Pig tongue

One of the most useful parts of a pork carcass is definitely the tongue, which is a single muscle in a film that is very easily removed after heat treatment. And underneath this very film hides incredibly tender meat, which is used in many dishes and is considered a delicacy. You can prepare a huge number of cold appetizers and salads from the tongue; moreover, this product contains a lot of useful micro- and macroelements.

How and how long to cook pork tongue in a saucepan?

Cooking pork tongue is difficult only the first time, however, this task can be simplified as much as possible if you follow a detailed recipe with step-by-step photos. Even an inexperienced cook can handle the cooking, and as a result you will get a tender and juicy dish with sour cream, garlic and herbs.

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   How to cook pork tongue deliciously? First soak the tongue in cold water, then clean and rinse thoroughly.Boil for about an hour until soft, add salt 10 minutes before readiness. Dip the boiled meat into ice water for a few minutes - this way the film will come off almost on its own.
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   Dry the cooled tongue with paper towels and place on a cutting board.
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   Cut into thin slices.
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   To prepare the dressing, put sour cream in a deep bowl.
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   Finely chop the parsley and mix with sour cream, salt to taste.
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   Place the garlic, passed through a press, into the same container.
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   Place the tongue slices on a flat dish and pour over the aromatic garlic and sour cream sauce.
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   Leave at room temperature for 10 minutes to soak and start eating. Bon appetit!

Simple and tasty salad with pork tongue and pickled cucumber

You can prepare an incredibly tasty puff salad of boiled pork tongue with pickled cucumber, walnuts and garlic, both for a holiday table (guests will definitely appreciate it) and to diversify your family’s usual diet.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 1.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue (boiled) – 150 gr.
• Pickled cucumbers – 1 pc.
• Eggs (boiled) – 2 pcs.
• Walnut kernels – 5 pcs.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Mayonnaise – 1.5 tbsp.
• Parsley – 10 gr.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Pre-boiled tongue, peel off the thick film, rinse and dry with paper towels, cut into thin strips.

Step 2. Grind the hard pickled cucumber in the same way.

Step 3. Peel the eggs and cut them in the same way as the previous components of the future salad.

Step 4. In a bowl, mix mayonnaise with garlic passed through a press and season with all the chopped ingredients separately.Using a cooking ring, lay out cucumbers, meat and eggs in layers, sprinkle crushed nuts and finely chopped parsley on top.

Step 5. Carefully remove the mold and, if desired, scatter the greens on a plate for decoration.

Step 6. Serve to the table immediately after “assembly”. Bon appetit!

Pork tongue aspic with gelatin

Jellied is a very beautiful and festive dish that will be a wonderful decoration for any table, and anyone can handle its preparation if you follow the detailed steps. This dish is prepared from various meats, but today we will talk about aspic made from pork tongue - you will lick your fingers!

Cooking time – 4 hours

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue – 1 pc.
• Gelatin – 10 gr.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Salt - to taste.
• Laurel leaf – 1 pc.
• Carrots – ¼ pcs.
• Lemon – ¼ pcs.
• Parsley - to taste.
• Water - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the tongue thoroughly, place it in a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. As soon as the contents of the dish begin to gurgle, drain the water.

Step 2. For the second time, pour the offal with cold water and cook in salted water until tender (90-120 minutes), removing all the foam that forms with a slotted spoon. Afterwards, we dip the tongue in ice water and remove film and cartilage.Step 3. Cool the pork at room temperature and cut into thin slices.

Step 4. Pour 250 milliliters of broth in which the tongue was cooked into another pan.

Step 5. In a separate bowl, dilute the gelatin in a few tablespoons of broth and leave to swell for 10-15 minutes.

Step 6. Add bay leaf and chopped garlic to a saucepan with meat broth, boil for a couple of minutes and mix with gelatin. Leave to cool to room temperature.Step 7Carefully lay out the tongue slices in a deep plate and pour cooled broth with gelatin through a fine sieve, garnish with slices of boiled carrots.

Step 8. We also put parsley in the jelly and put the dishes in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Bon appetit!

Salad with pork tongue and mushrooms

It is very simple to prepare a delicious and original salad from boiled pork tongue, oyster mushrooms, eggs and vegetables, and the taste will certainly surprise you, because we will season the prepared ingredients with a very interesting dressing based on horseradish and olive oil.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue (boiled) – 200 gr.
• Oyster mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Pickled cucumbers – 100 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Arugula – 1 bunch.
• Quail eggs – 3 pcs.
• Cherry tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

For refueling:

• Mayonnaise – 4 tbsp.
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp.
• Horseradish – 1 tsp.
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp.
• Mustard – ½ tsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Chop the mushrooms randomly and fry until lightly browned.

Step 2. Prepare the remaining products: cut the tongue into thin strips, cucumbers into cubes or rings, onions into half rings.Step 3. In a deep salad bowl, mix the mushrooms with the chopped ingredients and mix well.

Step 4. In a separate bowl, prepare the dressing: combine lemon juice, olive oil, mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, salt and pepper to taste - stir and the sauce is ready.

Step 5. Thoroughly rinse the bunch of arugula under running water and let it drain for a little while, placing it on the bottom of a flat dish.

Step 6. Place the salad on the green “pillow” and arrange the egg halves and cherry tomatoes around it.Drizzle with aromatic dressing and serve. Bon appetit!

Pork tongue baked in the oven

You can easily prepare many dishes from pork tongue, for example: jellied meat, salads, boil it in a pan or stew it in a slow cooker, but today we invite you to bake this most tender meat.

Cooking time – 2 hours 40 minutes

Cooking time – 10 min.

Portions – 8.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue (large) – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.
• Bay leaf – 3 pcs.
• Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
• Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
• Thyme - to taste.
• Khmeli-suneli - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the garlic, pass it through a press and mix with oil, bay leaf, soy sauce, spices and salt.

Step 2. Thoroughly rinse the tongue under water, dry it and place it on foil folded in several layers, brush with aromatic sauce and leave to marinate for 60 minutes.

Step 3. After the time has passed, place the offal in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees for about an hour and a half.

Step 4. Cool the finished dish until warm, peel off the film and cut into portions.

Step 5. Serve with horseradish or mustard. Bon appetit!

How to properly cook pork tongue in a pressure cooker?

In the 21st century, there are many inventions that make life easier for housewives, and the multicooker-pressure cooker is one of these “helpers.” The tongue cooked in this “oven” turns out incredibly juicy and tasty, and its delicate texture simply dissolves in your mouth!

Cooking time – 8 hours 50 minutes

Cooking time - 10 min.

Portions – 9.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue – 3 pcs.
• Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
• Seasonings - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Vinegar – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the meat thoroughly and leave overnight in water with vinegar and salt.

Step 2. The next morning, pour vegetable oil into the bowl of the multicooker-pressure cooker and place the tongues, sprinkling them with your favorite spices.

Step 3. Close the lid and turn on the “Game” program, set the timer to 50 minutes.

Step 4. After releasing the pressure, open the valve and clean the meat from dense films.

Step 5. Cut into portioned slices and serve. Bon appetit!

Salad with pork tongue and pickled onions

We are preparing a bright, original and incredibly tasty salad that can be easily served at the holiday table, made from boiled pork tongue, spicy pickled onions and green peas.

Cooking time – 2 hours 25 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue – 500 gr.
• Carrots – 200 gr.
• Onions – 150 gr.
• Cucumbers – 200 gr.
• Canned peas – 200 gr.
• Tomatoes – 200 gr.
• Quail eggs – 6-8 pcs.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

For the pickled onions:

• Red onion – 150 gr.
• Water – 15 tbsp.
• Vinegar 6-9% - 10 tbsp.
• Granulated sugar – 3 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the onions and carrots and cut into large pieces.

Step 2. Wash the tongue, fill it with water and cook for about two hours after boiling, skimming off any foam that forms.Step 3. An hour from the start of cooking the meat, add pieces of carrots and onions into the pan and continue cooking.

Step 4. Peel the red onion and cut into thin half rings.

Step 5. In a separate bowl, combine water and vinegar.

Step 6. Add some salt.Step 7. Add granulated sugar.

Step 8. Mix the resulting mixture thoroughly.

Step 9Place the red onion in a bowl with the marinade and leave to soak at room temperature for 20-30 minutes.

Step 10. Dip the boiled tongue into a bowl of cold water and let it cool a little.Step 11. Remove thick skin from the meat.

Step 12. And cut into thin cubes.

Step 13. Cut fresh cucumbers in the same way.

Step 14. Drain the marinade from the onion and combine it in a deep salad bowl with green peas, tongue and cucumber, add salt and black pepper to your taste.Step 15. Season the mixed ingredients with mayonnaise.

Step 16. Cut tomatoes and boiled eggs into halves or quarters.

Step 17. Place the aromatic salad on portioned plates and top with chopped tomatoes and eggs. Bon appetit!

Pork tongue stewed in sour cream

Pork tongue is a very tasty and tender meat, even if you eat it without anything or spread it with horseradish or mustard, however, if you stew this offal with the addition of sour cream, the dish will instantly sparkle with new colors and will go well with various side dishes.

Cooking time – 2 hours 20 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 5.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue – 1 pc.
• Carrots (large) – 1 pc.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Bay leaf – 1-2 pcs.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Butter – 20-30 gr.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the pork tongue thoroughly under running water.Step 2. Fill with water and place on the stove.

Step 3. Add a little salt and bring the contents of the pan to a boil, then cook for 60 minutes, skimming off the foam.

Step 4. At this time, peel large carrots and onions.

Step 5. When the meat has been boiled for an hour, add half a carrot and one onion.Step 6.We continue to cook the meat and vegetables for about 40 minutes, and 10-15 minutes before readiness add the bay leaf.

Step 7. Remove the finished offal from the aromatic broth and cool slightly at room temperature.

Step 8. Remove the thick skin from the tongue.

Step 9. Cut the remaining carrots into small cubes.

Step 10. Finely chop the onion.

Step 11. Melt a piece of butter in a frying pan and saute the chopped vegetables.

Step 12. Add a couple of spoons of hot aromatic broth to the frying and simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 13. At the same time, finely chop the boiled tongue.

Step 14. Place the chopped meat in a frying pan with the sautéed vegetables.

Step 15. Thoroughly mix the contents of the pan, add a little more broth and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Step 16. After time, add two tablespoons of sour cream of any fat content.

Step 17. Stir again and simmer on the lowest flame for 5 minutes, then remove from the stove.

Step 18. Serve the aromatic and juicy dish in sour cream with mashed potatoes or crumbly buckwheat. Bon appetit!

Olivier with pork tongue for the festive table

Everyone knows the recipe for preparing the classic Olivier salad, without which not a single festive and especially New Year's table is complete, with the addition of cubes of boiled sausage, but once you replace this ingredient with boiled pork tongue, you will never return to sausage.

Cooking time – 1 hour 50 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 7-9.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue – 2 pcs.
• Potatoes – 4 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Eggs – 2-3 pcs.
• Cucumbers (pickled or salted) – 5 pcs.
• Canned peas - 1 can.
• Greens - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Laurel leaf - 1-2 pcs.
• Black peppercorns – 3-5 pcs.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the tongues thoroughly, put them in a saucepan and add water - bring to a boil, add bay leaves, salt and peppercorns, boil over moderate heat, constantly skimming off the foam for about an hour and a half.

Step 2. At the same time, boil the carrots, potatoes and eggs until tender.

Step 3. Cool the boiled ingredients slightly and peel them: finely chop the eggs, cut the carrots into cubes.

Step 4. Grind the potatoes in the same way.

Step 5. Cut the pickled cucumbers into pieces the same size as the boiled vegetables. In a large salad bowl, combine the ingredients and also add green peas, from which you must first drain the liquid.

Step 6. Place the finished tongue under running cold water and use a knife to remove the thick skin.

Step 7. Cut the meat into cubes and add it to the rest of the salad ingredients, season with mayonnaise, add salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.

Step 8. Serve immediately or place in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours to cool. Bon appetit!

How to cook pork tongue with potatoes in the oven?

We are preparing a complex dish with amazing taste characteristics from tender pork tongue, potatoes and all this stewed in rich sour cream with the addition of granulated garlic and black pepper - you will lick your fingers!

Cooking time – 1 hour 45 minutes

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Pork tongue (boiled) – 2 pcs.
• Potatoes – 300-400 gr.
• Granulated garlic – ½ tsp.
• Sour cream – 4-5 tbsp.
• Water – 1 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Seasonings - to taste.
• Water – 1/3 tbsp.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Cut the pre-boiled and cooled tongues into slices about a centimeter thick.

Step 2. Season the meat slices with salt and ground black pepper and mix.

Step 3. Peel the potatoes, cut them into slices and place them in a baking dish, greased with a small amount of sunflower oil. Season the vegetables with your favorite spices and salt.

Step 4. Place pieces of tongue on top and generously sprinkle with dry garlic.

Step 5. Mix sour cream with 1/3 cup of water and pour the contents of the mold, cover with foil and place in the oven for 60 minutes at 190 degrees.

Step 6. After the time has passed, remove the foil from the dish and bake for another 20-25 minutes, during which time the sour cream sauce should be completely absorbed into the ingredients and give it special tenderness.

Step 7. Before serving, decorate with herbs and enjoy. Bon appetit!