Crock Pot Beef Tongue with Roasted Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
Tongue
- 1 beef tongue
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 3 bay leaves
- sea salt and pepper
- Water to cover tongue in crockpot
Sauce
- 1 roasted red pepper peeled and diced
- 1 roasted serrano chili pepper diced
- 1 onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 20 ounces tomatoes sliced
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Tongue
- Wash your beef tongue under cold water and pat dry
- Line the bottom of your crock pot with your onion, garlic, and bay leaves
- Lay the tongue on top and generously season with salt and pepper
- Add as much water as you need to completely submerge the tongue in water
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours
- Remove from crock pot and remove the skin of the tongue
- Shred the beef and serve with the sauce below
Sauce
- In a sauce pan over medium heat, saute your onions, garlic, red pepper, and serrano chile until the onions are translucent
- Add in all remaining ingredients and stir well
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes
- You can leave the sauce chunky as is or transfer to a blender and make more of a smooth sauce, the option is yours
- Serve over your shredded tongue and enjoy