April 28, 2014

Creamy Lengua in Mushroom Sauce Recipe

I was in High School when I first tasted a lengua dish and I like it at first taste. The meat is so soft compared to other part of beef or pork. I don’t want to imagine that I’m eating tongue so I can enjoy my food. Since then Creamy Lengua in Mushroom Sauce became one of my favorite dish so I was really happy if I see this on the menu in any restaurant. There are times that I buy frozen lengua in Contis. 

Actually cooking this dish is easy, the only thing I dislike is it took me 5 hours to cook the dish, that is the main reason why I seldom cook this at home. I have to boil the meat for 4 hours or until tender then I have to clean and slice it. You can check you tube on how to clean beef/pork tongue. 

Sharing with you my recipe

1 beef tongue (lengua) 

1 tbsp garlic minced 
Oil to toast the garlic 
2 tbsp butter
1 onion 
1 pack of all purpose cream 
1 small can of slice mushroom 
1 can of cream of mushroom 
Salt and pepper to taste 
Optional: Dried Parsley 

1. Clean, boiled and slice the tongue. 

2. Toast the garlic. Set aside. I
3. In the same pan, add the butter and pan-fry the sliced beef tongue 3-4 minutes each side. Set aside. 
4. In the same pan, saute the onion and slice mushroom. 
5. Add the all purpose cream and cream of mushroom. Cook for 5 minutes. 
6. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
7. Put the slice beef tongue in the sauce and simmer for 5-10 minutes in low fire. 
8. Transfer to serving dish and add the toasted garlic.
9. Serve.


  1. Haha natakot ako sa itsura nung dila. =) I love Lengua too. Before di ko alam na tongue yun, pero di ko rin iniisip habang kinakain ko hehe...

  2. Bili na lang luto, tagal pala lutuin:)

  3. I'm bad at controlling my imagination so as much as I loved lengua the first time I tried it, I can't get myself to try it again after finding out what it is. (I thought they just called it 'Lengua' because it looks like a tongue. Then I found out that it really is tongue!)

  4. I'm not rally fond of lengua but anything topped with garlic is heaven for me.

  5. Contis is really known for their lengua no? I grew up on that lengua, my mom's so fond of buying that for all occassions. :) Thanks for sharing your recipe. I hope I get to try it soon.

  6. I love lengua. I've never made it myself though. Can I cut the cooking time by softening the tongue in a pressure cooker?

  7. I love lengua in creamy mushroom sauce too. But like you I also try not to think about the fact that it's tongue I'm eating. Have never tried cooking it though. Hehe.

  8. Unfortunately for me, I will never know what lengua taste like. I just can't eat it. :(

  9. Lengua is actually one of my favorite dishes too but I think I like Estofado better than the one in white sauce.

  10. I like lengua but the husband don't as he just can't imagine eating it. But we love everything with mushroom sauce!

  11. You made lengua look extra delicious! :)

  12. Lengua is one of my favorite fare. Can't imagine cooking it myself though.