Recipes
Lengua Estofada
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Nov
Nov
Lengua Estofada
Ingredients
- 1 ox tongue 1.5-2 kilos
- rock salt or cornstarch
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 piece onion sliced
- ½ teaspoon peppercorn crushed
- 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
- oil for frying
- water
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup green olives
- 1 piece red bell pepper cut into strips
- 4 pieces saba halved and fried
Instructions
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Rub tongue with salt or cornstarch to remove slime. Rinse in running water. Blanch in boiling water then peel or scrape off the waxy coating. Rinse thoroughly.
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Marinate tongue in soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, onion, peppercorn and garlic for about 2 hours.
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Drain then fry in hot oil until golden brown. Pour off excess oil leaving just 3 tablespoons of oil on the pot.
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Put back on the pot the fried tongue, marinade liquid and enough water to cover. Simmer gently until tender.
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Add tomato sauce, olives and bell pepper. Season to taste.
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Cook until done.
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To serve, slice tongue and top with sauce and garnish with fried bananas.
Recipe Notes
Yield: 10-12 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30-40 minutes
