How to cook beef tongue

Beef tongue in the Soviet times was considered the most delicious delicacy. At present it is much easier to get it, however, to prepare really something worthy, you need to know a few tricks.

If we talk about the benefits, then it is far ahead of the availability of valuable substances for the body of other offal. Beef tongue is sold mainly in frozen or fresh form. You can buy it already salted or smoked. Caloric content is not high, but contains a lot of useful minerals in the language, for example, iron. This makes the product indispensable in the diet of patients with a history of anemia, young children and pregnant women.

On the question of what to cook from the tongue of beef, there are many answers. This sub-product is used as the main dish for garnish, as an ingredient in salads, etc. Classical is the recipe for its cooking. But when cooking, you should follow several recommendations, so that the result has a tender taste.

So, before you cook, the tongue is well washed. Some advise to pre-soak it for half an hour. Both options are acceptable. A pot is placed on the stove, in which water is boiled to a boil. Only after this is put beef tongue (you can cut it into several pieces). After 15 minutes of cooking at low temperature, the product is pulled out, washed again. A new portion of water is brought to a boil. It drops the language. Now the dish is left to cook for at least 2.5-3 hours. Shortly before the end of cooking, salt and bay leaves are placed here. The resulting dish can be wrapped in foil and stored in a refrigerator or immediately cut into slices and served to a table with a garnish.

For a festive table you can combine with different products beef tongue. Salad cooked with it will have a refined, original taste. For example, you can use the following recipe for a dish called "Male Caprice".

Boiled tongue (150-200 g) is cut into cubes. Two medium sized pickled cucumbers are crushed in thin strips. The bulb is shredded and fried. Boiled potatoes (3-4 pieces) and carrots are cut into small pieces. The ingredients are connected. Half of the green peas are also put here. Dressing the salad with mayonnaise, slightly podsalivaetsya.

Those who do not have much time for cooking, you should use the following recipe, where you can cook boiled beef tongue. The byproduct is washed under running water, lowered into boiling water. Here, put a peeled bulb and carrots. The dish is cooked on a low heat for two hours. After that, the tongue is pulled out, cut into small pieces, which are added to the pan.

Meat is salted, peppered, a piece of butter is added here (per half-kilogram not less than 100 grams). It is the last ingredient that will give the dish a delicate taste and aroma. Serve boiled tongue can be almost any garnish, ranging from cereal cereals and ending with stewed vegetables. This byproduct can be baked in the oven, cutting and putting also a piece of butter.