How to cook beef tongue properly and what can be prepared from it?

2023 Author: Alfred Shackley | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-21 13:14

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Beef tongue is an offal that belongs to the first class and is considered a delicacy. It is used to prepare various dishes or is simply eaten instead of regular sausage. In order not to be disappointed in the taste of this product, you need to know the rules and secrets of its preparation. Do not think that the process is difficult, because it is not, and now you will see this.

How to cook beef tongue on the stove correctly?

Most often it is cooked in the usual way in a saucepan on the stove. The first thing to do is to soak the offal in cold water for at least 30 minutes. This will get rid of existing contaminants.

After that, it must be scraped off with a regular knife to remove mucus, grease, blood and other debris. At the end of the preparatory stage, you must thoroughly rinse the product in water.

Ingredients:

• water;
• language;
• salt;
• black peppercorns;
• bulb;
• carrot;
• Bay leaf.

Cooking method:

1. Pour cold water into a deep saucepan, boil it and put the product there. Keep in mind that during heat treatment, the offal will increase in size, so if it is too large, then cut it into 2 parts;
2. When the water boils a second time, remove the resulting foam and let it simmer for 15 minutes, and then drain the liquid. Transfer the offal into new boiling water and cook until tender. If foam forms, be sure to remove it;
3. Many are interested in: how long is beef tongue cooked? In fact, everything is individual and depends on the size of the product, as well as on the age of the animal. On average, cooking can take from 2 to 4 hours. To check readiness, pierce the skin with a fork, and if clear juice is released, then you can turn off the heat, and when it is cloudy, then continue cooking;

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5. From the hot broth, the product must be transferred to a cold liquid for a couple of minutes. This is important in order to make it easier to remove the skin. After such a procedure, just pry it off with a knife, and it will be easily removed;
6. It's just now time to add salt. To do this, put the offal again in the broth where it was cooked, add salt, a few peas of black pepper, a whole onion, carrots and bay leaves. After boiling, the tongue is boiled for another 15 minutes. That's all, the cooking process is over.

How to cook beef tongue in a slow cooker?

Today, many people use a multicooker instead of an ordinary stove, in which you can cook completely different dishes. Now let's figure out how offal is boiled in it.

Ingredients:

• language;
• bulb;
• carrot;
• salt;
• garlic.

Cooking method:

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2. Prepare and clean the product as in the previous recipe, and then put it in the multicooker bowl. Send the whole peeled onion and carrots there. Vegetables will give an original flavor;
3. We will cook in the "Stew" mode, but as for how much time to do it, the process should last at least 2.5 hours. Again, it all depends on the size of the product. We check the readiness, as in the previous recipe;
4. In 15 min. before the end of cooking, add salt and, if desired, roots and cloves of garlic;
5. After the beep, place your tongue in cold water and remove your skin.

How to cook beef tongue in a double boiler?

Another option for cooking offal, which is considered the most useful, since the maximum amount of substances is retained.

Ingredients:

• 1 tongue - weighing 500-700 g;
• lemon;
• 155 g of cheese;
• salt;
• Italian herbs.

Cooking method:

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2. To preserve the taste, we will cook in a special bag made of food foil. It is necessary to cut the foil into pieces of 30 cm long.
3. Place them on the table and sprinkle with spices.
4. Wash the offal thoroughly, scrape with a knife and cut into pieces no more than 1 cm thick.
5. Place the medallions on the prepared pieces of foil.
6. Season with salt and drizzle with lemon juice.
7. It remains to twist the foil to make improvised bags. Put them on the steamer grate and turn on the timer for 1, 5 hours.
8. When time has passed, take out the bags, remove the peel, sprinkle with grated cheese on top and roll the foil again. Cook for another 5 minutes.

What can be cooked from boiled offal?

There are a huge number of dishes using this offal, for example, salads, first and second courses, snacks, etc. Let's look at some popular and simple recipes.

Tomato salad

A simple dish that is suitable for both daily use and celebration. The number of products is calculated for 3 servings.

Ingredients:

• 

• boiled beef tongue;
• 125 g of hard cheese;
• 100 g homemade mayonnaise;
• half a can of olives;
• 2 tomatoes;
• salt and pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Boil the product in any of the above ways and cut it into strips;
2. Grate cheese on a coarse grater, olives - rings, and tomatoes - cubes;
3. Combine all the ingredients by adding salt, pepper and mayonnaise. Stir and serve.

Original aspic

Many families have a tradition to cook aspic for the holiday. We suggest preparing an original version with jelly.

Ingredients:

• 125 g tongue;
• 55 g green peas;
• 250 ml of broth;
• Bay leaf;
• 1 tbsp. dry red wine;
• 0, 5 tbsp. white wine vinegar;
• 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt;
• clove of garlic;
• 50 g canned peppers;
• olives;
• peppercorns.

Cooking method:

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2. Boil the offal not in plain water, but add laurel, wine, vinegar, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
3. Boil the peas and cut the pepper into cubes.
4. Remove the offal and cut into thin strips, and strain the broth through cheesecloth folded in several layers.
5. Take any mold and pour some broth into it. The layer thickness should be about 0.5 cm. Put the mold in the refrigerator for an hour.
6. After the time has elapsed, take out and put the tongue, peas and pepper there.
7. Pour the remaining broth and send to the refrigerator until it solidifies, or better overnight.
8. To put the aspic on a flat dish, dip the dish in boiling water for a few seconds, and then just turn it over. Decorate with olives.

Festive rolls

If you want to surprise your guests, then prepare this original dish that will appeal to both adults and children. The amount of ingredients is calculated for 6 servings.

Ingredients:

• 400 g tongue;
• onion;
• 175 g champignons;
• 110 g sour cream;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. spoons of walnuts;
• salt.

Cooking method:

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2. Boil the tongue according to any of the above recipes, and then cut into thin slices.
3. Cut the peeled onion into small cubes and fry in a little oil.
4. Cut the pure mushrooms into thin slices and place on the onion. Cook until all liquid has evaporated and a golden color appears.
5. Add salt and pepper.
6. Pass the garlic through a press and mix with chopped nuts, and then add to the mushrooms.
7. Form rolls from the slices of the tongue, fill them with the filling and put in a baking sheet, and then fill with sour cream.
8. Send to the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 10 minutes. Serve garnished with nuts.

Now you know all the secrets and features of cooking beef tongue, as well as dishes from it. As you can see, the process is quite simple, so cook for fun.