Lengua Estofado Recipe

A savory dish of "Lengua Estofado," featuring tender slices of ox tongue cooked in a rich tomato-based sauce with carrots and onions, served on a white plate.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Tomato sauce
  • 1 pc large potato, peeled and thinly sliced (crosswise)
  • 1 tsp garlic, minced
  • 1 medium sized onion, diced
  • 1 pc beef cube
  • ½ cup green onions, chopped
  • ½ cup green olives
  • 2 cups white mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional)
  • 1 cup cooking oil
  • 3 cups water

Instructions

  1. Sauté the garlic and onion
  2. Put-in the Ox Tongue and cook for a few minutes
  3. Add the tomato sauce, beef cube, and water then simmer for 1 to 1½ hours (30 minutes if using a pressure cooker).Note: Add water as needed.
  4. In a separate pan, heat the cooking oil and fry the potatoes. Set aside
  5. On the same pan were the potatoes were fried, remove excess oil and sauté the mushroom.
  6. Add some oyster sauce then set aside
  7. Once the Ox tongue is tender, add salt, pepper, and green olives and simmer for 5 minutes
  8. Serve the Ox tongue with the fried potatoes and sautéed mushrooms in a single serving plate. Share and Enjoy!

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