Sauces

Beef Tongue in Madeira Sauce

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs 25 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 35 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg tongue (s) (beef), cured or smoked
  • 30 g butter
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 30 grams flour
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 0.5 liter ½ meat stock or beef stock
  • 125 ml Madeira
  • salt
  • Cayenne pepper
Beef Tongue in Madeira Sauce
Beef Tongue in Madeira Sauce

Instructions

  1. The tongue is washed thoroughly and, if it is cured, soaked in water overnight so that the salt is washed out.
  2. In a large saucepan, the tongue is brought to the boil together with water, skimmed off and left to cook for about three hours. If the tongue is not cured, it is necessary to add salt.
  3. Then rinse the tongue under cold water, peel off the skin and cut the meat into slices.
  4. Heat the butter in a saucepan, caramelize the sugar in it, add the flour and lightly toast. After the tomato paste has been added, gradually add the broth. After a cooking time of about 10 minutes, the Madeira is added, the sauce is seasoned with salt and cayenne pepper and the sauce is left to cook for another 10 minutes.
  5. The tongue is served together with the sauce.
  6. Potatoes or mashed potatoes and salad go well with this.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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