Smoked Lengua Tacos

How to make Smoked Lengua Tacos Recipe - You may not know this: lengua is beef tongue. Now that I may have grossed you out, beef tongue is delicious. Typically, lengua is cooked in stews, but tacos are very popular because they’re portable. There’s no other way to put this—you either are intrigued by this recipe or you have already moved on.

Serves: 12

Ingredients:
1 beef tongue
1 tbsp All Purpose Grilling Rub
2 cups beef broth
1 cup Mexican beer
12 corn tortillas
1 cup white onion, diced
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp canola oil

Method:
Apply rub on exposed meat (not the skin).

Set up the smoker at 250 degrees F. Add cherry wood chunks for smoke.

Smoke the beef for 1 hour.

Fill a foil pan with broth and beer.

Place beef in pan and cover with foil.

Cook until meat reaches 200 degrees F internal temperature (about 6 hours) and then let cool.

Remove beef from the foil pan, peel off skin, and discard.

Dice the beef into small chunks of meat.

Assemble tacos by warming up the tortillas and filling each one with beef, onion, and cilantro. Serve immediately.