Medium

Slow Cooker Lengua (Beef Tongue)

Total Time
1h 16m
19m prep · 57m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

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. 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. 2

    Cook on Low for 8 hours.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Chop meat into bite-sized pieces.

  5. 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.

Nutrition Facts

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