Beef Tongue with Green Tomatoes
Beef Tongue is a typical dish found on Brazilian botecos and a favorite meat cut of many in the region.
Remove the skin from <quantity>1</quantity> beef tongue
Peel <quantity>5</quantity> medium carrots
Remove the stems and large dice the carrots
Cut <quantity>2</quantity> medium onions in quarters and peel
Dice the onions into large pieces
Remove the leaves from <quantity>1</quantity> stalk of celery
Cut the celery into quarters and chop
Combine the vegetables to form the mirepoix
Drizzle <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of vegetable oil in a heavy bottom pot over medium heat
Add the mirepoix to the pot
Add <quantity>1</quantity> bunch of thyme and stir
Add <quantity>1<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of tomato purée. Stir so the pureé does not stick to the pot
Add <quantity>1½<unit>cups</unit></quantity> of red wine and stir
Add the beef tongue on top of the mirepoix
Add enough water to almost cover the tongue
Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 3h, until tender
Preheat the oven to <temperature>375<unit>ºF</unit></temperature>
Remove the stems from <quantity>1<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> of parsley and reserve the leaves
Wrap <quantity>1</quantity> garlic head in aluminum foil and roast it for 30m until tender
Pick <quantity>1<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> of mint leaves and add them to a container
Add <quantity>½<unit>bunch</unit></quantity> of coriander
Add <quantity>¼<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of parsley leaves
Remove the garlic from the oven and unwrap it
Trim the bottom of the roasted garlic head and squeeze out cloves
Add the garlic cloves to the container
Cut <quantity>1</quantity> rangpur lime in half. Squeeze the juice through a sieve
Add salt to taste
Blend the mixture. Slowly add <quantity>¾<unit>cup</unit></quantity> of extra virgin oil while blending
Add <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of dijon mustard
Blend until the mixture is emulsified and smooth. The green sauce is ready
Thinly slice <quantity>4</quantity> green tomatoes on a mandoline
Shingle the slices from each green tomato
Spread <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of green sauce on each tomato
Transfer the shingled tomatoes to serving dish
Chop <quantity>4<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> fresh coriander seeds. Remove larger stems
Chop <quantity>1</quantity> green chili.
Transfer chili and fresh coriander to a bowl
Add <quantity>2<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of olive oil
Add salt to taste
Mix to combine
Garnish each green tomato with 1 tbsp of the chopped green chili and coriander seed mix. The marinated green tomatoes are ready
Turn off the heat of the pot and allow the tongue to rest for 2h, while covered, until cool. Remove the tongue
Pour the sauce through a sieve into a pot
Heat the sauce. Reduce by about <quantity>⅔</quantity> until it has a velvety and gelatinous mouthfeel
Cut the cooked beef tongue in half, lengthwise
Brush the cut side of the beef tongue with the reduced sauce
Season with salt to taste
Transfer the beef tongue to a hot grill
Flip the beef tongue multiple times, brushing with sauce after each flip. Continue until there are grill marks
Lightly fan the tongue over the fire. Remove it from the grill
Pour additional sauce over the beef tongue
Move to a serving dish
Add more of the reduced sauce
Top beef tongue with shingled marinated green tomatoes and enjoy!!
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