Lengua (ox tongue) in cream and corn sauce

June 24, 2006 
Filed under Asia & beyond, Mighty meaty, Purely experimental

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Say lengua in the Philippines and the image conjured is a dish of sliced ox tongue served either with mushrooms and white sauce, simply called lengua in mushroom sauce, or a dark sweet-salty sauce called estofado.

ox tongue in cream and corn sauce

This dish is a variation of lengua in mushroom sauce. I have cooked this more than half a dozen times before but photographing was always a headache–it’s not easy taking photos of white subjects especially without using the flash. I suppose that my failure to take a decent photo of this dish in the past was a sort of blessing as well. See, while I used canned corn kernels before, when I cooked my ox tongue in cream and corn sauce two nights ago, I decided to use fresh corn.

I had about six cobs of Japanese corn I bought from Shopwise but my kids wouldn’t eat them off the cob. I thought it was strange considering that they’re real corn eaters and steamed Japanese corn was always a favorite. Well, I stopped wondering after trying the corn myself–they weren’t as sweet as they used to be. They weren’t crisp either. After 45 minutes in the steamer, usually more than enough to cook them just right, they tasted like they should have stayed in the steamer for at least another 45 minutes.

So, I had all those corn cobs which no one would eat. I wrapped them in cling film, put them in the fridge and, the following day, I scraped the kernels off the cobs and used them to cook the ox tongue. Another 45 minutes of cooking and the kernels were perfect — still crisp but without the raw taste.

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11 Comments on "Lengua (ox tongue) in cream and corn sauce"

  1. Linda on Mon, 26th Jun 2006 1:55 pm 

    This looks absolutely lovely :) My grandma used to make tongue all the time.

  2. Connie on Mon, 26th Jun 2006 3:45 pm 

    Everyone in my family loves lengua. It’s really just the amount of time needed to make it tender that’s a real bummer. :razz:

  3. julie on Thu, 29th Jun 2006 10:38 pm 

    my daughter loves lengua though i don’t think i have the skill to cook it the way she wants it. she loves focaccia too. we buy focaccia bread during (sidcor) market one sunday marketing at the lung center of the phils.

    we get grilled tuna and maya-maya ulo as well for our sinigang.

  4. Connie on Fri, 30th Jun 2006 1:14 am 

    ooohh, fish head for sinigang is soooo good. :)

  5. Iloilo City Boy on Sun, 9th Jul 2006 12:52 am 

    I love lengua though haven’t tasted it with corn before. Will try it at home.

  6. doris may on Fri, 3rd Nov 2006 9:03 am 

    Please email me any kind of new and old recipes you have. Thanks:smile:

  7. Tessa Cruz on Mon, 25th Dec 2006 11:17 pm 

    Hi Connie! I tried out your Baked Macaroni recipe for Noche Buena and it turned out great! The hubby and I loved the cream-cheesy topping! Now, I’ve been trying to look for a recipe for lengua - a cross between the original estofado recipe and something with a red wine-y semi-sweet sauce. I remember eating that kind of dish at Sulo Hotel back when I was in grade school. If you have anything similar, please do share. I’m thinking of experimenting, but I’m a little afraid to waste my lovely lengua :) I have two and I am getting ready to use your Lengua with Mushroom Sauce recipe right now … for Christmas lunch!! Yum! Thanks! I appreciate your fab site!

  8. nina ramos on Sat, 17th Feb 2007 7:02 am 

    Hi! this is my family’s most favorite recipe. I’m glad you published how to cook it. I’m new at cooking and i want to try out new stuff. This will definitely be my next endevour. I just wanna ask if you can translate peppercorn and bay leaf in tagalog coz’ i think i’ll have a hard time buying it if i use this term. thanks. God Bless.

  9. pyjamas on Wed, 30th Jul 2008 5:10 pm 

    peppercorn and bay leaf = laurel na may pamintang buo? yung kalimitang ginagamit sa adobo?

    is it right ms. connie?

  10. Connie on Thu, 31st Jul 2008 7:41 am 

    Yes, that’s it! :)

  11. Christine on Mon, 27th Oct 2008 11:54 pm 

    Oooohhh! I love lengua! I think I’m gonna try this. Miss Connie, I love your site! :D




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