Beef Tongue

[Model 19 6"]

Any suggestions on ways to cook tongue? Split a side with son and I wound up with the prize. Thanks

 

[ddixie884]

Boil it, skin it, treat it like roast beef. No fat........

 

[jc2721]

+1 on what ddixie said but cook it low and slow like a pot roast. Oh man, my mouth's watering just thinking about it! It really is the "prize," the tail's good eatin' too!

 

[444 Magnum]

I asked a friend of mine who owns a local grocery store why he was charging $2.99/lb for pig tail when I could buy a pork shoulder roast for $1.79/lb. Because, he said, there's only one tail! I guess everyone has their preferences.

 

[lihpster]

If it was me, I'd heat up the grill, throw on a rib eye and give the tongue to the dogs. But you go ahead on.

 

[Rustyt1953]

There is a deli near my daughter's house that makes brined, boiled tongue sandwiches. I like mine on a Kaiser roll or marbled rye with mayo and a bit of horseradish.

To quote Alton Brown: "good eats".

 

[mckenney99]

I just cooked one last Sunday and have enough left for one more meal.
My mom's recipe:
2 Tablespoons of Pickling Spice placed into a coffee filter (easier cleanup and none on the meat), tie the top of the coffee filter together with dental floss, making a pouch.
Place the spice pouch and tongue in a Crockpot with just enough water to cover the tongue.
Cook on high for 6-8 hours.
Remove the tongue and pull off the skin, fat and what I assume are lymph nodes under the base of the tongue.
Slice across the grain.
My Grandmother's recipe was same but replaced some of the water with a bottle of wine of your choosing. Lots of Grandma's recipes called for alcohol of some type.

Either way serve warm with Horse Radish Sauce or I use Heinz Chili Sauce.

 

[djohns6]

Horse Radish is the devil ...

 

[Marshwheeling]

There is a deli near my daughter's house that makes brined, boiled tongue sandwiches. I like mine on a Kaiser roll or marbled rye with mayo and a bit of horseradish.

To quote Alton Brown: "good eats".

My pop hailed from Dover, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. When we would go back there to visit my grandparents, we would drive around to country taverns looking for pickled tongue sandwiches, which usually came on buttered, thinly sliced white bread. We would get it at home, too, roasted, not pickled.

At the taco stands arpund here, you will often have to pay extra for lengua.

 

[riverrat38]

Just like I would cook lutefisk.
I would use napalm, lots of napalm. Outside, way outside!

73,
Rick

 

[ancient-one]

There is a deli near my daughter's house that makes brined, boiled tongue sandwiches. I like mine on a Kaiser roll or marbled rye with mayo and a bit of horseradish.

To quote Alton Brown: "good eats".

Rusty, you will be alright. Just give your self time.

 

[rockquarry]

I haven't had it in years, but sliced beef tongue is good eating. Picky eaters miss out on a lot.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Just like I would cook lutefisk.
I would use napalm, lots of napalm. Outside, way outside!

In my fallout shelter right behind the 12 year old fruitcake.

 

[444 Magnum]

I haven't had it in years, but sliced beef tongue is good eating. Picky eaters miss out on a lot.

Years ago when I worked with an animal vet at the local sale barn (cattle), we would castrate young bulls upon request and throw the cuttings in a pile. One man would come by every week and gather them. "They're delicious!" he said. I just took his word for it.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Picky eaters miss out on a lot.

So true. I would hate to go through life ordering from a one page menu.

 

[Rudi]

I've never had it, but would try it. Used to work with a Latina, she said it was great in Tacos.

 

[Oracle]

Lingua - tongue tacos and tortas from the taco trucks are delicious.
You need to try elk tongue, either from one yourself harvests or from other hunters who don't want the tongues.

 

[jag312]

Trim any fat from the tongue. Boil it with salt, onion, parsley, and celery. Peel the tongue when done. Then slice the tongue into half inch thick slices. Then marinate the slices in the refrigerator with olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley. Cold tongue is very good. That is how my mother made it. I think it might be an Italian recipe.

 

[Greyman50]

Crockpot is all one needs. Back in 70’s worked with a guy that brought tongue sandwiches for lunch, one day he brought me one. Best tasting beef ever, tender, no gristle or fat.

 

[rockquarry]

Years ago when I worked with an animal vet at the local sale barn (cattle), we would castrate young bulls upon request and throw the cuttings in a pile. One man would come by every week and gather them. "They're delicious!" he said. I just took his word for it.

Fried calf fries/mountain oysters are very good with or without Tabasco. The "meat & potatoes salt & pepper" crowd don't know what they are missing.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

If you have a smoker that is the way to go. Smoked tongue reminds me
spam in it's texture and makes great sandwiches.
I haven't been to the rodeo in Vinita, Oklahoma in years but they use to have
a calf fry eating contest the week of the rodeo.

 

[OLDSTER]

We cook (boil) it, peel it etc. Then eat cold tongue sandwiches with salt, mayo, and a slice of purple onion. Fantastic

 

[Xfuzz]

Good when prepared right.
Crockpot, boiled, smoked....

However, cook it like you would cook a kidney...
Cook the..."wizz" outta it....

 

[lkabug]

As a kid in the Appalachian Mountains we were not wealthy enough to pick and choose. My mom had a nose to tail mentality. Nothing went to waste.
Tongue with mushrooms and onions is good eats.
And how about liver and onions? Any takers?

 

[rockquarry]

As a kid in the Appalachian Mountains we were not wealthy enough to pick and choose. My mom had a nose to tail mentality. Nothing went to waste.
Tongue with mushrooms and onions is good eats.
And how about liver and onions? Any takers?

Nothing wrong with beef or calf liver and onions. I've also used elk liver for this dish; no wild flavor and you can't tell it from beef liver.

 

[Marshwheeling]

I haven't had it in years, but sliced beef tongue is good eating. Picky eaters miss out on a lot.

That’s okay. Leaves more for the rest of us.

 

[375hh1973]

Tongue is good

Liver is bad

I have tried it and just cant stand the taste. Guess Im picky

 

[pawngal]

I wish beef tongue was easier to get, Walmart has it sometimes but $6.00 a pound is crazy. Where do all the tongues go? Dog Food??
Cooking, I follow the KISS method, crockpot an low for 24 hours or so., Toss in some bay leaves. let cool to room temp and pig out.

 

[Gaffer]

I was raised on Maine farm and no part of beef critter was wasted. Loved tongue, and liver was the best. Mom even used the kidneys. We were too poor to let anything go to waste. I was not to fond of red flannel hash, which was potatoes and beets ground up and fried in patties. Ate them though or went hungry!

 

[444 Magnum]

I keep seeing Fred Sanford in my mind pulling a big tongue out of the pot and using it to lick envelopes or stamps- whatever he was doing on that episode- its burned in my mind.