Lengua de Res
Traditional dish with tongue, green chile peppers, onion.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 1 beef tongue
- 5 fresh green chile peppers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 white onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4 small tomatoes
- 2 cans kernel corn
Steps
- Wash the tongue.
- Place in a large pot of water to cover.
- Simmer until no longer pink (about 50 minutes per pound of tongue).
- Remove from the water.
- Let rest until cool enough to handle.
- Peel the skin from the tongue.
- Trim the gristle.
- Cut into ½-inch slices.
- Place the whole peppers in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Roast, turning, until all sides are charred.
- Let cool.
- Rub off the skins.
- Remove the stems and seeds.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté the chili peppers, onion, and garlic until the onion is translucent.
- Stir in the tongue.
- Continue to cook until the tongue is brown, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes.
- Cook until limp, 5 minutes.
- Pour in the corn.
- Heat through, 2 to 5 minutes.
- Season with salt.
- Serve.
Adapted from “Lengua de Res”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.