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Tongue in aspic (meat jelly)

Erken's cold small dish: slices of cooked salted tongue arranged on a platter, garnished with cooked root vegetables and parsley/lettuce and glazed layer by layer with strained meat jelly until covered; set overnight, cut out and served on a rice base or in a ring with Italian salad.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 24 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A classic cold presentation from the chapter 'Varme og kolde smaaretter' (hot and cold small dishes), where cooked salted tongue is glazed with clear meat jelly (aspic) and garnished with cooked vegetables. The dish assumes you have made meat jelly according to the recipe earlier in the book, which is strained through a straining cloth wrung out in boiling water.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Slice the tongue

    Cut the cooked tongue into not-too-thick slices, slightly on the diagonal.

  2. 2

    Arrange

    Lay the slices out on a platter with a little space between each slice.

  3. 3

    Garnish

    Place cooked, neatly cut root vegetables on the tongue slices – not too much – and a little parsley or finely cut lettuce.

  4. 4

    Glaze with jelly

    Pour a little of the strained meat jelly over. Keep pouring on a little at a time until the slices are completely covered.

  5. 5

    Set

    Leave in a cool place until the jelly is completely firm, preferably until the next day.

  6. 6

    Plate

    Cut the tongue slices neatly out of the jelly and arrange them on a rice base, or in a ring on the platter with ice-cold Italian salad in the center.

Changes from the original

Quantities are estimated for an ordinary salted tongue; 'kjøtgelé' is given as about 1 liter of clear meat-stock jelly. The method is divided into numbered steps in modern Norwegian, but the content is unchanged.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
1914 (proofread, p. 24) → Modernised~77% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stk kokt salt tunge saltet oksetunge (avkjølt). 1 l klar kjøttgelé (aspic) (silt, smeltet og avkjølt til den er tyktflytende). 200 g kokte grønsaker grønnsaker (gulrot og andre røtter, pent utskåret). persille eller finskåret salat kjøtgelé Den (til pynt). iskald italiensk salat (til å fylle midten, om ønskelig). Skjær den kokte tunge skjæres tungen i ikke for tykke skiver skiver, litt paa skraa, lægges på skrå.. Legg skivene utover et fat med litt mellemrum mellem skiverne. Paa tungeskiverne lægges mellomrom mellom hver skive.. Legg kokte, pent utskaarne utskårne røtter — på tungeskivene – ikke for meget — mye – og litt persille eller finskaaren salat. Herover heldes noget finskåret salat.. Hell litt av den silede kjøtgelé; man vedblir silte kjøttgeléen over. Fortsett å helle på litt efter etter litt at helde paa, til tungeskiverne skivene er helt dækket. Naar dette dekket.. La stå kaldt til geléen er ganske stivt — helt stiv, helst næste dag — skjæres tungeskiverne til neste dag.. Skjær tungeskivene pent ut. Disse kan anrettes paa ut av geléen og anrett dem på risbord, eller i rundkreds paa en rundkrans på fatet med iskold iskald italiensk salat i midten.

Note on Modernised

Mengder er anslått for en vanlig saltet tunge; «kjøtgelé» er angitt som ca. 1 liter klar kjøttkraftgelé. Fremgangsmåten er delt i nummererte trinn på moderne norsk, men innholdet er uendret.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does the dish take so long – 12 hours?
The work itself is quick, but the meat jelly must set completely. The recipe recommends leaving the platter until the next day before the tongue slices are neatly cut out.
How do I get the jelly to cover the tongue slices evenly?
Use strained meat jelly and pour it on a little at a time, in several layers, until the slices are completely covered. That way the garnish stays in place and the layer becomes even.
What is placed on the tongue slices, and how is the dish plated?
Cooked salted tongue is cut into not-too-thick slices on the diagonal, and garnished with cooked, neatly cut root vegetables (not too much) and a little parsley or finely cut lettuce. Served on a rice base or in a ring on the platter with ice-cold Italian salad in the center.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's 'Stor kokebok' (1914), page 24, in the chapter on hot and cold small dishes.

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