To Stew an Ox Tongue
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Clean the ox tongue thoroughly.
Place the tongue in a pot and cover with water.
Add salt and spices to the water.
Cook
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for several hours until tender.
Finish and serve
Remove the tongue, let it cool, then peel off the skin.
Slice and serve as desired.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Ox tongue
- Main protein; long, gentle simmering breaks down its tough connective tissue until tender.
- Spices
- Add aroma to the cooking water, flavouring the meat as it simmers.
The step that matters
Simmer until tender. Tongue is tough muscle rich in connective tissue. Only a low, steady simmer over several hours converts that collagen into gelatin; a rapid boil toughens the meat and leaves it chewy.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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