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Slow Cooker Lengua (Beef Tongue)

Name: Slow Cooker Lengua (Beef Tongue)
Prep time: 19 min
Cook time: 57 min
Total time: 76 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
Ingredients: 1 beef tongue; ½ onion; 2 cloves garlic , or more to taste; 1 bay leaf; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon butter

Total Time

1h 16m

19m prep · 57m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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Beef tongue is a very tender, tasty meat. Don't let the cut of meat scare you; you will be pleasantly surprised. Find the meat at any Mexican market — ask the butcher. Serve this in tacos with chopped onion, tomato, cilantro, and wedges of lime.

Ingredients

1 beef tongue
½ onion
2 cloves garlic , or more to taste
1 bay leaf
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

1

Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in a slow cooker; generously season with salt. Pour in enough water to cover beef mixture.
2

Cook on Low for 8 hours.
3

Transfer beef tongue to a work surface and cool slightly. Peel outer layer of skin from beef tongue and remove rough end.
4

Chop meat into bite-sized pieces.
5

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chopped meat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.