Slow Cooker Lengua (Beef Tongue) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 beef tongue
1/2 onion
2 cloves garlic, or more to taste
1 bay leaf
salt and ground black pepper to taste
water to cover
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

Place beef tongue, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in the crock of a slow cooker; generously season with salt. Pour in enough water to cover beef mixture.
Cook on Low for 8 hours.
Transfer beef tongue to a work surface and cool slightly. Peel outer layer of skin from beef tongue and remove rough end. Chop the meat into bite-size pieces.
Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir beef tongue meat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.