Marinated Pork Tongue

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make marinated pork tongue? It's easy! Start by gathering the ingredients. You can use beef tongue instead of pork. If you can't find celery root, substitute parsley root, celery stalks, or a dried root-vegetable blend.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the tongue well. Peel the carrot, celery root, and onion. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the pork tongues, onion, carrot, and celery root. Add the salt. Bring to a boil and cook, skimming off the foam, for about 1.5 hours, until tender. The exact time depends on the size of the tongue and how hard it's boiling. A larger beef tongue takes longer — 2 to 2.5 hours.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the cooked tongue in a bowl of cold water and let it sit for 5–7 minutes, then peel off the skin. The temperature shock makes the skin slip off easily.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cut the tongue into slices no more than about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick.

5. Step 5:

   

   Now gather the marinade ingredients. Any vegetable oil works — I used fragrant unrefined sunflower oil.

6. Step 6:

   

   Seed and stem the bell pepper and cut it into small dice.

7. Step 7:

   

   Seed the chili pepper too and chop it finely — leave the seeds in for a spicier marinade. Red chiles are hotter, green ones milder, and you can leave the chili out entirely if you prefer.

8. Step 8:

   

   Finely mince the garlic with a knife or press it.

9. Step 9:

   

   Wash, dry, and finely chop the herbs. Besides parsley, use any herbs you like — dill, basil, cilantro, and so on.

10. Step 10:

    

    In a bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, vegetable oil, and lemon juice.

11. Step 11:

    

    Add the bell pepper, chili, garlic, and chopped herbs, and mix again.

12. Step 12:

    

    Put the tongue slices in a bowl and pour the marinade over them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3–5 hours or overnight.

13. Step 13:

    

    Arrange the marinated tongue on a plate, spoon some marinade over it, and serve. Enjoy!