Beef tongue in the oven
Description
This dish is a perfect harmony of flavor, aroma, and color. The tongue is cooked in its own juices with vegetables, garlic, and spices, resulting in an incredibly delicious meal. This baked tongue can be served as an appetizer, a main course, or accompanied by a side dish. It turns out very juicy, delicious, and aromatic. I'll tell you next which exact ingredient gives it its wonderful aroma.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. First, prepare all the ingredients: clean the peppers and cut them into strips, peel the garlic and cut each clove into 4 pieces, halve the tomatoes if they are large.
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Step 2
2. The tongue needs to be cleaned and thoroughly washed. Now we proceed to the most important step: make small incisions in the tongue (I used beef). The blade should be inserted perpendicularly downward, no more than four centimeters deep. Make about 10–13 such incisions, depending on the size of the tongue. Fill the resulting openings with chopped vegetables in a random order. I do this by hand, carefully inserting peppers, tomatoes, and garlic.
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Step 3
3. Brush the tongue with oil and place thyme on top. Then wrap the tongue tightly in several layers and place it in a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) for one and a half hours. It's best to season the tongue with salt just before serving, so the salt doesn't draw out the meat's juices. It's very important to wrap the tongue airtight, ensuring there are no openings through which the juices could leak or the aroma could escape.
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Step 4
4. Then remove the meat, carefully open it (steam can burn your hands!), and let it sit for 10 minutes. After that, remove the thyme and slice the tongue into portion pieces.
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Step 5
5. Thanks to being baked in foil, the tongue turned out very juicy and flavorful. It is thyme, combined with the other ingredients, that creates this unique aroma.
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Step 6
6. Before serving, you can garnish with herbs or a sprig of thyme. I always serve it with the juice in which the meat was stewed. If desired, you can prepare any side dish (rice or potatoes will go perfectly with the tongue).
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Step 7
7. On a plate, season the meat with salt (preferably sea salt, as it will quickly dissolve on the hot meat).