Dinner for 8

Beef Tongue in Almond Sauce

Name: Beef Tongue in Almond Sauce
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 beef tongue from rumba® meats; 1/3 a medium white onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 sprig thyme; 1 tsp marjoram; 1 bay leaf; 4 tbsp lard or vegetable oil; 1 1/2 slices bread; 1/3 cup almonds; 1 lb tomatoes; 1/3 a medium white onion; 1 clove garlic; 6 black peppercorns; 1 inch of a cinnamon stick; 1/4 cup sherry wine; 12 stuffed olives; 2 pickled jalapeños; parsley (optional)

$9.07for 470 minServes 8

Tender beef tongue is pressure-cooked with aromatics, then simmered in a toasted almond, tomato, olive, and jalapeño sauce.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Beef chuck roast, 1 lb$6.99/lb typical	1 lb	$6.99Typical price
	Onions, 0.25 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.34Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.38Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.12Typical price
	Sandwich bread, a little$2.49 each typical	a little	$0.22Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.5 oz	$1.05Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 1 lb$1.99/lb typical	1 lb	$1.99Typical price
	Pickles and olives, 12 oz$0.18/oz typical	12 oz	$2.16Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 2$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.15

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepperWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$2.27 per serving$9.07 for 4

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Ingredients

1 beef tongue from rumba® meats
1/3 a medium white onion
4 cloves garlic
1 sprig thyme
1 tsp marjoram
1 bay leaf
4 tbsp lard or vegetable oil
1 1/2 slices bread
1/3 cup almonds
1 lb tomatoes
1/3 a medium white onion
1 clove garlic
6 black peppercorns
1 inch of a cinnamon stick
1/4 cup sherry wine
12 stuffed olives
2 pickled jalapeños
parsley (optional)

Steps

Place the tongue, first onion, four garlic cloves, thyme, marjoram, bay leaf, peppercorns, and water in a pressure cooker.
Cook at high pressure for 40 minutes, then release the pressure for 10 minutes.
Peel the tongue while warm and slice it into thin pieces.
Fry the lard, bread, and almonds in a large skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes.
Blend the toasted bread and almonds with the tomatoes, second onion, remaining garlic, cinnamon, sherry, and 1 cup cooking liquid.
Simmer the sauce in the skillet for 10 minutes, add the olives, jalapeños, and tongue, and cook for 5 minutes.

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