Ox Tongue 800g
- Delivered fresh
- Native breed
- Grass-fed
- Great for home smoking
- Suitable for freezing
Product description
Celebrating Nose-to-Tail Eating with a Traditional Favourite
At Swaledale, our ethos is rooted in whole-carcass butchery — championing nose-to-tail eating as a fundamental principle. Ox tongue is a standout example, celebrated by traditional fare enthusiasts and chefs alike for its exceptional flavour and versatility.
Slow-cooked, it delivers a tender, almost steak-like texture that’s hard to beat. It’s equally brilliant served cold — simply poach, peel, chill, and slice for sandwiches, charcuterie boards, or meat platters. A consistent bestseller among our restaurant community, ox tongue is proof that the fifth quarter deserves a place at the centre of the table.
We also offer Cured Beef Ox Tongue and Cured Smoked Beef Ox Tongue — both prepared using traditional methods for added depth of flavour.
Culinary Notes from Valentine Warner
"Ox tongue is an amazingly versatile part of the beast — and very reasonably priced too. Out of fashion in the supermarkets, but highly prized by chefs, I cannot stress quite how tasty it is.
Simply boil with a leek, a little celery, and a few black peppercorns, then peel — best done while still warm. Once cooled, slice and serve with pickles and fresh bread for a deliciously simple sharing platter.
Add gelatine, capers, fresh parsley, and the chopped tongue meat to the stock and season. This makes a delicious, sliceable equivalent to brawn — wonderful eaten with sauce gribiche.
For a morning treat, chop the tongue and fry it hard, add in grated potatoes, and top with a fried egg — now that’s a breakfast hash right there.
Or cut into long strips and cook in a hot, spicy broth overflowing with chillies — this will really leave a lingering taste in your mouth, in all the right ways."
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Benefits of Swaledale Butchers
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Always Fresh, Never Frozen®
Orders received before 9am are freshly prepared and shipped via DPD on an overnight service. We deliver to mainland UK addresses only, excluding Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the Isles of Scilly, and Scottish Highlands and Islands postcodes.
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Trusted by Chefs for Over 15 Years
For more than 15 years, our meat has been trusted by some of Britain’s finest restaurant kitchens. We’re proud to work with native breed farmers who share our commitment to traditional husbandry, high welfare and farming practices that support healthy soils, biodiversity and the wider landscape. These values define Swaledale Butchers.
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Trusted, Traceable & Properly Farmed
We work with around 30 trusted farms and carefully selected local abattoirs, giving us full traceability from farm to butchery. This close network allows us to uphold high welfare standards and ensure every product we sell reflects the values behind Swaledale.
