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ˈɒksˌteɪlox·tail

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  1. oxtailnoun

    the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups

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  1. oxtailnoun

    a cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long slow braising, and is used to prepare the classic oxtail soup

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  1. oxtail

    Oxtail is the culinary term for the tail of cattle, primarily used in cooking. Its meat is flavorful, bony, and gelatin-rich, and is often slow-cooked or braised in soups, stews, or in a traditional dish known as oxtail soup. Despite its name, it is no longer exclusively sourced from oxen, but mostly from regular cattle.

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  1. Oxtail

    Oxtail 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. and is skinned and cut into short lengths for sale. Oxtail is a bony, gelatin-rich meat, which is usually slow-cooked as a stew or braised. It is a traditional stock base for a soup. Although traditional preparations often involve hours of slow cooking, modern methods usually take a shortcut by utilizing a pressure cooker. 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. Oxtails are also one of the popular bases for Russian aspic appetizer dishes, along with pig trotters or ears or cow "knees", but are the preferred ingredients among Russian Jews because they can be Kosher. Versions of oxtail soup are popular traditional dishes in South America, West Africa, China, Spain and Indonesia. In Korean cuisine, a soup made with oxtail is called kkori gomtang. 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. Stewed oxtail with butter beans or as main dish is popular in Jamaica, Trinidad, and other West Indian cultures. Oxtail is also very popular in South Africa where it is often cooked in a traditional skillet called a potjie, which is a 3 legged cast iron pot placed over an open fire. Oxtail is also eaten in other 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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oxtail in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oxtail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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