Taco de Lengua

Name: Taco de Lengua
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 5 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 beef tongue, about 1.2kg; 1 white onion, halved; 4 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp black peppercorns; corn tortillas to serve; diced white onion and coriander to serve; salsa verde to serve; 2 limes, cut in wedges

Slow-braised beef tongue served in warm corn tortillas — a taqueria classic with deep flavour. Frying the diced tongue in a hot pan after braising gives it crisp, caramelised edges while the inside stays meltingly tender.

Total time

200 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

185 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

1beef tongue, about 1.2kg

1white onion, halved

4 clovesgarlic

2bay leaves

1 tspblack peppercorns

corn tortillasto serve

diced white onion and corianderto serve

salsa verdeto serve

2limes, cut in wedges

Instructions

Place tongue in a pot with onion, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns and salt.

Cover with water and simmer 3 hours until very tender.

Remove tongue and cool enough to handle.

Peel off the outer skin — it should come off easily.

Dice tongue into small cubes.

Fry diced tongue in a hot pan until crispy at the edges.

Serve in warm corn tortillas with onion, coriander, salsa verde and lime.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

1.5g

Fat

0.9g

Carbs

13.8g

Fiber

3.9g

Sodium

4mg

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