Pork tongue in garlic sauce

Pork tongue in garlic sauce is a wonderful delicacy that simply melts in your mouth, perfect for a celebration or just for dinner.

Ingredients

Let's prepare the products for the appetizer of pork tongue in garlic sauce.

• pork tongue - 1 piece;
• onion - 1 piece;
• carrot - 1 piece;
• bay leaf - 1 piece;
• black pepper (peas) - ½ tsp;
• parsley root - a few pieces;
• parsnip root - 1 piece;
• salt to taste.

Products for the sauce:

• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• vegetable oil - 1-2 tbsp.

Cooking

1. Wash the pork tongue under running water, thoroughly scraping it with a knife. If there are glands or fat left on the tongue, cut them off. Place a pot with a small amount of water on the stove. When the water boils, immerse the tongue in boiling water. After boiling the pork tongue for a few minutes, remove it from the pot onto a plate. Pour out the water from the pot, as we won't need it.

2. Pour fresh water into the pot and return the pork tongue to it. Once the pot with the tongue is on the heat, wait for the water to boil. When the water boils, reduce the heat. Cook the tongue on low heat for 1 to 1.5 hours (depending on the size of the tongue). The readiness is determined with a knife. If the knife goes in easily, the tongue is ready. Half an hour before the tongue is done, salt the broth to taste. Add the vegetables, bay leaf, pepper, and roots to the pot. Prepare the vegetables in advance. Peel the onion and cut it into quarters. Peel the carrot, then cut the carrot root into pieces. Clean the parsley and parsnip roots from the skin and wash them. The parsnip can be replaced with celery root.

3. Remove the cooked tongue from the pot, and to make it easier to peel, immerse the tongue in cold water. Now the skin (along the tongue) can be easily removed by lifting it with a knife. It is more challenging to remove the skin from the sides of the tongue. Here you can slice it thinly with a knife.

4. Set the peeled tongue aside for now, and prepare the sauce for our appetizer. For this, take a few cloves of garlic. After peeling the garlic cloves, grate them on a fine grater or use a special press. Mix the grated garlic with odorless vegetable oil in a bowl.

5. Place the garlic mixture in a small heatproof dish. Set on low heat. Heat the garlic sauce almost to boiling, but do not let it boil.

6. Using a sharp knife, slice the boiled tongue diagonally into beautiful pieces. Lay out the slices of tongue on a serving plate and drizzle them with the garlic sauce on top. Garnish the appetizer of pork tongue in garlic sauce with sprigs of herbs. Serve mustard or horseradish with the tongue dish.