Categories: beef, tongue,paleo

Ingredients

• 1 beef tongue - 2-3 pounds
• 2 medium onions
• 1 whole garlic head
• 6-7 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp whole peppercorns
• 2-3 tomatoes
• 1 small red onion
• 1 avocado
• 2 limes
• Bunch of cilantro

Directions

1. Beef Tongue:

2. Rinse tongue and put in a large pot and cover with water, quartered onion, crushed garlic cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves, and a couple pinches of salt. Bring to a boil, then partly cover, reduce to a simmer and cook for around 2 hours until fork tender.

3. Once cooked, remove from water and allow to cool for a few minutes. Remove outer layer of tongue and cut into thin slices.

4. Salsa:

5. Add diced tomatoes, diced red onion and 2 tbsp chopped cilantro into bowl Add salt and pepper to taste. Gently mix.

6. On a grill pan (or sautee pan) quickly sear slices of beef tongue.

7. To plate:

8. Add sliced tongue, salsa, avocado slices and garnish with a wedge or lime.

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