Slow Cooked

Beef Tongue

Prep Time: 10 min. Cook Time: 6-8 hr. Rest Time: 20 min

Total Time: 6.5-8.5 hr.

Makes: 4 servings (one tongue)

Macronutrients: 50.1g protein · 0g carb · 58g fat (1 cup)

For a visual, see my instagram video here!

About the dish:

I first tried beef tongue in Florida with my cousin at an authentic Mexican taco truck! This is probably the easiest and less “scared” way of trying beef tongue for the first time.

I am willing to try pretty much any food and I HATE wasting food. So when I ordered my first 1/4 cow and it came with beef tongue…I had to try it!

This meat tastes JUST LIKE a savory, tender roast. Think: the perfect chuck roast that has been slow cooking in your crockpot all day and it FALLS APART.

Also:

After its slow cooked, if you fry it up in a cast iron pan with some butter, it gets crispy!!

Where can I find beef tongue?

You should be able to get beef tongue from your local farmer or ethnic grocery stores.

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Equipment:

Ingredients:

  • 1 Beef tongue

  • Water or broth

    Want to make your own bone broth? Recipe here!

  • 3-4 Garlic cloves (optional)

  • 1 Tbsp Salt

Steps:

  1. Remove your beef tongue from the refrigerator and make sure it is full thawed

  2. Rinse the beef tongue in cold water thoroughly

  3. Place the tongue in your crockpot/slow cooker

  4. Add water or broth until the tongue is covered

  5. Add salt and 3-4 peeled whole garlic cloves

  6. Turn the slow cooker on low and cook for 6-8 hours or until it is very tender

    (This is a good thing to cook while you’re at work or busy all day because it wont really over-cook, you could even leave it in for 10 hours if you had to)

  7. Remove the tongue from the slow cooker and place on a cutting board

  8. Remove the outside skin and unwanted fat, leaving just the meat. The skin should peel off very easily

  9. Cut the meat into desired pieces or shred it

  10. You can now use the meat for whatever you’d like.

    See below for ideas on what to do with the beef tongue!

    For a visual, see my instagram video here!

What dish should I add beef tongue to?

  • Tacos

  • Soup

  • Seer on a cast iron skillet with butter/tallow and eat with eggs

  • Baked on hi-broil (after slow cooking) and served over spaghetti squash with a butter parmesan sauce.

  • Over mashed potatoes or butternut squash

  • Eat it with ANYTHING! :)

Sadie creates naturally sweetened and savory dishes with an animal-based way of eating in mind.

Meal prep is her specialty.

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