Tacos De Lengua
- Tongue:
- 2-3 lb beef or moose tongue
- 1 large carrot
- 1 onion
- 1 jalapeno, seeded & deveined
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- salt & peppercorns
- cumin, chili, lemon juice, salt & pepper
- Green sauce
- 2 tomatillos
- 2 green tomatoes
- 1 jalapeno (1/2 seeded)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 avocados
- juice of 1 lime
- cilantro
- salt
- Peach salsa
- 1-2 peaches
- 2 tomatoes, seeded
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped fine
- 1 jalapeno
- juice of 1 lime
- salt & pepper
- olive oil
- chop onion, carrot, jalapeno, garlic and add to stock pot.
- rinse tongue and add to pot with oregano, salt & peppercorns and enough water to cover.
- Bring to a boil & simmer 2-3 hours.
- While still hot, peel tough outer skin from tongue & slice meat thin & set aside.
- Make green sauce: While tongue is boiling, coarsely chop tomatillo, green tomatoes, garlic & jalapeno & saute until soft.
- Halve & scoop out 2 avocados & puree in mixer. Add softened vegetables, 1/2 a bunch of cilantro, juice of 1 lime, salt and puree until smooth. put in a bowl & cool.
- Make salsa: finely chop peaches, tomatoes, garlic, onion, jalapeno & mix in a bowl. add juice of 1 lime, salt & pepper, olive oil & mix. Chill for a while to allow flavours to mingle.
- Saute tongue in a bit of cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper & a splash of lemon juice until heated through.
- Heat tortilla shells in tinfoil in the oven.
- Serve with shredded lettuce and thinly sliced radishes.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/tacos-de-lengua-50097914 (may not work)