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Lengua Tacos / Beef Tongue Tacos

Lengua tacos with tender beef tongue, onion, coriander, radish and salsa
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 180 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Cuisine:
Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 10
Ingredients
  • 1 kg beef tongue
  • 1 tsp Mexican oregano
  • 3-4 bay leaves
    • To serve
  • 1/2 medium white onion
  • 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
  • 2-3 sliced radishes
  • salsa verde or salsa roja to taste
  • lime, if you want even more acidity
  • 10 corn tortillas
Instructions
  1. 1
    Slow-cook the beef tongue

    Cook a whole beef tongue gently with aromatics such as dried oregano and bay leaves for at least three good hours.

  2. 2
    Peel the tongueOnce the tongue is cooked, let it cool just enough to handle and remove the tough outer skin.
  3. 3
    Slice the cooked tongue

    Many tacos de lengua use chopped or cubed tongue. I actually prefer thin, broader slices.

    They cover the tortilla more evenly and give you that rich, silky lengua in every bite rather than hiding little cubes of meat somewhere underneath the salsa.

  4. 4
    Fry slices in the pan

    Gently fry the sliced lengua with thinly sliced onion until everything is hot and the meat develops a little extra colour.

    You do not need to turn it into something aggressively crispy. The beautiful thing about tongue is its tenderness.

  5. 5
    Assemble the tacos

    Place the warm lengua onto a freshly heated corn tortilla and add the elements that contrast its richness:

    • chopped onion
    • fresh coriander
    • sliced radish
    • salsa verde or salsa roja
    • lime, if you want even more acidity

Keywords: tongue tacos, lengua tacos
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