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Best Lengua Recipe

A well-known dish in the Philippines, which ox tongue is cooked in creamy mushroom sauce. Delicious and irresistible.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Keyword Beef Recipes, Exotic Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 192kcal
Cost $5-$20

Ingredients

  • 1 pc Lengua ox tongue
  • 1 pc Onion diced
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • ½ cup Cooking Oil
  • ¾ cup Nestle Cream
  • 2 pcs Calamansi extracted
  • ¼ cup Cheese grated
  • 4 cups Water
  • ½ cup Mushroom button

Instructions

  • Marinate the ox tongue in soy sauce, black pepper, and calamansi extract in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Set aside.
  • Heat oil in a cooking pan. Fry the marinated tongue until brown. Then remove some oil from the pan.
  • On the same pan, saute garlic and onion until cooked. Then put-in the fried tongue and pour in water. Let it boil for about 2 hours or until the tongue softened.
    Note: Add water if needed.
  • Add the mushroom button and nestle cream. Stir and cover for 5 minutes. Then add the grated cheese on top.
  • Transfer on a serving plate. Enjoy!