Lets Talk Tacos... (Indian, dressing, meats, taste)

[formercalifornian]

I don't find flour tortillas all that appealing. Maybe it stems from watching my toddlers gum them to death and finding the cold, icky remnants on the floor under their high chairs. Yuck!

[1751texan]

Beef Tounge...Lengua

is a very lean tender meat that lends well to 3 typical Southcentral 'Texas tacos fillings.

First we cook the Tounge. The best way is in a slow cooker/ crock pot...must be large to hole the tounge its ok to cut the tounge in half or thirds. place in crock with about 1 cup water. season with salt, black pepper, crushed garlic cloves (added to water), 1 tblspn cumin powder, sliced onion. cook over night 6-8 hrs till a large fork pierces the meat. you may have to flip meat in crock once or twice durring cooking. save some of the liquid for other dishes.

let cool till able to handle, peel or trim outer skin away from meat.

you can take and slice a couple of hamburger size pieces...then dice those. season with salt and pepper. dice some onion, cilantro and serrano pepper. fill a warm tortilla(your choice) with lengua, top with diced veggies and enjoy.

Lengua Guisada ...tounge in brown gravy
make the gravy. In a saute pan add 2 tbspn oil, add 2 tbspn flour...make a roux. cook flour till it turns lt. brown...dont burn. Add Salt, pepper, garlic, cumin powder... and 1/2 cup reserved liquid. add 1 lb. diced lengua. simmer for about 10 min till the gravy thickens and reduces.

Lengua con Etomate...Tounge with tomato
In a saute pan add 2 tbsp oil, add
1/4 cup sliced onion,
1/4 small bell pepper sliced
1 garlic clove smashed
salt
pepper
saute till onion becomes translucent add
2 diced tomato
saute till tomato heats through...sprinkle on about 1 tspn flour
add 1/2 cup reserved liquid...mix wll
add 1 lb. diced lengua
simmer till veggies soften and liquid thickens

[kittykat13]

A favorite thing to do is turn on the slow cooker/crock pot, cook a shoulder roast, and in another slow cooker lengua (cows tongue). Combine the two and make delicious corn tortilla barbacoa tacos.

[1751texan]

Originally Posted by formercalifornian

I don't find flour tortillas all that appealing. Maybe it stems from watching my toddlers gum them to death and finding the cold, icky remnants on the floor under their high chairs. Yuck!

just think of a childs memories if mommy made fresh flour tortillas from scratch and as they are comming of the grill, she took a warm one, spread it with real butter, rolled it and give it to her tike hanging on to her apron...

My mommy loved me.

[I Am Woman]

Originally Posted by 1751texan

just think of a childs memories if mommy made fresh flour tortillas from scratch and as they are comming of the grill, she took a warm one, spread it with real butter, rolled it and give it to her tike hanging on to her apron...

My mommy loved me.

I have that same memory, only it was my dad who made the tortillas!

[formercalifornian]

That's wonderful for you! Being decidedly anglo, my thing to make for my kids was home-made wheat bread, but whatever. Thanks for sharing.

[I Am Woman]

My mom made the bread till she taught me to do it! (And we are definitely Anglo!)

[Herbrocks]

Don't know if anyone mentioned tripas, also very good.

On fish tacos; I seldom order them but sometimes make them at home, grilling fish with fajita spices. I like a firm large breed fish, like shark or swordfish best. Serve like fajitas.

Also, fried fish with lettuce and tartar sauce are good in a tort, but I guess that's more of a "wrap".

[CMichele]

The best fish tacos come with the pickled cabbage/slaw. I have used fried fish but in most places it's baked, sauteed, or grilled fish.

[Rickers]

We will make one taco from two warmed soft corn tortillas and fix them up just like a fish taco but we batter fry thawed pre-cooked frozen snow crab legs in stead of fish. Way better than lobster tacos.