Lamb Tongue Tacos

Ingredients

  • 6 pieces lamb tongues

For Boiling Water :

  • 2 L water
  • 1 cup white nonalcoholic white wine 
  • Fragrant herbs (Parsley, thyme, bay leaves)
  • Mirepoix vegetables (carrots, leeks, garlic, onions)
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper seeds
  • 2 cardamom seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick

For Tomato Salsa :

  • 3 pieces heirloom tomato, sliced
  • 3 pieces cucumber pickles, sliced
  • ½ tsp dry mint
  • 2 g garlic, mashed
  • ¼ cup grilled green olives
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • ¼ bunch Lebanese thyme
  • ½ bunch parsley leaves
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

To Serve :

  • 12 pieces fresh corn tortilla
  • Lime wedges
  • Pinch of Aleppo Dakka pepper
  • Olive oil

Method :

  1. In a medium pot, place boiling water ingredients together and bring to boil.
  2. Add lamb tongues and simmer for about 1.5 hours.
  3. Tongues are cooked when the skin is removed easily. 
  4. Remove skin from tongues before it cools down.
  5. Cut tongues into slices and season with salt, Aleppo Dakka pepper, and olive oil.
  6. Prepare the salsa by mixing all the ingredients.
  7. Warm the tortilla, and place the tongues followed by the salsa.
  8. Garnish with parsley and thyme.