Slow Cooker Lengua (Beef Tongue)

Ingredients

• 1 beef tongue
• 1/2 onion
• 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• Water to cover
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in the crock of a slow cooker; generously season with salt. Pour in enough water to cover beef mixture.

Cook on Low for 8 hours.

Transfer beef tongue to a work surface and cool slightly. Peel outer layer of skin from beef tongue and remove rough end. Chop the meat into bite-size pieces.

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir beef tongue meat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.