Oxtail

A slow-simmering, comforting braise delivering healing to both body and soul.

This one-pot South Asian dish is simple and celebratory.

Spoon-tender meat, silky beans, and sweet, sticky rice give this Jamaican dish the equivalent feel of a “warm hug,” according to chef Kwame Onwuachi.

Oxtails contain a ton of collagen, which melts into the stew to create an ultra-rich, ultra-silky texture and flavor.

If the ingredient list didn’t tip you off, the seven-hour cooking time makes it official: This recipe is a project that you make for people you love.

This recipe makes a lot of ragù, but it freezes well and is worth having around. If making the gnocchi feels like a project, serve over polenta instead.

Richly flavored oxtail cooks down to a fabulously silky texture, but other braising cuts, like bone-in short ribs, would work here too.

This oxtail soup recipe is the ultimate dead-of-winter warmer.

This oxtail recipe is hearty and perfect on pasta.