Lengua

Name: Lengua
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Rumba Meats® Beef Tongue (1 package (3-4 pounds)); 1 onion, skin removed and halved; 5 garlic cloves; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 bay leaf; Warm flour tortillas, diced radishes, chopped fresh cilantro, and lime wedges, for serving

A tender beef tongue recipe cooked low and slow with onion, garlic and bay leaves, traditionally served with tortillas for tacos de lengua. A beloved South Texas treat perfect for Sunday brunch.

⚡Slow Cooker

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Total

8h

Servings

5

Difficulty

Hard

Est. Cost

$16–$26

Recipe Source

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From Rumba Meats

Ingredients

Rumba Meats® Beef Tongue (1 package (3-4 pounds))
1 onion, skin removed and halved
5 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
Warm flour tortillas, diced radishes, chopped fresh cilantro, and lime wedges, for serving

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Instructions

1
Thoroughly rinse the beef tongue and place it in a slow cooker with the onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, and bay leaf.
2
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or until the meat is tender when pierced with a knife.
3
Carefully remove the meat from the slow cooker
4
With a paring knife, remove and discard the skin and cut the meat into small dice.
5
Return the meat to the slow cooker and reduce the setting to warm.
6
Serve warm with the tortillas, radishes, cilantro, and lime wedges.