cow tongue anyone?

[Mojo Chick'n]

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meri

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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I have some liquid smoke up in the spice cupboard (for making jerkey)
I'll have to try that one, too.

Too bad each cow only has one tongue

So many recipes to try!!

meri

 

[jvls1942]

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I hope I caught you in time, years ago my youg (teenage) sister in law cookd our cow tounge for us when she was babysitting our children....

she boiled it, then peeled it and then cut it into strips like thick french fries.. from that she made beef strogonoff.. to die for.. I have never had a better strogonoff to this day..(40 years later)... You still have time to get to the store and buy a strogonoff package mix, if you do not have a recipe handy..

.....jiminwisc.......

 

[Rte.66_chicks]

I love it too! If I remember correctly, some celery and onions can be added also. My DH can't stand anything like that, so if I want it, I have to eat it by myself, which is fine with me!

I couldn't resist one I saw at Sam's Club, so it is now in my freezer and will be cooked sometime during my Winter holiday from school.

A pressure cooker works well for this, too, gets it tender a lot faster.

Someone mentioned horseradish; that sounds great! When I was a kid, we always slathered it with Coleman's dry mustard that we mixed to a paste with water.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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a lot of meat markets don't carry them in stock, but you can special order it. Up in Michigan where I used to live they are about 4 dollars a pound - for something that used to be considered "trash". They don't carry them in stock because they just don't sell that well.

Maybe cow tongue is a southern thing

, cause my Dad was from down south, and he ate a lot of odd things and got us to eat them, too. However, I drew the line at Pickled Pigs feet - nope, sorry, ain't gonna happen

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I will have to find some recipes for Chicken Feet when I start my butchering next year. I know there are some asian recipes that use them.

meri

Pickled Pigs feet - you don't know what you are missing! But if you truly want to appreciate a good hock, do it Bavarian Style:

1. Boil Hock in stock with vegetables
2. Cool, split open the skin on one side
3. Preheat frying pan with some oil. Throw the hock on the pan and fry it until golden brown
4. Serve with Bavarian style hot mustard (not the yellow stuff) and a nice kaiser bun!
5. If of age, add a good cold lager.

I'll save this one, too, cause we're getting pigs soon, also. We've got the pig pen done (except a couple of extra boards on the gate) and will be looking to get some feeder pigs when we can (when we can find them, might not find any til spring, since it is colder out, now).

I don't mind eating pigs feet I guess - it was being 7 years old and opening the refrigerator door and having them stare me in the face that turned me off

and pickled... would rather have them done up some other way

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However, I guess I would try them, since my dad adored them and you say they are good (I'd trust a stranger over my dad - he was quite the practical joker, none of us kids totally trusted him on food matters).

meri

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

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I hope I caught you in time, years ago my youg (teenage) sister in law cookd our cow tounge for us when she was babysitting our children....

she boiled it, then peeled it and then cut it into strips like thick french fries.. from that she made beef strogonoff.. to die for.. I have never had a better strogonoff to this day..(40 years later)... You still have time to get to the store and buy a strogonoff package mix, if you do not have a recipe handy..

.....jiminwisc.......

I always have stroganoff in the pantry. I might try this one next time (to hide it from the boys

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I am thinking just sliced this time - to see if they'll eat it, if not, then I'll eat the whole darn thing, cause I've been thinking about that cow's tongue every since she was licking me with it when I would go do chores

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meri

 

[BettyR]

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meri

I think you're the only one that caught the joke!!!

 

[Ottoman]

A man walks into a restaurant and ask the waitress what the special of the is.

She says: Cow tongue smothered in mushrooms and onions.

The man says: That’s gross! I’m not eating anything that comes from a cow’s mouth. Just fry me up some eggs.

I must say that I have never tryed cowtongue. the recipes do sound good.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

Well, I boiled it like I mentioned, and served it with beef gravy - it was delicious

A bit more flavorful from what I recall my mom's tasting like, but then, Mom isn't the best cook, and I tend to use more spices

As I suspected, no one would eat it but me. Next time I'm gonna hide it inside some other dish, and after they LIKE it, tell them what it was.

guys - can't please 'em some days.

Thanks for the recipes, guys. I definately want to try that asian one next. I may even try that with some other cut from the beef, just because I like asian food

meri

 

[charmed one]

The mexican girls I use to work with cooked beef tongue and then shredded it for taco meat. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! I sure miss working with them