Braised Tongue

Lengua Estofada

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8 to 10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
La Comida del Barrio

By Aarón Sánchez

Published 2003

  • About

I grew up eating tongue tacos. While I loved the texture of the meat, the preparation was always a bit bland for my taste–it needed a little something extra. I love the combination of sweet and tart flavors in this dish, which really lends itself to the tongue’s meaty texture. This is a common choice at many taco stands here in the States as well as all over Latin America. Cooking with cow’s tongue is a prime example of how the culture doesn’t let any meat go to waste, and almost anything c