 1 pound cubed beef stew meat (optional)
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin salt and pepper to taste
• 4 ears corn on the cob, broken in half
• 3 carrots, coarsely chopped
• 2 russet potatoes, cut into bite- sized pieces
• 1/3 cup lentils, picked over and rinsed
• 1/3 cup long grain rice
• 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (optional)
• 1 head cabbage, cored and cut into 8 wedges
• 8 corn tortillas (optional)