LENGUA ESTOFADO
NGREDIENTS:
1 tongue about 3 lbs
2 lemon
water
1 large onion
1 16oz canned stewed tomatoes
salt and pepper
olives
capers
1 tbs cumin
1 can of cream of mushroom
soy sauce
*Rub the tongue with lemon and rinse thoroughly..
*Place the tongue i enough water to cover and simmer for about an hour
* Scrape the skin from the tongue with a knife.
*Marinate the tongue in a mixture of soy sauce. lemon juice,chopped garlic and pepper ..
Place in fridge for a few hours
*Drain the meat and brown both sides nicely
*Add the browned meat, tomato sauce, about 6 cups of water,
onion,garlic,peppercorns , canned tomatoe,salt, and bay leaf. Simmer for about 2-3 hours or
until the meat is tender, stirring occasionally. Make sure it doesn’t
dry out or stick to the pan..
*Remove the tongue from the broth and set aside..
*Strain the broth in a colander lined with dampened cheesecloth to remove the solids. Set aside
*Put back the broth to the pot add cream of mushroom,cumin,capers,and olives.cook for another 15 minutes until the sauce thickened.
* Place the tongue on a cutting board and thinly slice. Place the slices back into the sauce and cook for another 5minutes..
Serve with white rice..
I would say that this is the best recipe that you can find ever ..although it takes so long to cook but worth the effort..
Posted under LENGUA ESTOFADO
This post was written by admin on October 5, 2010
