Fiesta Lengua (tongue)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs lamb tongue
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons catsup
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups potatoes, cut into strips and fried
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup canned mushroom, halved
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into rings
• 1 1/4 cups tongue stock
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• soy sauce
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 clean and wash tongues thoroughly.
• 2 blanch in boiling water.
• 3 scrape skin with the back of a knife.
• 4 boil in water and vinegar for 15 minutes.
• 5 discard liquid.
• 6 add water just enough to cover and boil to remove vinegar odor.
• 7 add salt and bay leaf and cook until tender.
• 8 remove tongues and reserve stock.
• 9 slice into serving portions.
• 10 marinate for 30 minutes.
• 11 reserve marinade.
• 12 heat oil or margarine in a medium pot.
• 13 add onions, mushrooms and tongue and sautã© about 2 minutes.
• 14 add tomato sauce, catsup, marinade and tongue stock.
• 15 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 16 simmer for 10 minutes.
• 17 add potatoes and red pepper.
• 18 stir and cook for 2 minutes.