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Beef Tacos de Lengua

Beef Tacos de Lengua
  • Category

    Main Dish

  • Cusine

    Mexican, Mexican and Tex Mex

Ingredients

1 3-4 lb beef tongue

2 large onions, peeled

The cloves from 1 head of garlic, peeled and crushed

6-7 bay leaves

1 Tbsp of peppercorns

2 Tbsp salt

Vegetable oil

Corn tortillas

Salsa verde*

Avocados

Cilantro

Chopped red onion

Thinly sliced radishes for garnish

Directions

Fill a large stock pot two-thirds full with water. Add the tongue, onions, crushed garlic cloves, bay leaves, peppercorns, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 3 hours, until the tongue is soft to the touch and tender.

Remove tongue from water and let cool for a couple of minutes. Notice the light colored skin-like covering over most of the tongue. Using your fingers, and/or a sharp small knife, remove this covering and discard. Notice the rough patch of meat where the tongue would attach to the bottom of the mouth. Arturo removes this patch because it is a little rough. It's perfectly edible though, so keep it attached if you want.

Slice the tongue in 1/4-inch slices. Heat a little oil in a frying pan on medium high and sauté the slices on both sides until they are lightly browned.

Remove from pan and slice first into strips, then crosswise again so that you end up with small cubes.

Soften tortillas either by cooking on the stove-top until pockets of air appear in them, or in the microwave . Place a large spoonful of meat in the center of a tortilla. Add a spoonful of salsa verde and some chopped avocado, onion, and chopped fresh cilantro. Garnish with radish slices.