# Your go-to ox penis recipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693 "2023-07-06T13:44:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/1 "2023-07-06T13:44:08Z")
Available for $12/lb near me, which seems steep. I’m not thrilled about long braises or digging out the pressure cooker, but I’m guessing that may be necessary for good texture based on the random recipes I see in Google. If you have a recipe you enjoy, please share. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/2 "2023-07-06T13:45:17Z")
Sadly, I gave away my Yemeni cookbook, so I have no recipe to pass along. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/3 "2023-07-06T13:47:08Z")
That at least gives me another search term, so helpful nonetheless. Most results were for the same Chongqing soup. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/4 "2023-07-06T14:44:36Z")
Never knew ox penis was a thing (I mean, I know male cattle have a penis but never thought it was a culinary thing). I’d think any oxtail recipe should suffice for ox penis but just guessing. At $12/pound it seems kind of expensive. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/5 "2023-07-06T14:59:59Z")
Do you serve mountain oysters as a side dish? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/6 "2023-07-06T15:07:36Z")
I can get snow crab clusters here for $8.99 a pound! … $12 a pound seems pricey… ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/7 "2023-07-06T15:33:24Z")
I don’t have much to compare against re: price. It was right next to oxtail, which was going for a lot more (I don’t remember exactly.) Prices in and around DC can be a touch higher than elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/8 "2023-07-06T15:54:42Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I’d think any oxtail recipe should suffice for ox penis but just guessing. I should note that cooking times may need to be adjusted to account for size differences. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/9 "2023-07-06T17:10:13Z")
If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have have guessed the penises are a lot wider based on the more readily visible praeputium (? - a new word for me for the sheath) on cattle. But they’re about the diameter of a human finger. I’d previously assumed the dried ones used as dog treats were stretched substantially. So I’m guessing that in a braise situation, both reach equilibrium temperature relatively quickly, after which it’s just a matter of waiting for connective tissue to break down. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/10 "2023-07-06T17:47:16Z")
Compile a book of recipes and call it “Go Eat a Dick”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/11 "2023-07-06T17:48:46Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > …it’s just a matter of waiting for connective tissue to break down. If that’s the case, I think a pressure cooker is going to be the right tool for the job. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/12 "2023-07-06T18:09:11Z")
So say several recipes, but I trust _our_ random dopes on the internet over other random dopes. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/13 "2023-07-06T18:19:10Z")
I was told size doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/14 "2023-07-06T18:26:46Z")
It’s how you use it that counts. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/15 "2023-07-06T18:40:05Z")
Re: size, we can approximate heat transfer into a long cylinder, which depends on radius. I see thermal conductivities of beef (muscle) ranging from 0.35–0.5 W/m.K. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/16 "2023-07-06T18:50:40Z")
As you noted before, there is probably not a worthwhile difference in time to come to temperature equilibrium with the braising liquid but I would say less meat takes less time to cook. If I was doing it, I’d take an oxtail recipe and cook the penis (for some reason I cringe when I say that) per instructions but check on the meat sooner to assess how things are going. Might take a few tries to get right. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/17 "2023-07-06T19:37:21Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > So say several recipes, but I trust _our_ random dopes on the internet over other random dopes. What do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/18 "2023-07-06T19:38:29Z")
I’m more apt to follow people’s suggestions here than the random recipes I encounter elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/19 "2023-07-06T19:45:53Z")
Be sure to use a large enough pot. I hear these get larger as things warm up. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693/20 "2023-07-06T21:15:36Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > Prices in and around DC can be a touch higher than elsewhere. If you want to touch it that’s going to cost way more. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-go-to-ox-penis-recipe/986693.md?page=2)