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Lengua Estofado

Tender beef tongue braised in a sweet and tangy sauce of diced tomatoes, white wine, soy sauce, vinegar, and olives. This Filipino-Spanish stew is a holiday favorite best served over steamed white rice.

Difficulty Hard
Time 75 min
Servings 6
Ingredients 18
Steps 11
Lengua Estofado
Filipino Mediterranean Spanish Updated 12/22/2016

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 2 lbs beef lengua boiled until tender and sliced
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 can diced tomato
  • 2 teaspoons beef cube
  • 3/4 cup white wine
  • 1 pieces yellow onion minced
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed and minced
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 5 pieces bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup button mushroom sliced
  • 1 cup green olive pitted
  • 1/4 cup black olive sliced
  • 1 cup water
  • salt
  • ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil

Instructions

11 cooking steps

  1. Heat the cooking oil in a wide cooking pot over medium heat.
  2. Dredge the sliced lengua in flour and shake off the excess. Pan-fry for about 1 minute per side or until lightly browned. Remove from the pot and set aside.
  3. Using the same pot, sauté the onion and garlic until the onion becomes soft and aromatic.
  4. Pour in the diced tomatoes and white wine. Stir and allow the mixture to simmer for 2 minutes.
  5. Return the pan-fried beef lengua to the pot.
  6. Stir in the soy sauce and water, then add the beef bouillon. Bring everything to a boil.
  7. Add the bay leaves. Cover the pot and cook over low heat until the sauce reduces to about half.
  8. Pour in the vinegar and allow the sauce to re-boil.
  9. Add the brown sugar, green olives, black olives, and mushrooms. Stir and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
  10. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.
  11. Transfer to a serving plate and serve warm.

Catalog details

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Dinner, holiday meal, Main Course, Beef braised, comfort food, hearty, Savory Public recipe Revision 1