Beef Tongue in Almond Sauce
Today’s recipe, Beef Tongue in Almond Sauce, is a delicious and elegant dish that’s perfect for a nice dinner with friends. The beef tongue is cooked until tender, then sliced and added to the almond sauce. Once you serve it, everyone will want to dip a piece of bread into the rich sauce!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 beef tongue from RUMBA® meats
- 1/3 of a medium white onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 teaspoon of marjoram
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 tablespoons of lard or vegetable oil
- 1½ slices of bread
- 1/3 cup of almonds
- 1 lb. of tomatoes (cut into slices)
- 1/3 of a medium white onion (sliced)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 clove
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1 inch of a cinnamon stick
- ¼ cup of sherry wine
- 12 stuffed olives (sliced)
- 2 Pickled jalapeños (sliced)
- Parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Place the beef tongue in your instant pot along with the onion, garlic, and herbs. Cover with water and cook for 30 minutes. If using a regular pot, cook over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat and gently simmer. Cook until it is tender, about 2 hours. Make sure that you cook it until it is tender, but still firm enough to cut into slices.
- 2
Once the beef tongue is cooked, wait until it has cooled and then remove the outer skin. Cut into 1/3-inch slices and set aside.
- 3
While the beef tongue is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the bread slices until they are a light golden brown, turning once. Set aside.
- 4
In the same skillet, fry the almonds, onion, and garlic clove for about 8 minutes.
- 5
Add the tomatoes and keep cooking until the tomatoes have released their juices.
- 6
Place this tomato-almond mixture into your blender and add the clove, peppercorns, cinnamon, and sherry. Process until you have a smooth sauce.
- 7
Using the same skillet as before, heat the rest of the oil at medium heat and then pour the tomato–almond sauce in. Add 1 cup of the beef tongue’s broth and gently simmer for about 15 minutes. Season with salt.
- 8
Add the beef tongue slices and keep cooking for 8 more minutes, until the sauce has reduced.