Oxtail

Oxtail
Raw oxtail

Oxtail (occasionally spelled ox tail or ox-tail) is the culinary name for the tail of cattle. Formerly, it referred only to the tail of an ox or steer, a castrated male. An oxtail typically weighs 2 to 4 lbs. (1-1.8 kg) and is skinned and cut into short lengths for sale.

Oxtail is a bony, gelatinous meat, and is usually slow-cooked, often stewed[1] or braised. It is a good stock base for a soup. Oxtail is the main ingredient of the Italian dish coda alla vaccinara. It is a popular flavour for powder, instant and premade canned soups in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Southern oxtail soup

Versions of oxtail soup are popular traditional dishes in South America, West Africa, China, and Indonesia. In Korean cuisine, a soup made with oxtail is called kkori gomtang (꼬리곰탕). It is a thick soup seasoned with salt and eaten with a bowl of rice. It can be used as a stock for making tteokguk (rice cake soup). Stewed oxtail with butter beans or as main dish (with rice) is popular in Jamaica, Trinidad, and other West Indian cultures. Oxtail is also eaten in southern parts of Africa like Zimbabwe and served with sadza and greens. In the United States, oxtail is a mainstay in African American and Jamaican households.

In the United States, oxtail has the meat-cutting classification NAMP 1791.

References

  1. ^ The twist in the tail | Weekend | Guardian Unlimited


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  • oxtail — noun Date: 15th century the tail of a beef animal; especially the skinned tail used for food (as in soup) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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