How to cook beef tongue in a pressure cooker


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In this video, Chef Cristian shows you how to cook beef tongue in a pressure cooker. The pressure cooking time for this beef tongue is 50 minutes. Disclaimer: …

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  1. Amy Fletcher
    Amy Fletcher says:

    We get a cow processed every year and always ask for the stuff nobody else wants because we believe in using all of the animal. Well I tried beef tongue the first year in the crock pot overnight and the results were not impressive. The next year the tongue just sat in the freezer and we got our 3rd cow processed in October, so now I had 2 tongues to "get rid of." I came here hoping to process this quickly in the Ninja Foodi that I just got for Christmas and I figured I would just feed it to the dogs if it was the same as the first one. I followed your recipe, except I substituted some of the water with some red wine I had left over. Can I just say I can see why this is your favorite cut of meat? I think it is mine as well now. Wow! The soft texture, the melt-in-your-mouth fattiness, the flavor! I'm a total convert. Thank you for the great (and FAST!) recipe!

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  2. Paul Liesenberg
    Paul Liesenberg says:

    good ideas, but i don't think 50mins is enough, at least not with my Breville pressure cooker at high. the skin didn't peel off as easily as before, and while i don't like tongue too soft and spongy, it was still quite firm. i'd say 65mins in my pressure cooker.

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  3. Carlos
    Carlos says:

    Ok going to try this recipe and add it to my chili tonight along with some, ground beef and gator tail. Best part I’m not telling the kids other than it’s beef and gator. Not a lie at all.

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  4. craig stewart
    craig stewart says:

    I have two recipes that I use. One is with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. The other is with the same Hungarian sauce that use for goulash. Both are great. I'm open to other suggestions

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  5. H T
    H T says:

    Growing up, beef tongue was always a real treat at my house. My recipe is largely the same, but I omit the soy sauce and liquid smoke, and add in a couple of big carrots, some celery, and a few peppercorns.

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  6. K Ng
    K Ng says:

    A great video. Thanks for sharing.
    I'm going to cook a beef tongue tomorrow. Just to make sure I'll do it right, please clarify for me: You said, "Set 50 minutes on HIGH pressure. After 50 minutes, wait 4 minutes, then quick release." Did you mean 50 minutes AFTER it has built up enough pressure to cook, L0:00 starts to counting; or 50 minutes from the very beginning, AFTER the ON light comes on? Thank you very much.

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  7. Ben Nguyen
    Ben Nguyen says:

    After 50 minutes do you manually release the pressure, or do you let it naturally de-pressurize, which is about another 15 minutes? Or should you just set it for 35 minutes to account for the de-pressurizing time? Or does it not matter… it won't come out shredded either way?

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  8. Mekratrig
    Mekratrig says:

    From a dim distant memory, I can recall my mothar cooking beef tongue, it was the tendarest, tastiest, best textured meat I'd evar had, and like a fool, I didn't learn her recipe. Am looking forward to trying this one. One question – I nevar see tongue on display in suparmarket meat departments, do you have to go to a real butcher shop to get it?

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  9. Carol Renteria
    Carol Renteria says:

    Awesome video. Just got a tongue today and was wondering how to cook it in my Instant Pot. Now, I know. My mouth is watering right now. And I've subscribed to your site too. Thank you!

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  10. Armen Staubach
    Armen Staubach says:

    Thanks, I am going to try tonight; I decided after the first stage, I put in pan and have it there (with beef broth and some carrot plus red wine and maybe some flour) for half an hour or so… hope it will taste good.

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  11. Alki Malk
    Alki Malk says:

    lamb tongue is even better. trust me.
    this tongue, warm, with fresh bread and bitter herbs, tomatoes, feta cheese…
    make a döner like sandwich.
    Thank me later.

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  12. JB1981
    JB1981 says:

    I heard beef tongue is good but I've never had it and of course like many people I'm scared cause it seems gross. Im tempted after this video

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  13. B Martin
    B Martin says:

    I've been eating beef tongue for a while now. Soooo good, and so much cheaper than your conventional cuts of beef. I have usually slow cooked it in my crock pot, but I'm gonna try your method. Would more or less the same apply to say a pig tongue? Thanks for the great video!

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