Went to the farmer's market here two weeks ago and one of the beef sellers had a list of prices. Next to Tongue it said FREE! Well I said Wahoo! and asked for two, buying some other items out of guilt. I cooked them up this weekend and am now eating Lingua Tacos. MMM MMMM Good.
Lingua Tacos
1 beef tongue
2 carrots chunked
1 onions quartered
2 stalks celery chunked
2 cloves of garlic.
Place above items in a stock pan and cover in cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 to 4 hours, checking periodically to ensure the tongue still covered with water, supplementing as needed.
Remove tongue from broth and place in an ice water bath, makes it easier to handle quicker. Reserve 1 cup of broth. Toss the veggies, they have given their all. If you have a pooch, they will thank you for the broth with many kisses and tail wags.
Pull tongue from ice and pull off the skin. These are the taste buds. Should come off easy, use a small knife to help if needed. Through that stuff away. You now have a nice piece of very tender meat. Slice and put on a sandwich (that is where one of mine went).
2 tablespoons oil
1 ancho pepper
1 new mexican dried chili.
1 cup stock
1 onion, sliced
1 green/red pepper diced
1 jalapeno seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon fresh oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1 beef tongue diced or shredded
I like to seed the two dried chilis to control the heat. heat them in a dry skillet, then add the 1 cup of stock. Bring to a boil and remove to a bowl to allow to soften. Dry pan. Return to heat and add oil. Saute onions and peppers. When onions are translucent, add garlic cumin and oregano. cook for 30 second or so, then return the stock/pepper mix to pan. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Place the hot mix into a blender or food processor and very carefully blend until smooth. taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as needed. In pan heat tongue and add your sauce to coat the meat. serve with tortillas.
Good stuff. You will be amazed at the flavor and texture of the tongue.