: the tail of a beef animal
especially
: the skinned tail used for food (as in soup)
Examples of oxtail in a Sentence
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Michelin has been strangely silent on Chef Brad Kilgore’s brasserie at the Arlo Wynwood hotel, but the menu offers many jaw droppers, including oxtail beignets and — finally!
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Taco Pete, along with newer restaurants that offer modern takes and twists on Black tacos (oxtail or plantain tacos, anyone?) are a huge part of L.A.’s soul food canon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Since then, Sambou’s has been a hit, attracting a loyal crowd of diners for dishes like oxtail soup, jollof rice, and doro wot, as well as a James Beard nomination.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Brunch, which is walk-in only, is just as memorable with dishes like oxtail chilaquiles and a fierce michelada.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
The game’s main fast travel options are oxtail carts and ferrystones.
—George Yang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Colo’s Southern Cafe Colo’s Southern Cafe, owned and operated by Kevin and Tamar McCree, serves a wide range of dishes, such as oxtails, fried chicken and gumbo.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2024
Executive chef Ken Arneson said his favorite dish is the birria braised oxtails, house pickled vegetables and grilled Noble bread.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
For dinner, creative interpretations of Caribbean flavors look like fresh catch coated in ginger and coconut and braised oxtail with a goat cheese croquette.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Taco Pete, along with newer restaurants that offer modern takes and twists on Black tacos (oxtail or plantain tacos, anyone?) are a huge part of L.A.’s soul food canon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Since then, Sambou’s has been a hit, attracting a loyal crowd of diners for dishes like oxtail soup, jollof rice, and doro wot, as well as a James Beard nomination.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Brunch, which is walk-in only, is just as memorable with dishes like oxtail chilaquiles and a fierce michelada.
—Jill Cassidy, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
The game’s main fast travel options are oxtail carts and ferrystones.
—George Yang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Colo’s Southern Cafe Colo’s Southern Cafe, owned and operated by Kevin and Tamar McCree, serves a wide range of dishes, such as oxtails, fried chicken and gumbo.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2024
Executive chef Ken Arneson said his favorite dish is the birria braised oxtails, house pickled vegetables and grilled Noble bread.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
For dinner, creative interpretations of Caribbean flavors look like fresh catch coated in ginger and coconut and braised oxtail with a goat cheese croquette.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Oxtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxtail. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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