Possibly Tongue Tied - Ongoing Two-Day Thread w/ Pr0N

[ShadowDriver]

It's time for some lengua. I'm using Tonybel's Recipe/Technique on this (duh! the man's a farkin' lengua master), my first attempt.

When I went to the Commissary and found the tongue selection (5 hunks of frozen beef tongue in the deep freeze section), I nearly passed out.
I knew that this would be expensive, but Dear Lord! :twitch: :shocked: :crazy:

Well, I committed to making lengua tacos... and it's going to happen. I really hope beef tongue prices are more reasonable in East Bumblefark, NM.

So... she's thawing right now. Tomorrow morning, I'll hit it with my usual steak seasoning and let it rest for a bit in the fridge before I put it in the smoker right around noon-ish.

More to come.

 

[ssv3]

Tuned in! Just a little cheaper than what we pay out here for tongue.

 

[Stingerhook]

Following you Marc on this one, don't forget to trim.

 

[ShadowDriver]

... don't forget to trim.

Besides skinning this baby, what else am I trimming up (besides any seriously excess fat that I might see)?

 

[Stingerhook]

Sounds like your right on.

 

[ShadowDriver]

After an overnight in the fridge, i rinsed it off and prepared to do battle with some tongue skin.

If I said that I butchered the job, that would be disrespectful to those professionals out there. That said, I didn't hack off any digits or lose a bunch of meat in the process. Good thing I'll end up chopping this up, as it's not pretty.

Hit it with some steak seasoning... and it's resting before I put it in the smoker over hickory.

Going 300F for a couple of ours before I foil with some Worcestershire Sauce and put back on for a couple more hours.

Since there's no skin, I'll have to cook to a general IT (unless Tonybel or someone else gives me a better plan, and I'm all ears... perhaps a good probing...) of 200-210F-ish.

More to come.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That looks Great Looking forward to following this PM Tony and/or cowgirl

 

[BillN]

You're off to a great start. When I was a kid tongue was what you ate cause you couldn't afford regular cuts. Needless to say we ate lots of tongue, heart and ox tails. Now all these are premium cuts. Go figure.

 

[Fwismoker]

op2:

 

[G'Daddy]

You're off to a great start. When I was a kid tongue was what you ate cause you couldn't afford regular cuts. Needless to say we ate lots of tongue, heart and ox tails. Now all these are premium cuts. Go figure.

Same here, that's why I can't eat tongue now. But, I will never tire of ox tails...

 

[THoey1963]

I thought I saw on Chopped where they dropped the tongue into boiling water for a couple minutes to blanch it and it made taking the "skin" off easier.

Never had tongue and don't see myself ever doing it. Something about my food tasting me while I am tasting it...

 

[ShadowDriver]

Quick update as I tended to some wings in the smoker for lunch...

The beef and bird seem to be getting along right nicely. I haven't heard any major complaints out of either one.

 

[AClarke44]

What part of that chicken is that cow about to lick? :shocked:

Lol, lookin good, although I must say you are braver than I.....:becky:

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Looking good SD.

 

[ShadowDriver]

Devoured those wings for lunch. Entertained the 5-month old and got some food in her belly. Went back outside to wrap the tongue at the 2.5 hour mark (Tonybel says 2 at 300F, but I've been fighting to get my smoker up to 250 for some reason) with 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce.

She's looking a little dry, but that bath in the W-shire really seemed to make her happy as I wrapped her up in foil for about an hour or so (before I start checking on her).

Meanwhile, I appreciated dodis including some Salsa Recipes on a recent response to Tonybel's last lengua cook. I decided to make the Green Salsa with the jalapeños, onions, and such.

Added some lime juice to balance it out a little before putting in this mason jar to cool. Expecting the spicy level to drop a bit as this cools (as happens when I make spicy chutney or spicy jelly). Should turn out right nicely.

More soon.

 

[Neil]

Everything looks good so far, looking forward to the final photos. :thumb:

 

[Titch]

Looking good so far, I would be up for a feed of it.
Before skinning the tongue my Cambodian butcher grabbs them bu thr pointy end and slaps them on his block very hard.
Makes the skin peelable almost

 

[ssv3]

:hungry:

 

[16Adams]

I've really got to do this. Fun to watch.

 

[Papa Don]

Interesting, not something I would cook but it does look good. Nothing's better than tacos!