To Boil Tongue
Ingredients
Directions
Wash the tongue thoroughly.
Place the tongue in boiling water.
Boil for four hours.
Let the meat cool in the cooking liquid.
Remove the skin.
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
- Tongue
- Is the main protein; long simmering in water turns its tough muscle tender enough to eat.
The step that matters
Let the meat cool in the cooking liquid. Cooling slowly in the broth lets the meat reabsorb moisture and firm up, so it stays juicy and is easier to slice and peel.
“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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