Smoked Cow Tongue - Any Experience?

likeadeere · 01-27-2010, 02:33 PM

I swear I'm not doing this just to get a rise out of the brethren. I've brought this up in a few of my replies-to-threads, but never gotten a good answer. So I'm starting a new thread to catch the eye of the Q-talk surfers.

I live in an area with a lot of Hispanic culture. I love it, don't get me wrong. We have some very authentic restaurants (taco vans) in this area, a few years ago I decided to try some lengua tacos (beef tongue). I tell you what, it was some of the most tender meat I have ever had! I order it almost every time now. And if it's not on the menu, I usually request it, and each restaurant has had it. They just don't like to put it on the menu, because it can scare off us pale-skinned customers.

Maybe I'll be the first to do it here on the forum. If I can gather the courage to buy a whole tongue at the store, I'll submit some pron for your viewing pleasure.

Bogus Chezz Hawg · 01-27-2010, 02:34 PM

I'd try a lick at it!

leanza · 01-27-2010, 02:48 PM

I've seriosly been wanting to give it a try. But man when I see that whole foot long tounge staring up at me, I get creeped out. Soon, I will just have to get past that and try it. I would appreciate some good prep suggestions.

Midnight Smoke · 01-27-2010, 03:03 PM

It ain't pretty...

After Boiling it's like skinning an alligator...

But it gets better, kinda of...

likeadeere · 01-27-2010, 03:47 PM

Man - ur right, that doesn't make it any easier to eat. Do you have to boil it? Is boiling the only reason it's tender? Man, I think would cut the tip off so it looks like a roast, and not a...... tongue.

Neil · 01-27-2010, 03:50 PM

Lots of good info here. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ghlight=lengua

Not only is there some good info on lengua but it is one farking funny thread.

Midnight Smoke · 01-27-2010, 03:54 PM

You can search the Internet for days trying to find out about BBQ Tongue. I used thirdeye's method.

http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogs...ed-tongue.html

likeadeere · 01-27-2010, 04:05 PM

thanks neil - you da man!

JediDog · 01-27-2010, 04:14 PM

Lengua is delicious and very tender when done right. I have never actually grilled, or smoked one though. Usually it is boiled. When preparing the lengua you're going to want to rinse in water and also use the dull back side of a knife to scrap the lengua. Some weird stuff is going to be scrapped off

, so be prepared. Also squeeze the back thick part of the lengua (sometimes blood squirts out).

How do you know the lengua is done? You take a knife and and take a stab at it. If the knife goes in like butter then it's ready....

maxwell7 · 01-27-2010, 04:23 PM

tell ya what--tongue doesn't look much worse than beef cheeks!

JiveTurkey · 01-27-2010, 04:28 PM

As a kid I used to love lengua but I didn't know what it was. Then when I was old enough to know I didn't eat it for years because it was "gross". Then my mom snuck some in on me one time and I loved it. I'm over it now, I loves me some lengua.

We boil with herbs and spices sometimes with a jalapeno tossed in the water. After it's cooked we cube it and serve with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro and salsa. Make sure to remove the outer skin, I know a guy that didn't do that and well I'll just say he didn't enjoy his dinner very much.

Also, after it's cooked and cubed we sometimes fry in a skillet with onions until browned. Bon Appetite!

mdr67 · 01-27-2010, 04:30 PM

can't SAY that I have any experience to SPEAK of with cow tongue.

BobBrisket · 01-27-2010, 04:56 PM

If you think about it..........as you are eating it............does that count as French Kissing a cow? I mean, the cow's tongue IS in your mouth!
Kidding aside, it's great stuff. Always boiled it cause it's so dang tough. Once sliced, you can grill or brown in a CI skillet with a touch of oil for color and texture.

jasonalan724 · 01-27-2010, 05:58 PM

When i was kid my great grandfather from Germany, Rudolph Johan Schuster, used to cook Beef Tonuge in a little counter top chicken rotiss, no clue how he preped it, but i know her used to stuff around the center with garlic and some spices and cook it forever then slice it like and serve it like a hamburger, he also used to pickle it and make Bloodwurst with it. Black Puddin any one?

BBQ_MAFIA · 01-27-2010, 08:08 PM

My Mom used to make Beef tongue when I was a kid. I alway love it.

Mrs Mafia used to buy it from a Basque Rest. in Calif. I think it was pickled.
I know she really like it.

01-27-2010, 02:33 PM	#1
likeadeere is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-17-09 Location: Mesa, Wa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Smoked Cow Tongue - Any Experience? I swear I'm not doing this just to get a rise out of the brethren. I've brought this up in a few of my replies-to-threads, but never gotten a good answer. So I'm starting a new thread to catch the eye of the Q-talk surfers. I live in an area with a lot of Hispanic culture. I love it, don't get me wrong. We have some very authentic restaurants (taco vans) in this area, a few years ago I decided to try some lengua tacos (beef tongue). I tell you what, it was some of the most tender meat I have ever had! I order it almost every time now. And if it's not on the menu, I usually request it, and each restaurant has had it. They just don't like to put it on the menu, because it can scare off us pale-skinned customers. Maybe I'll be the first to do it here on the forum. If I can gather the courage to buy a whole tongue at the store, I'll submit some pron for your viewing pleasure.

01-27-2010, 02:34 PM	#2
Bogus Chezz Hawg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-06-09 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd try a lick at it! __________________ Jeffro - Lang 60 Patio - Orange Splash-Proof Thermapen - Maverick ET-732 - 2 Weber Kettles

01-27-2010, 02:48 PM	#3
leanza Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-26-07 Location: Southern California Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've seriosly been wanting to give it a try. But man when I see that whole foot long tounge staring up at me, I get creeped out. Soon, I will just have to get past that and try it. I would appreciate some good prep suggestions. __________________ Tom

01-27-2010, 03:03 PM	#4
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It ain't pretty... After Boiling it's like skinning an alligator... But it gets better, kinda of... __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

01-27-2010, 03:50 PM	#6
Neil Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-04-04 Location: St. Joseph, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lots of good info here. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...ghlight=lengua Not only is there some good info on lengua but it is one farking funny thread. __________________ "You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you just might find you get what you need" Mange Bene Viva Bene! NB Bandera-Firebox & Baffle Mod, WSM, Weber: Performer(Col. Steve Austin Mod), WSM, Three 22 1/2" Kettles, 2 Brinkman Dual Zone Proffessional Grills, Smoky Joe, Uniflame Tabletop Gasser, Luhr-Jensen Big Chief, Turkey Fryer, Rocky Mountain Camp Stove & 3 UDS's.

01-27-2010, 03:47 PM	#5
likeadeere is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-17-09 Location: Mesa, Wa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Man - ur right, that doesn't make it any easier to eat. Do you have to boil it? Is boiling the only reason it's tender? Man, I think would cut the tip off so it looks like a roast, and not a...... tongue.

01-27-2010, 03:54 PM	#7
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You can search the Internet for days trying to find out about BBQ Tongue. I used thirdeye's method. http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogs...ed-tongue.html __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

01-27-2010, 04:05 PM	#8
likeadeere is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-17-09 Location: Mesa, Wa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thanks neil - you da man!

01-27-2010, 04:14 PM	#9
JediDog is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-23-08 Location: Ventura County Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lengua is delicious and very tender when done right. I have never actually grilled, or smoked one though. Usually it is boiled. When preparing the lengua you're going to want to rinse in water and also use the dull back side of a knife to scrap the lengua. Some weird stuff is going to be scrapped off , so be prepared. Also squeeze the back thick part of the lengua (sometimes blood squirts out). How do you know the lengua is done? You take a knife and and take a stab at it. If the knife goes in like butter then it's ready.... __________________ 2 Jumbo Big Drum Smokers Weber One Touch Silver Tejas Pit

01-27-2010, 04:23 PM	#10
maxwell7 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-07-09 Location: Centerview , M0. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	tell ya what--tongue doesn't look much worse than beef cheeks!

01-27-2010, 04:28 PM	#11
JiveTurkey is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-21-09 Location: MambyPambyLand, Ca Ya Jackwagon Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As a kid I used to love lengua but I didn't know what it was. Then when I was old enough to know I didn't eat it for years because it was "gross". Then my mom snuck some in on me one time and I loved it. I'm over it now, I loves me some lengua. We boil with herbs and spices sometimes with a jalapeno tossed in the water. After it's cooked we cube it and serve with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro and salsa. Make sure to remove the outer skin, I know a guy that didn't do that and well I'll just say he didn't enjoy his dinner very much. Also, after it's cooked and cubed we sometimes fry in a skillet with onions until browned. Bon Appetite! __________________ JT

01-27-2010, 04:30 PM	#12
mdr67 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-18-10 Location: Pittsford, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	can't SAY that I have any experience to SPEAK of with cow tongue. __________________ Mike, WSM 18" UDS (Engineering Phase) Weber Spirit Gasser

01-27-2010, 04:56 PM	#13
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you think about it..........as you are eating it............does that count as French Kissing a cow? I mean, the cow's tongue IS in your mouth! Kidding aside, it's great stuff. Always boiled it cause it's so dang tough. Once sliced, you can grill or brown in a CI skillet with a touch of oil for color and texture. __________________ UDS, Pit Barrel Cooker-Courtesy of Poobah, WSM, 22.5 Weber Kettles-K and DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver B, Lil' Chief Smoker, Lodge Sportman Grill, Backyard Fire Pit, Dutch Ovens, Discada Set Up, Turkey Fryer! BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment......"You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son. DAN!

01-27-2010, 05:58 PM	#14
jasonalan724 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-25-09 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When i was kid my great grandfather from Germany, Rudolph Johan Schuster, used to cook Beef Tonuge in a little counter top chicken rotiss, no clue how he preped it, but i know her used to stuff around the center with garlic and some spices and cook it forever then slice it like and serve it like a hamburger, he also used to pickle it and make Bloodwurst with it. Black Puddin any one? __________________ Jayber Que BBQ Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire… Exodus 12:9 4 UDS' - Rolling Rotis Hog Cooker - Weber Kettle Resuce Collection - ECB - Lodge Cast Iron Collection - HF Weed Burner - ProQ CSG - Super Fast and Accurate White Thermapen - 4 tap homebrew keezer - 10 gallon all grain single tier keggle build

01-27-2010, 08:08 PM	#15
BBQ_MAFIA Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-10-05 Location: NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	My Mom used to make Beef tongue when I was a kid. I alway love it. Mrs Mafia used to buy it from a Basque Rest. in Calif. I think it was pickled. I know she really like it. __________________ Guido Lang 60 Lang 84 Deluxe Warmer with Chargrill Large Spicewine Large BGE XL - BGE Med. BGE ( Bought it for my son Vincenzo) Brinkman Snp Brinkman ECB GOSM Weber Kettle Kenmore Elite Gasser Camp Chef Outdoor Stove 1-Banjo

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