Cow Tongue Tacos
How to make cow tongue tacos for dinner is here. Cooking tongue to tender is simple following our step by step directions on stove.
Servings: 6
Equipment
- 1 pan
- 1 pot if you need to cook the raw tongue yourself
Ingredients
- 1 cow tongue
- 90 oz beef broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 allspice whole
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 3 tbsp salsa verde
- 6-8 tortillas
Instructions
- To make it tender put the cow's tongue, peeled onion, cut into halves, carrot slices, bay leaf, salt, allspice and coriander into a pot. Pour in the beef broth. If it doesn't cover the tongue, add more broth or water. After it begins boiling put in the cow's tongue and boil on medium heat covered with a lid for 3 hours.
- When the tongue is cooked, take it out of the broth and cool. Peel or cut the outer tougher layer off and discard. Then cut the insides into thin strips. Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry pieces for 5-7 minutes until browned to your liking.
- Tortillas can also be fried in a pan to make the edges crispy. Put the fried tongue on the tortilla, salsa verde on top. Add chopped tomatoes and cilantro to tortillas. Drizzle with lime juice, if desired, before serving.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1oz | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2258mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2183IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 2mg