Boiled pork tongue can be used during the preparation of any dishes. Today we will consider two different options for lunch, where this product is present. It is worth noting that both of the presented methods require a minimum amount of ingredients and time.
Delicious boiled pork tongue: recipes with photos of ready meals
1. Serving for the holiday table
Essential Ingredients:
- chicken thighs - 2 pcs.;
- pork tongue - 1 pc.;
- bay leaves (for broth) - 4 pcs.;
- onion head (for broth) - 1 pc.;
- boiled chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- table salt - add to taste;
- instant gelatin - 1.5 large spoons.
Cooking broth
Before you cook the aspic for the festive table, you should well boil the pork tongue in salt water (for 80 minutes). After that, it must be cooled, peeled and cut into slices up to 1 centimeter thick. Next, you need to start cooking chicken broth. To do this, boil chicken thighs in 2 liters of drinking water, pre-salt it, and also add bay leaf leaves and a onion for taste. When the chicken meat becomes soft, it must be removed from the broth, cool and cut off all the flesh.
Jell formation
After the aromatic broth is ready, it should be cooled and mixed with instant gelatin. Next, you need to take deep forms, line their surface with slices of pork tongue, and also lay out a little chicken meat and half a boiled egg (for decoration). In conclusion, all the ingredients must be filled with broth so that it covers the dish for 1-2 centimeters, and then put it in the refrigerator for 6-7 hours.
2. A hearty salad of boiled pork tongue
Essential Ingredients:
- canned green peas - ½ standard jars;
- pickled and fresh cucumber - 1 pc. each;
- canned champignons - 200 g;
- boiled carrots - 2 pcs.;
- boiled pork tongue - 1 pc. (cook, as in the previous recipe);
- high-fat fat mayonnaise - 200 g;
- small table salt - ¼ part of a small spoon;
- fresh or frozen cauliflower - 200 g.
Cooking process
Before making such a delicious salad, you should boil the pork tongue using the same technology as described above, and then chop it into small cubes and put in a large bowl. You also need to chop canned mushrooms, boiled cauliflower, carrots, pickled and fresh cucumber. All of these components must be added to the tongue, and then pour on them green peas, table salt and lay out high-calorie mayonnaise. As a result, you should get a very satisfying and tasty salad.
How to serve to the table
Now you know how to cook pork tongue deliciously and make holiday dishes out of it. Jellied of such a product must be served to the table as a cold appetizer, and a hearty salad to be presented before the main dinner. As for the last dish, if desired, instead of cauliflower, boiled chopped potatoes can be added to it.