What is served with the reindeer tongues?

According to the original recipe, the boiled tongues are served with scrambled eggs or creamed vegetables.

How are the tongues treated before boiling?

They are first salted and smoked, then boiled. Salt is the only ingredient mentioned in the recipe besides the tongues themselves.

How long does the dish take?

Allow around 5 hours in total (about 300 minutes) for soaking and boiling the salted, smoked tongues.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" of 1914, page 307, in the chapter on poultry and game.

Reindeer Tongues (salted and smoked)

A brief instruction from Erken: reindeer tongues are salted, smoked, and boiled, then served with scrambled eggs or creamed vegetables.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 307 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A simpler, more everyday version of reindeer tongue, in the tradition of salting and smoking for preservation. Erken mentions the same treatment for moose tongues later in the chapter.

How to make it

1
Salting
Rub the tongues well with salt and let them sit in salt for a couple of days.
2
Smoking
Smoke the tongues.
3
Boiling
Boil the tongues until tender and peel off the skin.
4
Serving
Serve the tongues with scrambled eggs or creamed vegetables.

Changes from the original

The original is a brief instruction without quantities; approximate amounts have been added and the instruction has been divided into steps. Units have been modernized.

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1914 (proofread, p. 307) → 1949 (proofread, p. 340)~40% of the text changedremovedadded

Rensdyrtunger ~~salt. Rensdyrtunger~~ saltes, røkes, kokes og serveres med ~~eggerøre~~ eggeløre eller stuede ~~grønsaker.~~ grønnsaker.

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Frequently asked questions

What is served with the reindeer tongues?: According to the original recipe, the boiled tongues are served with scrambled eggs or creamed vegetables.
How are the tongues treated before boiling?: They are first salted and smoked, then boiled. Salt is the only ingredient mentioned in the recipe besides the tongues themselves.
How long does the dish take?: Allow around 5 hours in total (about 300 minutes) for soaking and boiling the salted, smoked tongues.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" of 1914, page 307, in the chapter on poultry and game.

Equipment for this dish

Smoking equipment →Smokers, chips and briquettes – smoke your own fish and meat, as Erken describes.Foodstuff.no

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