Uses for cooked beef tongue

[isabel]

H and I have two beef tongues from when he bought our cow a year ago (they gave us an extra). We are going to cook both today and will use part of it for tacos tomorrow. Does anyone have suggestions for the rest of it? I'm thinking it's basically just going to end up being cooked, shredded beef.

[shamrockshake]

:x throwing it out

[eb777888]

Is it shred-dy? Like , pulled pork?

I've never had it but my cleaning lady left me some rice with a meat I've never had and for some reason I thought it might be tongue. It kinda tasted like shredded pork or chicken.... but not exactly.

[eb777888]

Feb 6, 2016 18:33:33 GMT -5 freedom said:

Feb 6, 2016 18:30:57 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Is it shred-dy? Like , pulled pork?

I've never had it but my cleaning lady left me some rice with a meat I've never had and for some reason I thought it might be tongue. It kinda tasted like shredded pork or chicken.... but not exactly.

Is she Hispanic? That sounds like ropa vieja which is stewed beef.

Yes. It was really good! It had all kinds of things in the rice and then the shreddy meat, but for some reason, it didn't taste like pork or chicken or even beef. It was good though.

[jinkies]

Your dog would probably like it.

[cereal K]

My mom always tells me about her childhood on the farm and eating tongue sandwiches. I can ask her for the "recipe" if you want.

[isabel]

You guys are so helpful. lol

[MixedBerryJam]

Maybe your garbage disposal is feeling hungry?
 

[Jalapeñomel]

Tacos

[calle28]

Mendudo! Tacos!

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 19:12:30 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Maybe your garbage disposal is feeling hungry?
 

Do you want a picture? There's no way these things are fitting down the garbage disposal.

[Deleted]

Slice it really thin and make sandwiches with hot mustard or horseradish, fried onions, and fried mushrooms.

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 19:55:40 GMT -5 @ygmg said:

Slice it really thin and make sandwiches with hot mustard or horseradish, fried onions, and fried mushrooms.

That sounds pretty good!

[tacokick]

You can corn it to make corned beef.

[MixedBerryJam]

Feb 6, 2016 19:54:29 GMT -5 isabel said:

Feb 6, 2016 19:12:30 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Maybe your garbage disposal is feeling hungry?
 

Do you want a picture? There's no way these things are fitting down the garbage disposal.

True story -- I nearly fainted the first time I ever saw one of those sons o' bitches at a butcher shop. I was at the Pike St. Market in Seattle. I had no idea this was even something people did. It looks like a tongue! No, thank you. I'll take anything that doesn't look like an actual body part, thankyouverymuch.

The butcher also had a pig's head in the display case. The head. of a pig. Right there in the case.

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 20:27:48 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Feb 6, 2016 19:54:29 GMT -5 isabel said:

Do you want a picture? There's no way these things are fitting down the garbage disposal.

True story -- I nearly fainted the first time I ever saw one of those sons o' bitches at a butcher shop. I was at the Pike St. Market in Seattle. I had no idea this was even something people did. It looks like a tongue! No, thank you. I'll take anything that doesn't look like an actual body part, thankyouverymuch.

The butcher also had a pig's head in the display case. The head. of a pig. Right there in the case.

Yeah, the top part of the tongue is fuzzy... 

I've also eaten a pig eyeball.

[lurknomore]

Feb 6, 2016 19:54:29 GMT -5 isabel said:

Feb 6, 2016 19:12:30 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Maybe your garbage disposal is feeling hungry?
 

Do you want a picture? There's no way these things are fitting down the garbage disposal.

I wanted to see. So I googled. I found this. It is labeled beef tongue, but I'm not so sure....  

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[bonnie]

Feb 6, 2016 20:45:46 GMT -5 lurknomore said:

Feb 6, 2016 19:54:29 GMT -5 isabel said:

I wanted to see. So I googled. I found this. It is labeled beef tongue, but I'm not so sure....  

Looks like a #6 to me.

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 20:45:46 GMT -5 lurknomore said:

Feb 6, 2016 19:54:29 GMT -5 isabel said:

Do you want a picture? There's no way these things are fitting down the garbage disposal.

I wanted to see. So I googled. I found this. It is labeled beef tongue, but I'm not so sure....  

Pretty sure that's a cow vag.

Here's the tongues:

[WOT?*]

I have some not-so-fond memories of my step-grandparents feeding us pickled beef tongue straight from the jar one of the first times we'd ever met them.

My suggestion would be compost.

[textbookcase]

Tacos are the only answer for beef tongue. They are disgusting in any other form.

[Deleted]

I am never coming to your house for dinner.

[tinybride]

My mom made cow tongue quite often growing up. We always had it in tacos with onions, cilantro and lime. I ate it because I had to but wasn't a fan. I won't eat it again. Sorry not really helpful, but you brought back memories lol.

[TR]

No no no no no. No.

PS - the only reference I really have for tongue is the Ramona book where she can tell her mom served tongue because she scrapes the sauce off and it's got the taste bud bumps. Barf.

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 21:19:26 GMT -5 @jezebel said:

I am never coming to your house for dinner.

Oh, come on! Where's your sense of adventure? I promise if you come over not to serve you anything unusual. 

[eb777888]

I'd totally try beef tongue. /shrugs

[cuddlyevil]

My dad used to tell us about his neighbor growing up that would give them head cheese for Christmas ever year. It was the only thing they regifted.

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 22:41:45 GMT -5 @licia said:

So do you cook the shit out of beef tongue or is it a quick cook time to keep it from getting chewy? Like, do you crock pot it to oblivion or no?

You know, just in case I ever find one flopping around in my freezer.

Basically, yes. But I'm using the pressure cooker. I've eaten tongue, but never actually made it, so we'll see how it turns out. I'm doing 65 minutes on high pressure with onions, garlic, jalapeno, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes.

eta: It's a muscle, so pretty tough. You have to think of it like you would any other tough cut of beef.

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 22:41:18 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

My dad used to tell us about his neighbor growing up that would give them head cheese for Christmas ever year. It was the only thing they regifted.

Mmmm. If it's done right, head cheese is delicious!

[isabel]

Feb 6, 2016 22:29:45 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

I'd totally try beef tongue. /shrugs

Feel free to come up to Denver next year. We'll have our next cow (and more tongue) by then!