A by-product such as beef tongue is very useful due to the content of iron and other trace elements. Using a multicooker is the best way to cook beef tongue. This by-product can be prepared either alone or with the addition of other ingredients.
Beef tongue is a very healthy dish that you need to be able to cook correctly. This will preserve all the beneficial properties and enhance the taste. Beef tongue can become a real delicacy if you cook it in a slow cooker. Thus, cooking will take half the time when compared to cooking offal on a conventional gas stove.
A simple way to cook beef tongue in a slow cooker
So, starting to cook, you need to take the beef tongue, it is desirable that it weighs up to 2 kg. The offal must be thoroughly rinsed under running cold water. Then you should place the prepared tongue in a multicooker and pour water (so that the product is completely covered). You can add a peeled onion and a peeled whole carrot to this. This vegetable additive will have a great effect on the taste of the finished dish.
For cooking, you must select the "Soup" or "Stew" mode. It will take no more than two hours. If the beef tongue weighs more than 2 kg, therefore, you need to cook it longer - 2.5-3 hours. If you set the cooking time on the multicooker for 2 hours, then after 1 hour and 20 minutes, you need to add spices. It can be bay leaves, black peppercorns, any specially purchased spices designed specifically for the preparation of beef tongue.
When the offal is ready, it should be removed from the multicooker and immediately put into a saucepan with cold water. From the fact that the temperature has changed abruptly, the hard skin will peel off, and it will not be a problem to remove it. That's it, the beef tongue is ready. Now you can make a delicate appetizer from it or add it to a salad. In the broth in which the offal was cooked, you can cook a delicious and rich soup.
Beef tongue in sour cream sauce, cooked in a slow cooker
You can continue cooking beef tongue in a slow cooker further. To do this, you need to divide the boiled beef tongue into portions (size at discretion and taste). Now you need to take 0.5-1 liters of sour cream (paying attention to the volume of the tongue) and mix it with spices and pepper. The tongue is put in a slow cooker and poured with the resulting sour cream sauce. The "Extinguishing" mode is set. The cooking time is given for half an hour.
At the end of cooking, the dish can be served. In addition to beef tongue, mashed potatoes or pasta can be used as a side dish. It is recommended to decorate the dish with green peas, corn or herbs.
