Tacos de Lengua

Name: Tacos de Lengua
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 beef tongue (about 1.2kg); 1 onion, 1 head garlic and bay leaves; Corn tortillas; Salsa verde; Chopped onion and coriander; Lime wedges

Tacos de lengua/TAH-kohs deh LEN-gwah/

Also known as: Beef Tongue Tacos, Lengua Tacos

About this dish

Tender beef tongue, simmered for hours then chopped and crisped on the griddle, served in corn tortillas with salsa verde.

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Ingredients

🐄1 beef tongue (about 1.2kg)

🧅1 onion, 1 head garlic and bay leaves

🌮Corn tortillas

🟢Salsa verde

🌿Chopped onion and coriander

🍋Lime wedges

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the tongue with onion, garlic, bay and salt for 3 hours until very tender.

Peel off the skin while still warm.

Dice the meat and crisp it on a hot griddle with a little fat.

Warm the tortillas and pile on the meat.

Top with onion, coriander and salsa verde and serve with lime.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Lengua is a prized filling at Mexican taquerías, especially on weekends, valued for its soft, rich texture.

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