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🍽️ Tender Beef Tongue in Savory Sauce

290 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef tongue
• 2 onions
• 2 carrots
• 150 g celeriac
• salt
• 2 cloves
• 4 allspice berries
• 1 tsp peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 20 g butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• 100 ml Madeira
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• pepper (from the mill)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the beef tongue under running water.
2. 2. Peel the onions, carrots, and celery.
3. 3. Dice the vegetables into small cubes.
4. 4. Fill a large pot with water and add salt.
5. 5. Bring the water to a boil.
6. 6. Add the tongue, vegetables, cloves, allspice berries, peppercorns, and bay leaves to the pot.
7. 7. Reduce the heat to low.
8. 8. Simmer the tongue gently for about two and a half hours.
9. 9. Ensure the tongue remains fully submerged in the water at all times.
10. 10. Remove the tongue from the broth.
11. 11. Rinse the tongue briefly.
12. 12. Peel off the outer skin from the still warm tongue.
13. 13. Return the peeled tongue to the broth.
14. 14. Remove the pot from the heat.
15. 15. Melt the butter in a clean pot.
16. 16. Stir the flour into the butter.
17. 17. Cook the mixture while stirring constantly.
18. 18. Wait until the mixture turns golden brown.
19. 19. Strain the tongue broth through a fine sieve to remove solids.
20. 20. Deglaze the pan with Madeira.
21. 21. Add about 250 milliliters of the filtered tongue broth.
22. 22. Let the sauce simmer and thicken slightly.
23. 23. Stir in the tomato paste.
24. 24. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
25. 25. Remove the tongue from the broth.
26. 26. Slice the tongue into thin pieces.
27. 27. Place the tongue slices briefly into the warm sauce.
28. 28. Serve the tongue with a potato roll and fresh tomatoes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 290
• Protein: 22 g · Fett/Fat: 14 g · Carbs: 15 g