Ingredients
- 1 salted tongue
- 250 g carrots
- 250 g celeriac
- 200 g apple cider vinegar
- 160 g white wine
- 100 g red wine vinegar
- 30 g sugar
- 3 shallots
- 3 radishes
- 2 stalks of green celery
- pepper in grains
- horseradish
- Juniper berries
- garlic
- honey
- herbs
- rosemary
- laurel
- fresh horseradish
- salt
- pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
Clean shallots and cut them in half. Clean the carrots and celeriac and cut them into sticks, clean the green celery and cut it into spools, wash the radishes that you will keep whole.
Bring to boil the wine with the two types of vinegar, 1/2 glass of water, sugar, 20 g of salt, 2 bay leaves, 1 tablespoon of peppercorns, 4-5 juniper berries, 1 clove of garlic and 1 sprig of rosemary. Cook the vegetables separately, by type, each for a few minutes.
Drain them gradually, let them cool then put them together and season with salt, pepper, a few drops of honey and fresh herbs.
Boil the tongue is salted in abundant boiling water for about 3 hours.
If it is too salty, change the water halfway through cooking (as with a cotechino).
Drain tongue, peel it and let it cool. Slice it thinly and serve it together with the sweet and sour vegetables, seasoned with a drizzle of oil and grated horseradish.