Pickled Beef Tongue (Lengua En Escabeche)

Name: Pickled Beef Tongue (Lengua En Escabeche)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 RUMBA® Meats Beef tongue (about 3 to 3½ lbs.); ¼ of a large white onion (for cooking with the meat); 2 bay leaves (for cooking with the meat); 4 garlic cloves; ¼ cup olive oil; ¾ of a large white onion (cut into slices); 2 garlic cloves (thinly sliced); 2 large carrots (peeled and cut into slices (About 2 cups)); 2 jalapeño peppers (cut into rings); 1/3 cup white wine vinegar; ½ teaspoon dried Mexican Oregano; ½ teaspoon dried Marjoram; ½ teaspoon dried Thyme; 2 bay leaves; 8 black peppercorns; 2 sprigs of parsley; Salt to taste

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

Several people have asked me about the recipe for Pickled Beef Tongue, or as we call it in Spanish, “Lengua en Escabeche”. This is the way that I make it, which will surely be different than a lot of recipes out there since I’ve never seen two that are alike.

Updated at: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:06:19 GMT