Beef Tongue Tacos

Ingredients:

1 beef tongue
1/2 white onion, sliced
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
salt to taste

1 tablespoons vegetable oil
5 Roma tomatoes
3 poblano peppers
1/2 onion, diced
2 (10 ounce) packages corn tortillas
Salsa
Mexican seasoning

Directions:

Place the beef tongue in a slow cooker and cover with water. Add the onion slices, garlic, and bay leaf. Season with salt. Cover and cook on Low overnight or 8 hours. Remove the tongue and shred the meat into strands.

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the tomatoes, peppers, and onions in the hot oil until softened on all sides. Add tongue meat to skillet. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes. Add Mexican seasoning to taste.

Build the tacos by placing meat mixture into 2 softened corn tortillas. Top with salsa and, optionally, cheese and sour cream.

Serve with side salad of shredded iceberg lettuce, corn, onion, black beans, and diced tomatoes with Mexican seasoning to taste. Top with sour cream if desired.

* Adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/delicious-beef-tongue-tacos