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Tongue

tangma27

My auntie gave me a beef tongue and I have no idea what to do with it! Anyone have any suggestions? I know nothing about tongues. I know nothing, Jon Snow.

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Brendan_Lee_56950

Pressure cooked with beef stock and a can of adobo sauce and then sliced thin for excellent tacos. I usually do full pressure for 80-90 minutes

tshewman

SV, Dice, coat and deep fry, pressure cook (per Brendan) or SV, pull strings and deep fry.

tangma27

Thanks for the advice! No pressure cooker so maybe I'll sous vide 57C for an hour or two and deep fry? Or slow braise in a cooker with a adobo?

tangma27

Thanks for the advice Todd! What's pull strings?

Brendan_Lee_56950

Unless you are going to slice it super thin I think you'll want to cook it a lot longer. I really only find it appetizing with a soft braised texture that you can then crisp around the edges. Otherwise it is pretty spongy and chewy

tangma27

Ah i see ok so its a tough cut? I didn't even know that! Ok I'll try to braise it then maybe!

tshewman

The tongue is pound for pound the strogest muscle in the body (or so the legends go) and there is little to no fat, thus very lean, but also the striatioons (muscle fiber strings) go a great deal in one direction. So after SV, these strands of muscle fibers can be pulled apart using tweasers. Then saute or deep fry until crisp.

My goal (at least on paper so far) is to build a tongue nest. Hope that helps.

Jess_Voelker_90708

Michael,

Have you enrolled in Cooking Sous Vide: Beyond the Basics? There's a relevant recipe—Rich and Tender Beef Tongue Fritters—that's outrageously tasty.

Sean_Van_Chu_138151

Braise it and then use a mandoline to make thin slices. Great for carpaccio

Keep it thin or it will be very tough

tangma27

Mmm thanks for the info! that sounds like a super creative idea.

tangma27

Oh I'm in that! Forgot about that recipe :O thanks Jess!

Jess_Voelker_90708

Cool! Post if you make it—we'd love to see your results.