VEAL TONGUE | DİL SÖĞÜŞ
Region: Malatya, all regions
A favourite of the pre-dawn (sahur) meal observed during Ramadan. Some versions omit the olive oil, spices and parsley.
Ingredients
1 (1 kg / 2 lb 3 oz) veal tongue
2 cloves
2 black peppercorns
3 fennel seeds
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried chilli (red pepper) flakes
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked
2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
Put the veal tongue into a pressure cooker with 1.5 litres (6 1/4 cups / 50 fl oz) water, the cloves, peppercorns, fennel seeds and lemon juice. Cook for 1 hour. Let cool, then skin, de-bone and slice into 3-mm (1/8-inch) pieces. In a separate bowl, mix the dried oregano, dried chilli (red pepper) flakes and cumin with 1/4 teaspoon each of black pepper and salt.
Arrange the parsley leaves on a serving platter and place the veal tongue slices on top. Drizzle the veal tongue with some olive oil and sprinkle with the spice mixture before serving.
From The Turkish Cookbook by Musa Dağdeviren. Photography by Toby Glanville. Copyright 2019 Phaidon.
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