Never leave this amazing cut of meat in the woods ever again! These tacos are very easy to make and will turn a tough piece of meat into a tender treat!
Tender Moose Tongue Tacos
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minutesIngredients
- Tongue and Broth
1 moose tongue (about 3 pounds), cut into 2-3 inch pieces
1 large onion
2 dried guajillo chiles (optional)
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of dried mint
1 tsp of dried oregano
1 full head of garlic, cut in half
- Taco rub
1/2 tsp of chili powder
1/4 tsp of coriander powder
1/4 tsp of cumin
1/4 tsp of salt
- Pico de gallo (or replace with salsa)
2 large tomato, seeds removed and cut into small cubes
1 onion, finely diced
juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup of olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 jalapeno, seed removed, finely chopped
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- Avocado Crema
1 ripe avocado, pitted and skin removed
1/4 cup of sour cream
juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp of cilantro
- The Tacos
12 soft tortillas (corn or flour)
2 cups of iceberg lettuce, cut in tiny strips
Directions
- Remove any silver skin or excess fat from the moose tongue. Add all the ingredients of the ‘tongue and broth’ in a large pot and cover with water (you can go half water, half moose/beef stock). Bring to a boil. Then, reduce the temperature and cover to simmer for 3 hours.
- Once the three hours is passed, remove the tongue from the water. Peel the skin of the tongue while it is still hot. Then, cut the tongue meat into 1/3 inch cubes. Mix the tongue cubes with the taco rub ingredients until fully coated
- Heat a large skillet under medium heat. When hot, coat the bottom of the skillet with vegetable oil and place the tongue cubes in the skillet. Cook for 3-5 minutes while mixing occasionally, until lightly browned.
- Make the pico de gallo by mixing all the ingredients of the pico de gallo. (Can be done before searing the tongue cubes)
- Make the crema by blending all the ingredients of the crema in a blender until smooth. (Can be done before searing the tongue cubes)
- Cook the soft tortillas as indicated on the pack (15 sec in the microwave, or 30 seconds per side in a dry skillet under medium heat).
- Assemble the tacos by putting a generous amount of tongue cubes in the middle of the taco, then the crema, the lettuce and topped with the pico de gallo. Now, enjoy!
Recipe Video
SUBSTITUTIONS – Since we do not always have success when going outdoors or not everyone practices hunting, fishing or picking. here are a few ideas to substitute the harvested ingredients:
- The moose tongue can be replaced with any grocery bought beef tongue.
- The moose tongue can be replaced with any venison tongue
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