Lengua Tacos

What will you need?

• beef tongue
• white onion
• garlic
• bay leaves
• black peppercorns
• salt
• oregeno
• whole cloves
• guajillo chiles
• better than beef bouillon paste
• beer
• your favorite salsa, for serving
• corn tortillas, for serving

How to make Lengua Tacos

Fill a large pot with water and add in the tongue along with, onion, garlic, bay leaves, black peppercorns, whole cloves, Better Than Beef Bouillon, guajillo chiles, Mexican oregano, salt, and beer. Simmer for 3 hours until the tongue is nice and tender.

Once the tongue is tender, remove from the pot and peel off the outer skin. Chop it up into small pieces or cubes and place in a bowl. Ladle a little of the cooking liquid and mix with the beef to keep it moist. Optionally you can fry the chopped tongue in a pan with a little oil to get some good crispy crust on it.

Serve with warm corn tortillas and your favorite salsa, cilantro and onion, and a squeeze of lime. Hope you enjoy!

Lengua Tacos

5 from 3 votes

Recipe by Zachary Rodriguez Course: MainCuisine: Mexican

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

• 1 1 beef tongue

• 10 cups 10 water

• 1 1 white onion, peeled and cut into a few pieces

• 1 1 bulb of garlic, cut in half

• 2 tbsp 2 Better. Than Beef Bouillon paste

• 2 2 guajillo chilles

• 3 3 bay leaves

• 2 tsp 2 black peppercorns

• 4 4 whole cloves

• 2 tsp 2 Mexican oregano (regular will work)

• 2 tsp 2 salt

• 12 oz 12 beer

• corn tortillas, for serving

• your favorite salsa, for serving

• chopped cilantro and onion, for serving

• lime, for serving

Directions

• Fill a large pot with the water and add in the tongue along with, the onion, garlic, bay leaves, black peppercorns, whole cloves, Better Than Beef Bouillon, guajillo chiles, Mexican oregano, salt, and beer. Cover and simmer for 3 hours until the tongue is nice and tender.
• Once the tongue is tender, remove from the pot and peel off the outer skin. Chop it up into small pieces or cubes and place in a bowl. Ladle a little of the cooking liquid and mix with the beef to keep it moist. Optionally you can fry the chopped tongue in a pan with a little oil to get some good crispy crust on it.
• Serve with warm corn tortillas and your favorite salsa, cilantro and onion, and a squeeze of lime. Hope you enjoy!