Beef tongue recipes are quite popular in Russia. This meat product is considered a delicacy. Moreover, it has a rich vitamin and chemical composition.
Beef tongue, when cooked properly, will be tender and tasty, you can cook delicious snacks, salads, first and main dishes from it. In boiled form, it is perfect for sandwiches.
How to boil the language?
This delicacy can be ruined if you approach the cooking process incorrectly. There are several rules that you should pay attention to when buying this product on the market or in the store:
- must be fresh;
- not very tight;
- with a pink tint;
- when pressed with a finger, the structure is quickly restored;
- lack of bloody puddles (evidence of freezing).
Before you start preparing the language, you need to wash it well and remove all the films. During cooking, the first broth is drained. A large pan is used for cooking, because the tongue will swell greatly during cooking.
Recipes with beef tongue give step-by-step recommendations for the proper processing of the offal, so for its preparation you need to use the steps listed below.
Tongue weighing up to 1 kg must be boiled for at least 2 hours, only then it will become soft and juicy. A product weighing more than 1-1.5 kg must be cut in half and cooked for about 3-4 hours, and it must be lowered into boiling water. Do not salt water, otherwise the language will turn out hard.
All spices are placed in a pan 15 minutes before readiness. Beef tongue goes well with the roots of parsley and celery, a whole bulb and several bay leaves can be sent to the broth.
In order for the skin to be well removed after cooking, you need to put your tongue in cold water for several minutes.
With sour cream sauce
This dish can be served both cold and hot, any side dish will suit it.
Boil a small tongue in advance. Peel the medium onion, chop in small cubes and fry in a pan with two tablespoons of butter until golden brown.
Put 200 g of sour cream in the finished onion, cut the tongue into cubes no more than 1.5 cm thick and put in a saucepan. Pour in sour cream and onion sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve the dish after decorating it with chopped fresh herbs. As a side dish, classic mashed potatoes are perfect.
Beef tongue salad recipe with photo
It will take approximately 90 minutes to prepare this dish. It includes quite expensive products, but the result will live up to all expectations. We will need the following ingredients:
- carrots - 3 pcs.;
- potatoes - 3 pcs.;
- tongue - 0.5 kg;
- fresh and pickled cucumber 1 pc.;
- eggs - 4 pcs.;
- red caviar - 30 g;
- greens.
Vegetables must be washed well. Boil carrots, potatoes and eggs until cooked, cut into equal small cubes. Grind greens.
Chop cucumbers with a cube, as well as boiled vegetables. For the preparation of offal, a recipe for boiled beef tongue is used, which is presented above. The finished tongue is cut into medium-sized cubes.
This salad belongs to one of the Olivier variations, only instead of boiled sausage or meat a gentle beef tongue is put. Red caviar can be added at will, but with it the dish acquires an original and piquant taste.
All ingredients are gently mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise. Serve salad or portioned, having issued a cylindrical mold, or in a small salad bowl.
Jellied
This recipe for cooking beef tongue will require a little patience and time, and you can enjoy the delicate taste of the dish.
First offal is boiled. The recipe for boiled beef tongue is given above. Note that the broth does not spill. The tongue is cut into thin slices. 150 ml of broth is cooled, mixed with 20 g of gelatin and set aside for swelling. Do not forget to mix periodically! After 10-15 minutes, add another 700 ml of broth, put on a slow fire and simmer, not bringing to a boil.
When the gelatin is completely dissolved, a small amount of broth is poured into the molds and sent to the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Pre-boiled carrots and eggs are cut into rings.
The molds are taken out of the refrigerator, and on a slightly frozen broth they put a circle of carrots and eggs. You can add a small sprig of parsley. Pieces of the tongue are laid out in the shape of a flower and poured with the remaining broth.
Forms are sent to freeze completely in the refrigerator. Before serving, dip them in warm water for 30 seconds, and then turn them on a small plate. The filler should fall out gently without damaging the edges.
Breaded
This step-by-step recipe with beef tongue can be used by any housewife. The appetizer is crispy and satisfying. For its preparation, 300 g of boiled tongue is used.
The tongue is cut into slices 0.5 cm thick. To prepare the batter, beat 2 eggs with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Slices are well dipped in an egg and sent to a heated skillet with vegetable oil.
The tongue is fried for 10 minutes on each side until a beautiful golden color appears. Served on a dish decorated with fresh vegetables and herbs.
Salad "Royal Hunt"
It includes many hearty foods:
- boiled tongue;
- 1 boiled chicken;
- 2 eggs;
- 200 g of pickled mushrooms;
- 1 pomegranate;
- mayonnaise;
- greens.
Cut the tongue, chicken and eggs into small cubes. Chop pickled mushrooms (depending on type) with straws or diced.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl, add 100 g of low-fat mayonnaise. Put finely chopped greens on top. Take out all the grains from the pomegranate and put it on the greens evenly, covering almost completely the bottom layer.
For decoration, it is better to use a medium-sized flat dish.
Julienne
A recipe with a delicious beef tongue will help prepare a great main course - julienne. We will need:
- 2 small beef tongues;
- 1 onion;
- 400 g of champignons;
- 2 tablespoons butter;
- 2 tablespoons of flour;
- 400 g of hard cheese;
- 200 ml of heavy cream.
You need to boil two small beef tongues in advance and cut them into small cubes.
1 onion and 400 g of champignons are chopped in small cubes and fried in a pan until a rosy color appears. For frying, good butter is used.
400 g of any hard cheese, grate on a coarse grater. In a prepared baking dish or coconut pan, put the cheese on the bottom in a small layer. The tongue is neatly laid out on top, the next layer is the fried mushrooms with onions.
Next, you can begin to prepare the sauce. Dissolve 2-3 tablespoons of butter in a stewpan and fry 2 tablespoons of flour in it. Fat cream (200 ml) is gradually poured into this mass and, stirring constantly, simmer the sauce until thickened. The main thing is not to overboil.
Pour the finished sauce onto a layer with mushrooms, sprinkle with the remaining cheese on top. We send the forms to the preheated oven for 25 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C. This recipe with beef tongue with a photo will be loved in the holiday menu.
Battered tongue
Such a snack can surprise any guest at a celebration. Ingredients:
- 1 language
- 4 things. carrots;
- 100 g of cheese;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- mayonnaise.
The tongue is boiled and peeled. Carrots are cooked until cooked and peeled.
Tongue cut lengthwise into two parts, carefully cut the middle. Grate 100 g of hard cheese on a large nozzle and mix with 3 cloves of crushed garlic. Season the mixture with mayonnaise and salt.
Stuff your tongue with cheese salad and combine the two halves.
Thinly roll out the dough (you can buy ready-made puff in the store), lay the grated boiled carrots evenly on the entire surface.
Top up chopped greens, slightly press down the mass with your hands. In the middle, place the stuffed tongue and wrap it in the dough. Gently brush the surface with whipped yolk.
Bake the roll in the oven at 180 ° C until golden brown. Let the dish cool completely and then cut into slices. Garnish your tongue with slices of fresh vegetables before serving.
Chinese salad
This dish has a spicy taste, let's study the recipe. Beef tongue should be done as follows: boil 400 g of offal in water with the addition of soy sauce, peel and cut into small cubes.
Cut the medium red onion into small half rings, add to the threaded tongue and pour 2 tbsp. l soy sauce. The tongue should be still warm. Set aside for pickling.
Peel fresh cucumber and large bell peppers, cut into medium-sized cubes, chop 2 cloves of garlic finely with a knife, or skip through the garlic press. For refueling 2 tbsp. l soy sauce mixed with 1 tsp. sesame oil and slightly salted.
Put tongue on portioned plates, vegetables on top. Season the salad with 1 tsp. sauce, sprinkle with sesame seeds on top.
Tongue pasta
An exquisite casserole will appeal to all family members. Boil two medium beef tongues in advance. Boil any pasta (250 g) until half ready in water with added salt and 1 tsp. sunflower oil.
Flip the paste into a colander, rinse with cold water and leave to drain. At this time, you can do the sauce: 1 tbsp. melt butter in a saucepan, gradually enter 3 tbsp. l flour and fry, stirring constantly, until a nutty smell appears.
Remove the finished sauce from the heat, pour 100 ml of hot, but not boiling cream, mix well. Season the sauce with your favorite spices and salt to taste. Lubricate the baking dish with butter, pour a small amount of sauce on the bottom and distribute it over the entire surface.
Macaroni is laid out on top with an even layer, on them - beef tongue cut into slices, on top - the remaining sauce. 150 g of any hard cheese grate and sprinkle with a casserole.
The form is sent to the oven for baking for 20 minutes at a temperature of 170 ° C. Before serving, the casserole is cut and decorated with chopped aromatic herbs.