RECIPE TIME -SLOW COOKER - PICKLED OX TONGUE

LAZY WAY TO COOK PICKLED OX TONGUE
(done in slow cooker)



                                           I have always done          pickled ox tongue inthe pressure cooker -
   until I  recently found a better  way.


   Cooking in the  pressure cooker is an        excellent way and it is quick but you have to
 time it, and when you are busy you sometimes forget with disastrous results.


Also when the rubber band in the lid is not in good condition, you lose too much steam, too quickly, which is also frustrating and possibly more disastrous.


Using the slow cooker, all I have to do is remove the tongue from its wrapping, discard the pickling liquid, place it in the slow cooker - cover it with cold water - switch onto low and leave for plus minus ten hours.

I usually do it overnight by switching it on when I go to bed. There is no way it can burn. So I can sleep in peace.

The only thing that can go wrong is that if you cook it for too long it becomes soft and mushy.  It is best to check it after about nine and a half hours. You only need to do this once and then you will know the best timing for your cooker.

Should you wish to shorten the cooking time you can cook it on high and reduce the cooking time to approximately seven hours.

Don't forget to peel the skin off the tongue while it is still hot, otherwise you won't be able to get it off.


TIP;  I freeze  the liquid the tongue was cooked in as stock for your next pot of soup.  


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