Butcher: How To Make Beef Tongue For Sandwiches

• 1 whole beef tongue
• 16 cups water
• 1 diced large onion
• 2 peeled and diced carrots
• 2 stalks celery
• 6 garlic cloves
• 10 allspice berries (whole)
• 15 peppercorns (whole)
• 1/2 bunch thyme
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup sugar

1. In a stainless steel pot add the water, spices, vegetables, salt and sugar.
2. Bring it all up to boil for 5 minutes to infuse the flavors.
3. When the brine is ready, remove it from the stove and cool it down completely (cold, not warm) and brine the beef tongue in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
4. The following day, remove the tongue from the brine and place it into a large pot.
5. Add half of the brine and all of the spices and vegetable from the brine into the pot.
6. Add an equal amount of water into the pot, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook anywhere from 6 to 8 hours until thoroughly tender.
7. When the tongue is ready, remove it from the pot and allow to cool to the touch.
8. Next, peel away the outer skin and remove the bones from the end.
9. Wrap the tongue in plastic wrap and cool overnight.
10. Slice medallions off of the whole cooked tongue and layer onto thick-cut sandwich bread with your favorite toppings, or simply a smear of spicy brown mustard.

beef, water, onion, carrots, stalks celery, garlic, berries, peppercorns, thyme, parsley, salt, sugar

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/butcher-recipe-how-to-make-beef-tongue-for-sandwiches/ (may not work)