Tail and Tongue Stew

This dish is a good way to make tongue converts, provided they like oxtail. There is a lot of beefy oxtail to distract them from the tongue, but I guarantee that once they try the tongue they’ll be won over. After its long cooking in the sauce, the tongue is so tender it just melts in your mouth. The tomatoes supply the necessary acidity to balance this rich dish and, like many of the recipes in this book, this dish is best made ahead. This allows the excess fat to be removed, and the flavo